How to use the same JNDI resource name on Tomcat and WebLogic

I figured out how to do something that has inspired a few questions on Java forums that I frequent. I write applications using Java 5 and Spring 2.5 and deploy them on Java EE app servers like Tomcat 5.5.26 and WebLogic 10.0. The problem is how to have a single configuration that can be deployed on both without requiring any changes.

Here's how I did it:

First, I added a JNDI resource to my web.xml file with resource name "jdbc/Foo".

Next I had to set up data sources in both my WebLogic project domain, using the admin console, and Tomcat. The mechanics for each are slightly different.

For Tomcat, I created a context.xml and put it in the META-INF directory of my web application. The JNDI name is the same as the in the web.xml: "jdbc/Foo".

When I go into the WebLogic admin console to create the JNDI data source, the key is to specify the JNDI name like this: "jdbc.Foo". Note the dot instead of the slash.

The last detail is the Spring configuration. I use the org.springframework.jndi.JndiObjectFactoryBean. The JNDI name that I give it is "java:comp/env/jdbc/Foo".

Once I build the WAR file, I can switch between Tomcat and WebLogic in IntelliJ at will. No changes needed.