JAX-RS with CXF without Spring

In this post, we will see, how to implement JAX-RS with CXF without using the Spring. Instead of using the Servlet org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFServlet we will be using the Servlet org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.servlet.CXFNonSpringJaxrsServlet. When using the CXFNonSpringJaxrsServlet, there is no need for servlet.xml, since the configuration of the endpoints and provider will be taken
automatically done, by the jaxrs.serviceClasses at runtime. Note: this will not generate the WADL file, that's the only disadvantage.

Rest of the items are similar to the normal CXF implementation.

 <web-app>  
  <display-name>cxf</display-name>  
  <servlet>  
   <servlet-name>CXFServlet</servlet-name>  
   <servlet-class>  
   org.apache.cxf.jaxrs.servlet.CXFNonSpringJaxrsServlet  
  </servlet-class>  
   <init-param>  
    <param-name>jaxrs.serviceClasses</param-name>  
    <param-value>com.school.service.StudentService</param-value>  
   </init-param>  
   <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>  
  </servlet>  
  <servlet-mapping>  
   <servlet-name>CXFServlet</servlet-name>  
   <url-pattern>/services/*</url-pattern>  
  </servlet-mapping>  
 </web-app>  

Happy Programming...!!