Build an OpenWayback WAR Overlay

WAR overlays keep custom code separate from upstream OpenWayback.

Steps

1. mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=org.example.wayback -DartifactId=wayback-overlay -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp
2. Add dependencies:

   <dependency>
     <groupId>org.netpreserve.openwayback</groupId>
     <artifactId>openwayback-webapp</artifactId>
     <version>2.4.1</version>
     <type>war</type>
     <scope>runtime</scope>
   </dependency>
3. Configure the Maven WAR plugin with overlays.
4. Place your custom WEB-INF/wayback.xml or JSP files under src/main/webapp.
5. Build:

   mvn package

Diagram

  flowchart LR
    A[Base WAR] --> B[Overlay project]
    B --> C[Custom WAR]

Deploy the overlay WAR to Tomcat and keep your Git repo limited to the diff you manage.