There are basically three file types that we work with in Java Enterprise applications, which are as follows:
Besides these, WildFly is able to process the following archives, which provide the application server with additional functionality:
RAR: This is the resource adapter file, which is used to define a resource adapter component (the resource adapter subsystem is provided by the
IronJacamar
project; for more information, visit http://www.jboss.org/ironjacamar)SAR: This file enables the deployment of service archives containing the
MBean
services, as supported by previous versions of the application server
In this chapter, we will discuss the first three kinds of archives, all of which constitute the typical packaging solution for...