[Appmod] Migrate from ant project to maven project

.gitignore

@@ -253,18 +253,26 @@ PhotoAlbum/wwwroot/uploads/*
 *.log
 
 # Maven
-target/
-
-# Package files (except lib directory dependencies)
+**/target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Package files
 *.war
 *.ear
 *.zip
 *.tar.gz
 *.rar
 
-# JAR files (but keep lib/ directory JARs for Ant project)
+# JAR files (Maven will manage dependencies)
 *.jar
-!lib/*.jar
 
 # IDE
 .idea/

README.md

@@ -4,37 +4,37 @@ A simple photo gallery web application built with pure Servlet/JSP and H2 in-mem
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Java 8+
-- Apache Ant 1.9+
+- Java 11+
+- Apache Maven 3.6+
 - Application Server: Tomcat 8.5+ / GlassFish 7 / WebSphere Liberty 25.x
 
 ## Quick Start
 
 ### 1. Build
 
 ```bash
-ant war
+mvn clean package
 ```
 
 ### 2. Deploy (choose one)
 
 **GlassFish:**
 ```bash
-cp dist/photo-album.war $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/domain1/autodeploy/
+cp target/photo-album.war $GLASSFISH_HOME/glassfish/domains/domain1/autodeploy/
 $GLASSFISH_HOME/bin/asadmin start-domain
 # Access: http://localhost:8080/photo-album/
 ```
 
 **WebSphere Liberty:**
 ```bash
-cp dist/photo-album.war $WLP_HOME/usr/servers/defaultServer/dropins/
+cp target/photo-album.war $WLP_HOME/usr/servers/defaultServer/dropins/
 $WLP_HOME/bin/server run defaultServer
 # Access: http://localhost:9080/photo-album/
 ```
 
 **Tomcat:**
 ```bash
-cp dist/photo-album.war $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/
+cp target/photo-album.war $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/
 $CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh run
 # Access: http://localhost:8080/photo-album/
 ```
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ $CATALINA_HOME/bin/catalina.sh stop
 - Jakarta Servlet 6.0 / JSP 3.1 / JSTL 3.0
 - Pure JDBC (no ORM)
 - H2 2.2.224 in-memory database (auto-initialized)
-- Apache Ant 1.9+ build
+- Apache Maven 3.6+ build

jar-files.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# JAR Files Analysis
+
+This document tracks the analysis of all JAR files in the project and their availability in Maven Central Repository.
+
+## JAR Files Status
+
+- [x] **commons-fileupload-1.5.jar** - Exists in Maven central repository
+  - GroupId: commons-fileupload
+  - ArtifactId: commons-fileupload
+  - Version: 1.5
+  - Added to pom.xml
+
+- [x] **commons-io-2.11.0.jar** - Exists in Maven central repository
+  - GroupId: commons-io
+  - ArtifactId: commons-io
+  - Version: 2.11.0
+  - Added to pom.xml
+
+- [x] **h2-2.2.224.jar** - Exists in Maven central repository
+  - GroupId: com.h2database
+  - ArtifactId: h2
+  - Version: 2.2.224
+  - Added to pom.xml
+
+- [x] **jakarta.servlet-api-6.0.0.jar** - Exists in Maven central repository
+  - GroupId: jakarta.servlet
+  - ArtifactId: jakarta.servlet-api
+  - Version: 6.0.0
+  - Scope: provided (provided by servlet container)
+  - Added to pom.xml
+
+## Summary
+
+All 4 JAR files are available in Maven Central Repository and have been added to pom.xml as Maven dependencies. No system-scoped dependencies are required.

pom.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 
+         http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>com.photoalbum</groupId>
+    <artifactId>photo-album</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+
+    <name>Photo Album Application</name>
+    <description>A simple photo gallery application using Servlet/JSP</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <!-- Jakarta Servlet API (provided by container) -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>
+            <version>6.0.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Apache Commons FileUpload -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Apache Commons IO -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- H2 Database -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <version>2.2.224</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <finalName>photo-album</finalName>
+        <plugins>
+            <!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
+                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <!-- Maven WAR Plugin -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>