How do I run a web application using SpringSource Toolsuite?

Question

I'd like to run my Spring application using STS, but I have no idea how to do that. I see the tc server instance, and I can run it, but this does not start my application. I've tried dragging my project workspace onto it, but that hasn't worked either. I've right-clicked and read/checked out all of the options on the context-sensitive menu, but I don't see anything to run my project inside tc server. Does anyone know how?

EDIT:

This is what I get when running the project. I see nothing about my project's war at all. It is included as a "web module" when I check out the tc server settings though. And it does have a web.xml and all of that other good stuff. The project works fine in maven's tomcat goal and inside IDEA. I am just having problems getting it to run in eclipse.

Mar 30, 2012 3:35:51 PM com.springsource.tcserver.security.PropertyDecoder <init>
INFO: tc Runtime property decoder using memory-based key
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:51 PM com.springsource.tcserver.security.PropertyDecoder <init>
INFO: tcServer Runtime property decoder has been initialized in 206 ms
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol init
INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM com.springsource.tcserver.serviceability.rmi.JmxSocketListener init
INFO: Started up JMX registry on 127.0.0.1:6969 in 65 ms
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina load
INFO: Initialization processed in 741 ms
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService startInternal
INFO: Starting service Catalina
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: VMware vFabric tc Runtime 2.6.3.RELEASE/7.0.23.A.RELEASE
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployDescriptor
INFO: Deploying configuration descriptor C:\Users\me\Documents\workspace-sts-2.9.0.RELEASE\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\conf\Catalina\localhost\trainingdividend.xml
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.SetContextPropertiesRule begin
WARNING: [SetContextPropertiesRule]{Context} Setting property 'source' to 'org.eclipse.jst.jee.server:trainingdividend' did not find a matching property.
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig deployWAR
INFO: Deploying web application archive C:\Users\me\Documents\workspace-sts-2.9.0.RELEASE\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.wst.server.core\tmp0\webapps\insight.war
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:52 PM com.springsource.insight.collection.tcserver.ltw.TomcatWeavingInsightClassLoader start
INFO: Context [localhost|insight] will not be woven
Mar 30, 2012 3:35:53 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: Initializing Spring root WebApplicationContext
Mar 30, 2012 3:36:03 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationContext log
INFO: Initializing Spring FrameworkServlet 'Spring MVC Dispatcher Servlet'
Mar 30, 2012 3:36:05 PM org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol start
INFO: Starting ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8080"]
Mar 30, 2012 3:36:05 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 13468 ms

Answer 1

If you are missing the Run As > Run on Server option, then chances are your project does not have the Dynamic Web Module facet.

Answer 2

I was running into 404 errors in my J2ee project, created using Dynamic WebModules. Initially I thought it was a context problem, as the url that STS was attempting to run was quite wrong. However the project the context was correct. But needed to get rid of the errors shown in the markers tab (which may not stop attempts to run as Server) before I made any progress.

After resolving obvious code, jar,path errors, I then check if I can export a war file correctly. If not, it is usually an issue in the DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLY portion of the projects properties (at least in my Java project). Specifying the class files and jars from required projects is needed to get the correct war file structure. Once accomplished, bye bye 404s