Zava Social — Frontend

The Java JSP frontend for Zava Social. ☕

This is the frontend half of a two-app legacy system built for Zava Social. A Java JSP/Servlet web application running on Tomcat, communicating with a .NET ASMX backend via SOAP/XML. Users browse trending shoes, post their kicks, write reviews, and manage profiles.

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Quick Start

Prerequisite: The backend must be running first. Clone and start ZavaSocialBackEnd:

# In another terminal / directory:
cd ../ZavaSocialBackEnd
docker-compose up --build

Then start this frontend:

docker-compose up --build

The worker process is now in a separate ZavaSocialWorker repository, but docker-compose handles running both the frontend and worker together.

Service	URL
Zava Social (frontend)	http://localhost:8080

The frontend connects to the backend via a shared Docker network (zava-network). No Java installation needed — Docker handles everything.

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Features

• Feed — Browse trending and recent shoe posts
• Post a Shoe — Share your kicks with the community
• Reviews — Read and write shoe reviews with star ratings
• Profiles — View user profiles and their post history
• Login — Session-based auth (hardcoded users, no passwords — it's 2007)

Test Users

Log in as any of these: sneakerhead, kicksqueen, solecollector, shoefanatic, j_runner, vintagekicks, freshsteps

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Running Without Docker

If you prefer to run the backend natively and this frontend in Docker:

ZAVA_SERVICE_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8081/ZavaService.asmx docker-compose up --build

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Tech Stack

• Java 1.6 — JSPs, Servlets (pre-annotation), JSTL
• Tomcat 6/8 — Servlet container
• Maven — Build tool, WAR packaging
• SOAP/XML — Hand-rolled SOAP client (no JAX-WS)
• Docker — Multi-stage Maven build → Tomcat deployment

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Project Structure

ZavaSocialFrontEnd/
├── zava-web/
│   ├── src/main/java/com/zava/
│   │   ├── beans/          # ShoePost, Review, UserProfile
│   │   ├── servlets/       # Feed, Post, Review, Profile, Login
│   │   ├── service/        # ZavaServiceClient (SOAP client)
│   │   └── util/           # XmlHelper, DateFormatter
│   ├── src/main/webapp/
│   │   ├── WEB-INF/views/  # JSP pages
│   │   ├── css/            # zava.css (era-appropriate design)
│   │   ├── images/         # Shoe photos
│   │   └── preview/        # Static HTML mockups
│   ├── Dockerfile          # Multi-stage Maven + Tomcat
│   └── pom.xml
├── docs/
│   ├── ZavaService.wsdl    # SOAP contract (reference copy)
│   └── design-spec.md      # Visual design specification
├── docker-compose.yml      # Runs frontend and worker (from sibling repo)
└── README.md