I'm looking for an example Spring MVC 2.5 web app that I can easily:
There are a couple of example applications included with the Spring distribution ('petclinic' and 'jpetstore'), but they don't provide any Eclipse project files (or a way to generate them). They also seem a bit complicated for my needs, e.g. require a local database to be setup.
There's a Maven archetype (template project structure) for Spring MVC here:
http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/Archetypes+List
That's a good starting place for this kind of investigation. To create an archetype using Maven, first install Maven:
http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-install-plugin/
and then create a project using the archetype:
http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-archetypes.html
You can also use the m2eclipse plugin for Eclipse to simplify this and it takes you through the stages of the project using a wizard. Just right click -> New Project -> Other, Maven and select the archetype. Hope that helps.
Just spotted http://blog.springsource.com/2010/07/22/spring-mvc-3-showcase/ which could be interessting for you.