At least since Java EE 6 everybody is talking about Java Server Faces (JSF). Programming JSF is just nice for developers. But sometimes using JSF for certain types of projects might lead to some issues. We know of projects which had huge problems with the memory consumption and performance of the application. But you can check this yourself by opening your Glassfish server's admin console with your browser: the admin console is a JSF application available out of the box for configuration of your Glassfish installation. It has a non-trivial UI with many components. I faced performance issues there, but now imagine hundreds or thousands of users would use an application like this frequently (or even a more complex application). Unfortunately, in Java development we often tend to have an attitude like "Memory is always available, performance is not a problem". Of course, JSF has not only drawbacks - there are definitely reasons why projects and developers tend to use JSF more and more.

We like JSF. However, this is not a reason for forgetting about other technologies and frameworks out there. One of the frameworks we came across is Struts 2. Although Glassfish developers might not use Struts 2 (i.e. because they prefer JSF) we have decided to offer tutorials about how to get Struts 2 running on Glassfish. We will also cover some advanced topics.

Available Struts 2 Tutorials

Maven Struts 2 enterprise application based on Java EE 7 and Glassfish 4

  • July 30, 2013
  • Nabi Zamani

This tutorial will show you how to create a Maven Struts 2 enterprise application based on Tiles 3, Java EE 7 and Glassfish 4. It will also show you how to make use of EJBs and JPA on Glassfish. Furthermore you will learn how to use i18n in your application.

Basic Struts 2 project setup

  • January 15th, 2011 (Last update: March 02, 2011)
  • Nabi Zamani

This tutorial explains how to setup a basic Sturts 2 project on Glassfish. You can also use it with other servlet containers like Tomcat.

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