Practical Apache Struts 2 Web 2.0 Projects (eBook)

Ian Roughley is an Apache Struts 2 user and developer, and has been developing Java web applications for years using Struts web technology.

Contents at a Glance 5
Contents 6
Foreword 11
About the Author 12
About the Technical Reviewer 13
Acknowledgments 14
Introduction 15
Web 2.0 and Struts2 16
What Is Web 2.0? 16
Web Application Development 2.0 21
Using this Book 23
Getting Up and Running 25
The Build Process 25
The Struts2 Starter Application 29
Summary 49
Framework Overview 51
Walking Through a Request- Response 51
Exploring the Core Components 54
Configuring the Elements of the Framework 66
Extending the Framework 81
Summary 83
Application Overview 84
The Application 84
An Agile Development Process 88
Continuous Integration 89
Integrating the Persistence Layer 90
Summary 101
Data Manipulation 102
The Use Case 102
CRUD Functionality 103
The Domain Model 103
The Action Class 111
JSP Templates 129
Input Validation 140
Exception Handling 146
File Uploads 153
Summary 159
Wizards and Workflows 160
The Use Case 160
The Scope Interceptor 163
Summary 191
Security 192
The Use Cases 192
Container- Based Authentication 193
Implementing Acegi 200
Custom Authentication and Authorization 213
Summary 221
Searching and Listings 222
The Use Cases 222
Setting the Stage 223
Search for Events by Name 233
Developing a Search Form 240
Consolidating List Actions 245
Summary 249
Syndication and Integration 250
The Use Case 250
Implementing RSS 251
Consuming the RSS Feed with a Mashup 262
Implementing Web Services 275
Summary 290
AJAX 291
The Use Cases 292
Developing the Supporting Infrastructure 292
Using the ajax Theme 303
Using JavaScript 314
Using the Google Web Toolkit 327
Summary 338
Index 339