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12.5. RESTEasy Configuration
12.5.1. RESTEasy Configuration Parameters
Table 12.2. Elements
| Option Name | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resteasy.servlet.mapping.prefix | No default | If the url-pattern for the Resteasy servlet-mapping is not /*. |
| resteasy.scan | false | Automatically scan WEB-INF/lib jars and WEB-INF/classes directory for both @Provider and JAX-RS resource classes (@Path, @GET, @POST etc..) and register them. |
| resteasy.scan.providers | false | Scan for @Provider classes and register them. |
| resteasy.scan.resources | false | Scan for JAX-RS resource classes. |
| resteasy.providers | no default | A comma delimited list of fully qualified @Provider class names you want to register. |
| resteasy.use.builtin.providers | true | Whether or not to register default, built-in @Provider classes. |
| resteasy.resources | No default | A comma delimited list of fully qualified JAX-RS resource class names you want to register. |
| resteasy.jndi.resources | No default | A comma delimited list of JNDI names which reference objects you want to register as JAX-RS resources. |
| javax.ws.rs.Application | No default | Fully qualified name of Application class to bootstrap in a spec portable way. |
| resteasy.media.type.mappings | No default | Replaces the need for an Accept header by mapping file name extensions (like .xml or .txt) to a media type. Used when the client is unable to use a Accept header to choose a representation (i.e. a browser). |
| resteasy.language.mappings | No default | Replaces the need for an Accept-Language header by mapping file name extensions (like .en or .fr) to a language. Used when the client is unable to use a Accept-Language header to choose a language (i.e. a browser). |
Important
In a Servlet 3.0 container, the
resteasy.scan.* configurations in the web.xml file are ignored, and all JAX-RS annotated components will be automatically scanned.

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