different WAR files, shared resources

Question

Suppose you have several applications which share the same code and most of the other resources, but have a somewhat different look and feel, some labels change, etc. (thin

Answer 1

Update

Yes, me again. I have actually changed my mind (again :) ). I am currently trying (being more prudent here):

• (Common)WAR: containing the application, common (most part) + some specific stuff
• EAR1: CommonWAR + specific configuration file for env1
• EAR2: CommonWAR + specific configuration file for env2

The configuration file is picked up by the WAR. It is on the the EAR classpath and only contains one property 'application' with a value. The single WAR will then use this information where appropriate to distinguish between the two apps (config, style sheets, ...).

With my solution of EAR1 = CommonWAR + WAR1, EAR2 = CommonWAR + WAR2, it was too difficult or impossible to lookup static resources in the CommonWAR without using a web url (e.g. images in PDF documents generated with iText).