I would like to have a “Generic App Server” available among the normal ones. With this generic one, I would be able to point to a directory and “deploy” EAR files to that directory, much in the way I can do with the JBoss plugin, but with the added freedom of me deciding where to place the modules.
This actually stems from me missing a feature with the JBoss plugin to decide where to deploy the EARs (aside from the standard deploy folder, which contains plenty stuff already). This generic one would enable me to collect all the modules I develop in one location, so that I have an easy way of copying these to remote servers (like test, qa and production servers).
This is not the same as an “Export EAR” option in file->export would accomplish, as the “export” would actually be automatic using the generic server and not done manually (read somewhere you’re working on the “Export EAR” function).
Sounds viable? I would love this feature!