Lange Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform

Bringing Rich Client to the Web
1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4302-1884-5
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 148 Seiten

Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) is an innovative toolkit for developing applications that will run as rich clients as well as web applications. Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform is the first book on the new Eclipse RAP, and it introduces the required RCP and OSG/i concepts used by Eclipse RAP. This firstPress title demonstrates the functionality and benefits of Eclipse RAP as well as shows the sweet spots of RAP, especially focusing on single sourcing RCP and web applications, which can be a huge cost saver. This book also covers possible issues that might prevent you from successfully deploying RAP. Describes Eclipse RAP concepts and its underlying technology Explains key features of RAP Shows case studies where RAP works and where it won't

Fabian Lange has worked with various web technologies in the past several years. As developer and architect at Hewlett-Packard and Nokia, he is trying to bring state-of-the-art technologies to enterprise business. He has broad knowledge of many Java web frameworks (from JSP to JSF, GWT, Tapestry, and Wicket). His competencies also span to different languages like PHP, where he is a developer of the open source symfony framework. He believes that it is important to know all the tools available to deliver the best solution for enterprise business. Currently, Fabian works for codecentric GmbH in Germany, where he develops enterprise Java applications and does performance consulting.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lange, Fabian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;2
2;Chapter 1: Rich Clients vs. Web Clients;8
2.1;A Rich Client Definition;9
2.2;A Web Client Definition;11
2.3;A Rich Web Client Definition;14
2.4;History Is Repeating Itself;17
2.5;What to Choose Now?;18
3;Chapter 2: Introducing Eclipse RAP;21
3.1;The RAP Vision;21
3.2;RAP Case Studies;26
3.3;Pitfalls with RAP;33
4;Chapter 3: The RAP Architecture;37
4.1;The Runtime Layer;38
4.2;Reimplemented APIs;41
4.3;Issues and Solutions;43
4.4;RAP Plug-ins and Packages;46
4.5;RAP Version History;47
4.6;The RAP Community;48
5;Chapter 4: Developing a RAP Application;50
5.1;Installing the Eclipse and RAP SDKs;50
5.2;Running the RAP Sample Application;53
5.3;Creating a Simple Application;57
5.4;Extending the Application;68
6;Chapter 5: Single Sourcing;87
6.1;Pros and Cons of Single Sourcing;87
6.2;Project Setup;89
6.3;Running the Mail Demo in RCP;92
6.4;Running the Mail Demo in RAP;93
6.5;Rerunning the RCP Version;101
6.6;Wrapping Up;103
6.7;More Single-Sourcing Techniques;104
7;Chapter 6: Advanced RAP Features;113
7.1;Changing the Look and Feel;113
7.2;Writing a Custom Widget;120
7.3;RAP Without the Workbench;129
7.4;Unit Testing in RAP;131
8;Chapter 7: RAP Deployment;134
8.1;Running RAP in Jetty in Equinox;134
8.2;Running RAP in Equinox in Tomcat;139
9;Related Titles;144