Freemarker in Java app server, best practices

I currently use JSP, and am trying to migrate to Freemarker. In my JSP 
pages I normally have a backing Java class, one per page, and just 
instantiate it at the top of the page. I then call page.getThis() and 
.getThat() lower down in the page.

I'm not quite sure how to get the same functionality in Freemarker. I 
could create a custom servlet for each .ftl page and then map one to the 
other in web.xml, but that seems like a waste. I'd rather be able to 
specify the appropriate servlet class right at the top of the ftl page, 
and then I won't have to add anything to web.xml.

What's the best way to do this?



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