java - Play! framework 2.0: How to display multiple image? -

i need display gallery of photos. here template:

@(photos: list[photo])  @title = {   <bold>gallery</bold> }  @main(title,"photo"){     <ul class="thumbnails">     @for(photo <- photos) {         <li class="span3">             <a href="#" class="thumbnail">                 <img src="@photo.path" alt="">             </a>         </li>     }     </ul> } 

and here controller method:

public static result getphotos() {     return ok(views.html.photo.gallery.render(photo.get())); } 

and here photo bean :

    @entity     public class photo extends model {  @id public long id;  @required public string label;  public string path;  public photo(string path, string label) {     this.path = path;     this.label = label; }  private static finder<long, photo> find = new finder<long, photo>(         long.class, photo.class);  public static list<photo> get() {     return find.all(); }  public static photo get(long id) {     return find.byid(id); }  public static void create(photo photo) {     photo.save(); }  public static void delete(long id) {     find.ref(id).delete(); }      } 

i put photo absolute path in src attribute of img node, doesn't work. best way achieve ?

ps: image located outside play application.

take @ similar question: direct serving files outside of play directories structure , used second suggestion in basic sample can showed as:

public static result serve(string filepath){     // stuff if required     return ok(new file("/home/user/files/"+filepath)); } 

route (use asterisk *filepath allow strings slashes inside):

get   /files/*filepath    controllers.application.serve(filepath : string) 

view (lack of @ character before photo.path not accidental)

<img src="@routes.application.serve(photo.path)" alt="@photo.alt" /> 

edit:

you of course don't need serve files trough controller if have http server , ability create new subdomain/alias pointing directory. in such case can store links http://pics.domain.tld/holidays_2012/1.jpg or better holidays_2012/1.jpg (and prefix in template subdomain).

finally can set-up alias ie. apache use domain.tld/* pointer play app , domain.tld/pics/* pointer folder

<virtualhost *:80>   proxypreservehost on   servername domain.tld   proxypass  /pics !   proxypass / http://127.0.0.1:9000/   proxypassreverse / http://127.0.0.1:9000/    alias /pics/ /home/someuser/somefolder_with_pics/   <directory /home/someuser/somefolder_with_pics/>     order allow,deny     allow   </directory> </virtualhost> 

in such case it's important place proxypass /pics ! before proxypass / http://...