Summary

This chapter has focused on the steps required to configure the 3T web application for deployment to the GlassFish 4 server. The Spring configuration files were defined and the web.xml file configured to load the Spring container on startup. You were guided through the GlassFish connection pool configuration process and the 3T web application was deployed to the context root of the GlassFish 4 server.

This is a pivotal point in our enterprise application development process. We have now fully covered the realm of the Java developer, building a functional backend system that will serve dynamic requests for any JSON client. Chapter 9, Getting Started with Ext JS 4, will introduce the powerful Ext JS 4 framework and begin our frontend development journey.