JBoss Web Server – Add a Diagnostic + Configuration Validation Toolkit (jws-diag)

JBoss Web Server (JWS) is Red Hat’s enterprise distribution of Apache Tomcat used in production environments where configuration correctness and operational visibility are critical. Many production incidents are caused by configuration errors such as TLS misconfiguration, incorrect connector exposure, proxy misconfiguration, permission issues, and environment drift rather than software defects. This project proposes jws-diag, a read-only Java CLI diagnostic tool designed to help operators and support engineers quickly understand installation state, effective runtime configuration, and potential configuration risks. The tool will provide: • Installation and runtime summary (JWS/Tomcat versions, JVM, OS, container signals) • Effective configuration parsing from server.xml with defaults resolution • Validation rules engine producing INFO/WARN/ERROR findings • Comprehensive test suite with configuration fixtures • Documentation and operational usage guidance • Optional redacted support bundle generation (stretch goal) Key deliverables include: • jws-diag summary command • jws-diag config command • jws-diag validate command with validation rules • Test suite and documentation • Integration into JWS ecosystem tooling The project will initially target: JWS 6 and JWS 7 Tomcat 10.1 and Tomcat 11 The expected outcome is a production-safe diagnostic tool that improves troubleshooting efficiency and configuration reliability for JBoss Web Server deployments.