Why can't i access JAX-RS api? - jax-rs

Question

I have a task from a company, that send me a virtual machine with everything set up. The task is that i have to create an API to retrieve Person details from the database and display it.
The problem is that when i run the application, the server returns an index.html with hello world text in it. However, when i try to change the index.html, it does not change in the browser, but when i do request through postman, i get the "updated" index.html.
What i also realised that i cannot access the API that i have created, to check if i can access APIs in the first place.
The path where the index.html returns is "http://hocalhost:8080/tutorial-applicans/"
My Service is PersonService.java:
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
#Stateless
#Path("person")
public class PersonService{
#PersistenceContext(unitName = "de.erknrw_tutorial-applicants_pu")
private EntityManager em;
#GET
#Path("hello")
#Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
public String sayHello(){
return "Hello World!!!"
}
}
I am trying to get "Hello World!!!", but my path is wrong, when i tried "http://hocalhost:8080/tutorial-applicans/person/hello".
Might be worth mentioning that there is also a JAXRSConfiguration.java file:
import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Applications;
#ApplicationPath(JAXRSConfiguration.RESTROOT)
public class JAXRSConfiguration extends Application{
public static final String RESTROOT = "webresources";
}
How do access the sayHello()? How does the path look like?
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

When deploying on a webapp, the JAX-RS application is configured as a Servlet. So, you have to add the application path prior to the path of the resource.
The endpoint would be:
http://[server]:[port]/[context path]/[application path]/[resource path]/[operation path]
In your case:
http://hocalhost:8080/tutorial-applicans/webresources/person/hello