Grails 1.1 web application development : reclaiming productivity for faster Java web development / Jon Dickinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickinson, Jon.

Series:

From technologies to solutions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web site development.

Groovy (Computer program language).

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, U.K. : Packt Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Dickinson Jon: Jon Dickinson is the principal consultant and founder of Accolade Consulting Ltd. (http: //www. accolade-consulting. co. uk) and can be contacted at jon@accolade-consulting. co. uk. He specializes in developing web applications on the Java platform to meet the goals of users in the simplest and least obtrusive way possible.

Summary:

Reclaiming Productivity for faster Java Web Development

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Grails; Why Grails?; Less configuration; Faster setup; Shorter develop/test cycle; Consistent development environment; Domain-specific language for web development; Fewer dependencies; Installing Grails; Build a team communication portal; Summary; Chapter 2: Managing Users with Scaffolding; What is scaffolding?; Create the domain classes; Create the User domain class; Create the Role domain class; Creating controllers to enable scaffolding; Control through constraints; Meeting the relations; Relating roles and users

Ordering fields through constraintsBootstrapping demo data; Summary; Chapter 3: Posting Messages; Message domain class; Rendering a form; Message controller; Groovy Server Pages; Create message view; Grails layouts; Show the form; Handling user input; Binding the request to the domain; Validate and save; Flash scope; Redirect; Render validation errors; Feedback to the user; Create a home page; HomeController; List all messages; Home page view; Styles and navigation; Set the default page; Update the layout; Tidying up; HTML encoding; Overriding validation error messages; Summary

Chapter 4: Introduction to GroovyWhat is Groovy?; Object-Oriented; Dynamic; Functional; Loosely typed and strongly typed; Why Groovy?; Familiar syntax; Direct integration with Java; Running Groovy; Installing Groovy; Groovy shell; Groovy console; Execute Groovy scripts; Groovy classes and scripts; Groovy Features; Semicolons; Strings; Numbers; Lists; Maps; Ranges; Truth and equality; Closures; Plain old Groovy objects; Metaprogramming; Adding dynamic behavior; The great pretender; Builders; Summary; Chapter 5: Authentication with JSecurity Plugin; Where to find plug-ins?; Installing a plug-in

Configuring JSecurity plug-inHow does JSecurity work?; More about realms; Create a simple realm; Implement authenticate; Dynamic finders; Implement hasRole; Install the authentication controller; The authentication filter; Password encryption; Add the missing pieces; Encryption of users' passwords; Permission denied page; Sign out link; Who posted that?; Relate messages to users; Making it happen; Showing the user; Hibernate lazy loading; Eager load users; Summary; Chapter 6: Testing; Writing unit tests; Why we write unit tests; Confidence in code; Improve design; Developer productivity

Document codeHow to write unit tests; Test discreet units of code; Trust your libraries; Test your production code; Descriptive test names; Test one thing at a time; JUnit refresher; SetUp and TearDown; Asserting expectations; Unit tests in Grails; Groovy test extensions; Create a grails test; Running our tests; Grails testing plug-in; Testing Metacontroller; Testing validation; Limitations of Grails in unit tests; Integration testing; External dependencies; Repeatable tests; Integration tests in Grails; BootStrap for environments; Functional testing; Environment setup; Repeatable tests

Test performance

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-11197-3

9786612111976

1-84719-669-1

OCLC:

618016195