The WARShield stuff progresses nicely: it now implements most of the feature-set I had in mind. I have also implemented an event/listener method so that other ContextListeners / Servlets /Filters can get notified when the configuration is readily available, changes, etc. Currently the configuration is stored in a single properties file, but I am adding [...]

Well, the title is a mouthful, but it says it all. I am working on a small generic framework for implementing setup wizards in Java WAR applications. My requirements/features are as follows: store configuration information in a sensible, environment-dependent location (e.g. ~/.java under Unix/Linux, Application Data under Windows, ~/Library, etc XML-based wizard descriptor allow any [...]