A helper script for deploying a WAR file to a local Tomcat container (with Manager & JMX enabled in tomcat-users.xml for username/password)

local_deploy.sh

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                          
if [ "$#" -ne 1 ];                                                                                                      
then                                                                                                                    
    echo "This script deploys a WAR file to a local Tomcat container."                                                  
    echo "Usage: $0 <war_file>"                                                                                         
    exit 1                                                                                                              
fi                                                                                                                      
WAR_FILE=$1                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                        
if [ ! -f $WAR_FILE ];                                                                                                  
then                                                                                                                    
    echo "Application archive not found: $WAR_FILE"                                                                     
    exit 1                                                                                                              
fi                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
echo "Deploying..."                                                                                                     
curl -s -T - -u username:password 'http://localhost:8080/manager/text/deploy?update=true&path=/' < $WAR_FILE                
RETVAL=$?                                                                                                               
if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ];                                                                                                   
then                                                                                                                    
    echo "Successfully deployed!"                                                                                       
else                                                                                                                    
    echo "fail (exit code $RETVAL)"                                                                                     
fi                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                        
exit $RETVAL