_AppServer.java

package {{mainPackage}};

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import restx.server.WebServer;
import restx.server.JettyWebServer;

/**
 * This class can be used to run the app.
 *
 * Alternatively, you can deploy the app as a war in a regular container like tomcat or jetty.
 *
 * Reading the port from system env PORT makes it compatible with heroku.
 */
public class AppServer {
    public static final String WEB_INF_LOCATION = "src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml";
    public static final String WEB_APP_LOCATION = "src/main/webapp";

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        int port = Integer.valueOf(Optional.fromNullable(System.getenv("PORT")).or("{{defaultPort}}"));
        WebServer server = new JettyWebServer(WEB_INF_LOCATION, WEB_APP_LOCATION, port, "0.0.0.0");

        /*
         * load mode from system property if defined, or default to dev
         * be careful with that setting, if you use this class to launch your server in production, make sure to launch
         * it with -Drestx.mode=prod or change the default here
         */
        System.setProperty("restx.mode", System.getProperty("restx.mode", "dev"));
        System.setProperty("restx.app.package", "{{mainPackage}}");

        server.startAndAwait();
    }
}