[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (JBWEB-285) Allow web application deployments to point static content to any local folder

[Steven Peh (JIRA)]

Steven Peh created JBWEB-285:
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             Summary: Allow web application deployments to point static content to any local folder
                 Key: JBWEB-285
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWEB-285
             Project: JBoss Web
          Issue Type: Feature Request
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Tomcat
    Affects Versions: JBossWeb-7.2.1.GA
         Environment: DEV
            Reporter: Steven Peh
            Assignee: Remy Maucherat
            Priority: Minor


This is more to facilitate rapid software development.  The ability to point to a local folder for deployment of a web application's static content allows developers to develop and update static content without redeployment or even rebuilding or executing any build task.

This is particularly more pertinent now that Chrome allows mapping of loaded web resources onto local static files and any update to the static files (i.e. css, html, javascript, etc.) in Chrome will synchronize with the mapped resource in both directions.  Essentially, web front-end developers can develop with a WYSIWYG experience in Chrome to rapidly tune and enhance the presentation layer.

Essentially this feature is provide similar support which Tomcat and Jetty provides in terms of providing a static location for a web application

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