WebSphere Application Server-Express : a development example for new developers / [Bill Moore ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Bill.

Contributor:

Moore, Bill.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web site development.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Internet programming.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (706 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This IBM Redbooks publication is a practical guide to developing Web applications using WebSphere Studio. WebSphere Studio is used to develop a sample Web application targeted to the WebSphere Application Server - Express runtime platform. It implements a sample scenario based on realistic requirements for small and medium customers, and provides an end-to-end guide for the development of this scenario. The book focuses on describing a simple process that allows non technical readers to understand and participate in the development of Web applications using WebSphere Studio . Part 1 of the book is an overview of the Web application development process and the tools available within WebSphere Studio. Part 2 describes the requirements and design of a sample application and details the process, architecture, and tools used to develop that sample. It is a detailed explanation of the steps needed to build the sample application. This illustrates how to achieve areas of functionality commonly found in dynamic Web applications, and provides worked examples that new developers can use in their own applications. Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Part 1 The development process

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Our objectives

1.1.1 WebSphere Application Server - Express defined

1.2 The focus of this redbook

1.2.1 WebSphere Application Server - Express users

1.2.2 Application stages

1.3 How to use this redbook

Chapter 2. Getting started

2.1 The WebSphere platform

2.1.1 Application servers

2.1.2 Development environment

2.1.3 Which studio do I use for which server?

2.1.4 What if I have an iSeries?

2.2 What is WebSphere Application Server - Express

2.2.1 Simple to install and administer

2.2.2 Simplifies enterprise-class tools and technologies

2.2.3 Easy migration path to other servers in the family

2.2.4 Summary of features

2.2.5 What can I do with WebSphere Application Server - Express?

2.3 Architecture and components

2.3.1 Web container

2.4 Key technologies

2.4.1 Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition

2.4.2 Java Database Connectivity

2.4.3 XML

2.4.4 Jakarta

Chapter 3. Development tools

3.1 WebSphere Application Server - Express, V5.0

3.1.1 WebSphere Application Server - Express components

3.1.2 Deploying WebSphere Application Server - Express

3.1.3 Eclipse technology

3.1.4 WebSphere Application Server - Express tooling

3.1.5 WebSphere Studio

3.1.6 Express Application Server: Overview

3.2 Information road map

3.2.1 Installation

3.2.2 Migration

3.2.3 Application development

3.3 Using WebSphere Studio

3.3.1 Perspectives

3.3.2 Editors

3.3.3 Customizing perspectives

3.3.4 Using fast views

3.3.5 Setting perspective preferences

3.3.6 The workspace

3.3.7 Recovering files from their local history

3.3.8 Finding help.

3.4 Struts

3.4.1 Struts overview

3.4.2 Model-View-Controller architecture

3.4.3 WebSphere Studio and Struts

3.4.4 Web applications

3.4.5 Struts details

3.4.6 Why we use Struts

3.4.7 Components of a Struts-based application

3.4.8 Configuration of a Struts-based application

3.5 Developing in a team environment

3.5.1 Team environment using WebSphere Studio

3.5.2 What is Concurrent Versions System

3.5.3 Using Concurrent Versions System with WebSphere Studio

3.5.4 Working in a team using CVS

3.6 Common development tasks

3.6.1 Creating projects in Studio

3.6.2 Create a Java package

3.6.3 Create a folder for Web content

3.6.4 Create a Java class

3.6.5 Required common code

3.6.6 Create a Struts Web diagram

3.6.7 Create an SQL statement

3.6.8 Generate a JavaBean from an SQL statement

Chapter 4. The development process

4.1 Development process basics

4.1.1 Definition of a development process

4.1.2 Importance of a development process

4.1.3 Realization of a development process

4.1.4 Development process principles

4.2 Starting a project

4.2.1 Understanding your business today

4.2.2 Where do you want to go

4.2.3 An initial roadmap of how to get there

4.3 Understanding and planning a project

4.4 Building a solution

4.5 Project hand-over

4.6 RealEstate application architecture

4.6.1 Component-based architecture

4.6.2 Layered design

4.6.3 Package structure

4.6.4 Naming conventions

Part 2 The sample solution

Chapter 5. Requirements

5.1 The business problem

5.1.1 Business background

5.1.2 Business problems

5.2 Business objectives of the solution

5.2.1 Put company information online

5.2.2 Make all property information available in one place

5.2.3 Communicate with customers online

5.2.4 Benefit internal management.

5.3 Functional requirements

5.3.1 Who are the application users?

5.3.2 What can each group of users do?

5.3.3 Customer registration

5.3.4 Agents account maintenance

5.3.5 Property search

5.3.6 Customer interest list

5.3.7 Business reports

5.3.8 E-mail communication

5.3.9 Error handling

5.4 Summary

Chapter 6. Building a prototype

6.1 Introduction to prototypes

6.1.1 Benefits of building a prototype

6.1.2 Before you start building

6.2 Tools to use when building a prototype

6.3 Creating a prototype to our sample application

6.3.1 Create the Web project

6.3.2 Create the menus

6.3.3 Update and use of the CSS file

6.3.4 Create the logo

6.3.5 Search properties

Chapter 7. Application architecture

7.1 Overview of the architecture

7.1.1 Component-based development

7.1.2 Layered application design

7.1.3 Usage of design patterns

7.2 Component architecture

7.2.1 PropertyCatalog component

7.2.2 News component

7.2.3 E-mail component

7.2.4 InterestList component

7.2.5 Reporting component

7.2.6 User component

7.2.7 Dependencies between the components

7.3 Layered architecture

7.3.1 Presentation layer

7.3.2 Controller layer

7.3.3 Business facade layer

7.3.4 Domain layer

7.3.5 Data access layer

Chapter 8. Design and specification

8.1 High level design

8.1.1 Screen flows

8.1.2 User management and security

8.1.3 Database operations

8.1.4 User input validation

8.1.5 E-mail

8.1.6 Infrastructure

8.1.7 Design of the managers

8.2 Detailed design

8.2.1 Core functionality

8.2.2 Presentation

8.2.3 Requests and responses

8.2.4 Database accessors

8.2.5

8.2.6 Logging

Chapter 9. User registration and security

9.1 User management basics

9.1.1 Underlying implementation.

9.2 User management component specification

9.2.1 User management component: the actors

9.2.2 What the users can do: The use cases

9.2.3 View user details: UC.ViewUserDetails

9.2.4 Request password: UC.RequestPassword

9.2.5 Register customer: UC.RegisterCustomer

9.2.6 Modify customer details: UC.ModifyCustomerDetails

9.2.7 Log out: UC.Logout

9.2.8 Log in: UC.login

9.2.9 List users: UC.ListUsers

9.2.10 Delete customer details: UC.DeleteCustomerDetails

9.2.11 Dependencies

9.2.12 Interfaces for other components

9.3 Building the user management component

9.3.1 Preparing the workspace

9.3.2 Creating the Java packages

9.3.3 Creating the Web section

9.4 Strategy

9.5 The business layer (manager)

9.5.1 LDAP Implementation

9.6 The model layer (DAO)

9.7 The domain layer (DTO)

9.8 The presentation layer (Struts)

9.8.1 Log in/out

9.8.2 Registration

9.8.3 User details management

9.8.4 Administrative view/modify/delete user details

9.8.5 Password e-mail request

9.8.6 Security and guarding pages

9.9 Testing the component

9.10 Room for improvement

9.11 Summary

Chapter 10. Property catalog

10.1 Property catalog component specification

10.1.1 Use cases

10.1.2 Dependencies

10.1.3 Interface

10.2 Building the property catalog component

10.2.1 Preparing the workspace

10.2.2 Presentation layer

10.2.3 Controller layer

10.2.4 Business facade layer

10.2.5 Domain layer

10.2.6 Data access layer

10.2.7 Putting everything together

10.2.8 Testing the component

Chapter 11. Interest lists

11.1 Interest list basics

11.1.1 What is implemented?

11.2 Interest list component specification

11.2.1 Users of the interest list: the actors

11.2.2 What the users can do: the use cases

11.2.3 Show interest list: ILC.ShowInterestList.

11.2.4 Add property to interest list: ILC.AddProperty

11.2.5 Update interest list: ILC.UpdateInterestList

11.2.6 Clear interest list: ILC.ClearInterestList

11.2.7 Return to property catalog: ILC.ReturnToPropertyCatalog

11.2.8 Checkout interest list: ILC.CheckoutInterestList

11.2.9 Dependencies

11.2.10 Interfaces for other components

11.3 How to work faster and write stable code

11.3.1 Use a component-based development process

11.3.2 Use a layered application framework

11.4 Building the interest list component

11.4.1 Preparing the workspace

11.4.2 Creating the Java packages

11.4.3 Creating the Web section

11.5 A quick word about the database

11.6 Strategy

11.7 The business layer (manager)

11.8 The model layer (DAO)

11.8.1 What needs to be implemented?

11.8.2 Building the DAO revealed

11.9 The domain layer (DTO)

11.10 The presentation layer (Struts)

11.10.1 What we need to end up with

11.10.2 Start with our adapter

11.10.3 Create the Struts Web diagram

11.10.4 Create the form bean

11.10.5 Create the action

11.10.6 Create the JSP or Web page node

11.11 Testing the component

11.11.1 Add property

11.11.2 Update property

11.11.3 Remove property

11.11.4 Clear list

11.11.5 Checkout list

11.12 Room for improvement

11.13 Summary

Chapter 12. E-mail

12.1 JavaMail API

12.1.1 Protocols

12.1.2 Core classes

12.1.3 Example: Sending an e-mail

12.2 Build sample e-mail application

12.2.1 Use cases

12.2.2 Business facade layer

12.2.3 Domain layer

12.3 Configuring JavaMail resources

12.4 Utility tag library mailer

Chapter 13. Administering the catalog

13.1 Component specification

13.1.1 Use cases

13.1.2 Dependencies

13.1.3 Interface

13.2 Building property catalog administration

13.2.1 Preparing the workspace.

13.2.2 Presentation layer.

Notes:

"November 2003."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

137342126