How can I spoof a jndi lookup for a datasource without a app server

Question

I want to test some new functionality which is part of an internal web app. This new code uses a database connection normally provided by an app server (tomcat).

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Answer 1

The solutions listed here look a bit simpler than what I came up with about a year ago when I had to do the same thing. I basically made my own very simple DataSource implementation and adding it to a new Initial Context.

http://penguindreams.org/blog/running-beans-that-use-application-server-datasources-locally/