3.8. Deploying and Packaging a Service Endpoint

Up to now, we have examined Web services on the J2EE platform in terms of design, development, and implementation. Once you complete the Web services implementation, you must write its deployment descriptors, package the service with all its components, and deploy the service.

Developers should, if at all possible, use tools or IDEs to develop a Web service. These Web service development tools and IDEs automatically create the proper deployment descriptors for the service and correctly handle the packaging of the service—steps necessary for a service to operate properly. Furthermore, tools and IDEs ...

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