Oracle Java Advance Frameworks Training

• Understand Struts Architecture and components
• Familiar with Struts features in Eclipse
• Comprehend Struts development cycle
• Build Struts application using tag libraries
• Add internationalization to the applications
• Provide multi-application support and perform error handling
• Establish connectivity with the database

• Describe the concept of Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
• Explore the installation and configuration of Hibernate to develop Java applications
• Know how to map with annotations and EXtensible Markup Language (XML)
• Learn how to retrieve data and perform different operations on the data using Hibernate Query language (HQL)
• Implement object persistence with Hibernate

• Understand the need for the Spring framework
• Know how to use Spring with Java Persistence API (JPA) or Hibernatefor managing relational data in Java applications.
• Developflexible web applications using the Spring MVC web framework
• Build conversational web applications using Spring Web Flow
• Using Spring with JSF, JavaScript, and AJAX
• Implement Spring security

Struts

Struts Architecture and Overview

• Introduction to Struts
• Objectives
• Review: MVC model
• What is Struts?
• Struts flow
• Components in Struts?
  • The Model
  • The View
  • The Controller
• struts-config.xml
  • The element
  • The element
  • The element
  • The element
  • Sample
• The role of web.xml for the application
• Configuring Struts in web.xml
  • web.xml content
  • Steps to configuring Struts in web.xml
  • Sample
• Summary

A Simple Struts Aplication

• The Goal of the Application
• The input form• The struts-config.xml
• The Form Bean class
• The Action class
• The result page

Struts Features in Eclipse

• Objectives
• Struts binary distribution
• Directory structure of Struts application
  • Example
• Eclipse support for Struts
• Developing a web application using Eclipse features of Struts

Struts Development Cycle

• Objectives
• Struts development cycle
• Gathering requirements
• Defining screen requirements
  • Data vs. FormBean
  • Define FormBean
• Determining the screen flow
• Defining the ActionMappings in struts-config.xml
• Developing the FormBean
• The reset ( ) method
• Form validation using the validate ( ) method
• ActionError
• Define message key
• Developing Action Class
• Action and Action Class
• The execute() method
• ActionForward
• ActionMapping class
• execute() example
• Example execute() method
• Developing business logic - EJB
• Developing JSPs
• Configuring struts-config.xml and web.xml
• Build, pack and deploy

Struts Tag Libraries

• Objectives
• JSP taglib directive
• Components of a tag library
• The JSP File
• The tag library descriptor
• The tag Handler Class
• An example
  • The TLD File - carPrice.tld
  • TDL File - example
  • The Handler Class - CarPriceHandler.java
  • The Handler Class - example
  • The JSP File - Carprice.jsp
• Tag Lib Handler life cycle
• Directory structure: where custom tag libraries fit
• Struts TagLib
• Bean tags
• bean:message
• bean:define
• bean:page
• bean:include
• bean:cookie
• HTML tags
• html:form
• html:submit
• html:text
• html:link
• html:password
• Logic tags
• Functionality
• logic:equal
• logic:iterate
• Template tags

Struts Plugin, Internationalization and Error Handling

• Objectives
• Struts plugins
  • Creating a plugin
  • Configuring a plugin
• Internationalization
  • Struts Internationalization Mechanisms
  • Adding internationalization to the example application
  • Formatting messages
• Error Handling
  • Struts Error Handling Mechanisms
  • ActionError and ActionErrors
  • Error handling from a form bean
  • Error handling from an action
  • Formatting error messages
  • Struts exception handling
  • Adding error handling to the example application

Miscellaneous Advanced Features

• Objectives
• HTTP Redirection
• Dealing with check boxes
• Context sensitive form validation
• DispatchAction
• BeanUtils package
• Digester package
• DynaActionForms
• Multi-application support
• Validators

Database Programming

• Configuring and using a Struts Data Source
• Using a J2EE Data Source
• Transaction management from an action
• Sharing a connection with the model classes
• Pre-populating a form for editing data
• Paginated listing of large amounts of data

Database Programming

• Objectives
• Struts Templates
• Template tags - insert, get and put
• Struts 1.1 tiles support
• Inheritance in tiles definitions
• JSTL overview
• JSTL and Struts

Unit Testing Struts Applications – Struts Test Case

• Objectives
• What is JUnit?
• A sample JUnit test case
• A simple StrutsTest test case
• Executing a StrutsTest test
• Testing strategies

JSTL

• Objectives
• The future of Struts Tags
• JSTL - What does it provide?
• JSTL actions
  • Core JSTL tags
  • Formatting tags
  • Database tags
  • XML tags
• JSTL Expression Language
• JSTL Implicit Objects

Hibernate 3.0/4.0

Introduction

• What is Hibernate?
• Object Relational Mapping
• JDBC v/s Hibernate
• Installing Hibernate
• Using Hibernate with an IDE

Getting Started

• POJOs and Persistence
• Creating Hibernate Mappings
• Configuration
• Session Factory
• Session
• Working with Entities
• Transactions
• Queries
• Tying Everything Together

Mapping with Annotations

• Introduction to Annotations
• Annotation Pros and Cons
• Using Annotations in Your Application
• Mapping Entities and Tables
• Mapping Columns and Data Types
• Mapping Associations
• Mapping Collections

Mapping with XML

• Mapping Entities and Tables
• Mapping Columns and Data Types
• Mapping Associations
• Mapping Collections

Working with Persistent Objects

• Object states in Hibernate
• Common Hibernate Methods
• Working with Entities
• Working with Bidirectional Associations
• Flushing the Session
• Cascading Operations
• Orphans
• Lazy Associations

Querying with HQL

• The Hibernate Query Language
• Retrieving Data
• Using Operators
• Sorting Results
• Using Aggregate Functions
• Grouping Results
• Using Joins
• Using Parameters

Transactions

• Hibernate and Thread-Safety
• Introducing the Hibernate Util Class
• Committing and Rolling Back Transactions

Spring

Entities And Java Persistence API

• Data Persistence
• Java Persistence API
• Entities
• Session Beans v/s Entities
• Entities
• Persisting and Retrieving Data
• Accessing Entities
• Entity Manager & Persistence Unit
• Persistence Context
• Entities - Example
• persistence.xml – Hibernate Provider
• persistence.xml – Open JPA Provider
• persistence.xml - Toplink
• Entity Instance Lifecycle
• Creating Entity Manager in Session EJB
• Creating Entity Manager in a Plain Java Class
• Working With the Entity Manager Interface
• Transaction Basics
• Summary

Using Spring With JPA or Hibernate

• Spring ORM
• Benefits of Using Spring with ORM
• Spring @Repository
• Using JPA with Spring
• Configure Spring JPA Entity Manager Factory
• Using JNDI to Lookup JPA Entity Manager Factory
• Local Container Entity Manager Factory Bean
• Local Entity Manager Factory Bean
• Application JPA Code
• Hibernate
• Hibernate Session Factory
• Spring Local Session Factory Bean
• Application Hibernate Code
• "Classic" Spring ORM Usage
• Spring JpaTemplate
• Spring JpaCallback
• JpaTemplate Convenience Features
• Spring Hibernate Template
• Spring Hibernate Callback
• Hibernate Template Convenience Methods
• Summary

Spring MVC

• Spring MVC
• Spring MVC Components
• DispatcherServlet
• Context Loaders
• Spring MVC Example
• Mapping Web Requests
• BeanNameUrlHandlerMapping
• CommonsPathMapHandlerMapping
• Using Multiple Handler Mappings
• Controller Hierarchy
• AbstractCommandController
• SimpleFormController
• AbstractWizardFormController
• MultiActionController
• ThrowawayController
• View Resolution
• InternalResourceViewResolver
• BeanNameViewResolver
• XmlViewResolver
• ResourceBundleViewResolver
• Using Multiple View Resolvers
• Binding Views to Models
• Spring Form Tags
• form and input Tags
• password and hidden Tags
• checkbox Tag
• radiobutton Tag
• textarea Tag
• select Tag
• option Tag
• options Tag
• errors Tag

Tiles Web Application Templates

• Apache Tiles
• Configuring Tiles in Spring
• Tiles URL-based View Resolver
• Tiles ViewPreparer
• Tiles ViewPreparer Configuration

Alternate Content With Spring Web Apps

• Creating Excel Spreadsheets
• Creating PDF Documents
• Creating Other Non-HTML Documents
• Summary

Introduction To Spring Web Flow 2

• What is Spring Web Flow 2?
• Relationship to Spring and Spring MVC
• Spring Web Flow 2 Modules
• Integration Support
• What is a Flow?
• Book Hotel Flow Example
• Book Hotel Flow Definition
• Benefits of Spring Web Flow 2
• Required Software
• Configuration Steps
• JAR File Instructions
• Configure web.xml
• Spring Web Flow Components
• Sample Spring Web Flow Configuration File
• Summary

Defining Flows

• Recap: What is a Flow?
• Recap: Book Hotel Flow Example
• Flow Definition Language
• Skeletal Flow Definition
• States
• View State
• Transitions
• Generating Events
• Generating Events using Submit Button
• Generating Events using Links
• End States
• Actions
• When do Actions Occur?
• Putting it all Together
• Introduction to Unified Expression Language
• Unified Expression Language Functionality
• Unified Expression Language Implicit Variables
• Flow Instances
• Flow Variables
• Variable Scopes
• Assigning and Accessing Variables
• Flow Input
• Binding a View to a Model
• Summary

Using JSF With Spring

• JSF Integration Options
• DelegatingVariableResolver
• SpringBeanVariableResolver
• SpringBeanFacesELResolver
• Spring Bean Scopes
• FacesContextUtils
• JSF with Spring Web Flow

Spring Security

• Securing Web Applications with Spring Security 3.0
• Spring Security 3.0
• Authentication and Authorization
• Programmatic v Declarative Security
• Getting Spring Security from Maven
• Spring Security Configuration
• Spring Security Settings in Spring Configuration
• Basic Web Security Configuration
• Granting Anonymous Access to Pages and Resources
• Requiring Encrypted HTTPS Communication
• Customizing Form-based Login
• Custom Login Page
• Configure Logout
• Session Management
• Selectively Display Links in a JSP
• Method Level Security
• Authentication Manager
• Using Database User Authentication
• LDAP Authentication
• Encoding Passwords
• Using an External Authentication Provider
• Summary

Introduction to AJAX

• What is AJAX?
• A Simple Example
• The Old Way
• The AJAX Way
• Two Key Aspects of AJAX
• What are the Advantages of the AJAX Approach?
• AJAX Technologies
• The Basic AJAX API
• Creating the XMLHttpRequest Object
• The XMLHttpRequest Object Basics
• Complete Example
• The Timeline
• Review Questions
• Review Answers

Using Javascript With Spring

• Spring JavaScript
• Relationship to Dojo
• Serving JavaScript Resources
• Including Spring JavaScript
• Spring JavaScript Decorations
• DijitValidationTextBox Decoration
• DijitDateTextBox Decoration
• Spring ValidateAllDecoration
• Handling Ajax Requests with Spring MVC
• Handling Ajax Requests with Spring Web Flow
• Summary

Spring Rest Services

• Many Flavors of Services
• Understanding REST
• RESTful Services
• REST Resource Examples
• REST vs SOAP
• Relation to Spring MVC
• Adding REST Capability to Existing Spring MVC Applications
• RestTemplate
• HTTP Message Conversion
• Summary

Review Of New Features In Spring 3.0

• Requirements and Supported Environments
• Using Spring with Servers
• Packaging
• Spring Expression Language
• Java-based Configuration
• Annotation-based Configuration
• Spring MVC Changes
• New Spring MVC Configuration
• Spring MVC Annotation Example
• Validation
• Summary