Hello All. I am a freelance database/network engineer who has been asked by a long term client of mine to move their old
java application to new java editions as who they work with are forcing them to do the same because of security needs. This is a 21 page application that was developed 7-8 years ago. It is for all purposed a stand alone web application in which users enter data from 6-7 warehouses in the country and it generates reports/pricing. I need to provide a plan for my upgrade and, if approved, I might be back here to get it done! Can someone please help me with creating the plan/approach. I am willing to pay for few consulting hours for the plan/approach.
Present ---> Moving To
Java EE 1.4 --->Java EE 7
Apache
Struts 1.3 ---> Apache Struts 2.3
Hibernate 3.0 ---> Hibernate 4.3
Apache
Ant 1.3 ---> Apache Ant 1.9
XDoclet ---> Unacceptable. Application to be refactored to remove this technology
JBoss Application Server 4.0 ---> JBoss Application Server 7.3
Database is Microsoft SQL and I will be upgrading to 2014 from 2008.
Presently the JBoss Application Server 4.0 has been bundled into the application (tool) ecosystem, along with patches to support
SOAP and
EJB 3. The application build scripts are designed to output a standalone package consisting of the JBoss server with the application (tool) installed in it. This package can then be run as a self-contained server. According to the system admin, who is not Java savy, tight integration of an application server with the application itself, the sophisticated Ant build scripts, and the use of XDoclet for code generation and configuration generation might present a unique challenge in modernizing this application.
Thanks.