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Beginning Java™ and Flex: Migrating Java, Spring, Hibernate, and Maven Developers to Adobe Flex

Name: Beginning Java™ and Flex: Migrating Java, Spring, Hibernate, and Maven Developers to Adobe Flex
Author: Filippo di Pisa
ISBN: 9781430223856

by Filippo di Pisa

January 2010

Intermediate to advanced

500 pages

9h 40m

English

Apress

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Copyright
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Who This Book Is ForThe Book
1. Developing with Java and Flex
1.1. Why Java?1.2. Why ActionScript?1.3. Why Java and ActionScript Together?1.4. Programming Using Lightweight Frameworks1.4.1. Benefits of Lightweight Frameworks1.5. Introduction to Spring1.6. Introduction to Hibernate1.6.1. The Benefits of Hibernate1.7. Introduction to BlazeDS1.7.1. BlazeDS vs. Adobe LiveCycle Data Services1.8. Introduction to Flex1.8.1. Flex vs. Ajax1.8.2. Flex, Flash Cs3, and ActionScript1.8.3. ActionScript vs. MXML1.9. Introduction to UML1.9.1. Basic Diagrams1.10. Summary
2. Presenting the Sample Application
2.1. Architecture2.2. The Presentation Layer2.3. The Service Layer2.4. The Data Access Layer2.5. The Domain Model2.6. Summary
3. Configuring Your Development Environment
3.1. The Source Code Editor: Eclipse IDE3.1.1. Eclipse Projects3.1.2. Eclipse Plug-ins3.1.3. Installing Eclipse3.1.4. Configure Eclipse for Flex and J2EE3.2. Version Control: Subversion3.2.1. Subversion Installation3.2.2. Basic SVN Project Structure3.2.3. Using SVN with the Command-Line Client3.2.4. Installing Subclipse3.3. The Database Tools: MySQL3.3.1. Install MySQL on Windows3.3.2. Installing MySQL on a Mac3.3.3. Adding the MySQL GUI Tools3.3.4. Basic MySQL Operation from the Command Line3.3.5. Basic MySQL Operations Using MySQL Query Browser3.4. The Java Application Container: Tomcat3.4.1. Installing Tomcat3.4.2. Tomcat Directories3.4.3. Tomcat Configuration Files3.5. The Presentation Tools: Flex Builder3.5.1. Installing the Flex Builder3.5.2. Installing the Flex SDK 43.6. The Build, Test and Deploy Tool: Maven3.6.1. Installing Maven3.6.2. Configuring Maven3.6.3. Installing the Maven Eclipse Plug-in3.6.4. Creating Your First Maven Project3.6.5. The POM Document3.6.6. Building a Project with Maven3.6.7. Using Maven Plug-ins3.6.8. Using Maven Dependencies3.6.9. Using Repositories3.6.10. Deploying Your Application3.6.11. Creating a Maven Archetype3.6.12. Flex Maven Archetypes3.6.13. Useful Maven Commands3.7. Summary
4. Inversion of Control
4.1. Spring Modules4.2. Spring Maven Dependencies4.3. Creating a Spring Project4.4. Configure the Spring Container4.4.1. XML-Based Configuration4.4.1.1. Writing XML Bean Definitions4.4.1.2. Constructor Dependency Injection4.4.1.3. Setter Dependency Injection4.4.1.4. Inner Beans4.4.2. Injecting Lists and Collections4.4.3. Annotation-Based Configuration4.4.3.1. Spring Configuration Annotations4.4.3.2. Using the Annotations @PostConstruct and @PreDestroy4.4.3.3. Using the Annotations @Component and @Repository4.4.4. The Bean Factory4.4.5. ApplicationContext and WebApplicationContext4.4.6. Properties4.5. Summary
5. Spring JDBC and Hibernate
5.1. The DAO Design Pattern5.2. Introduction to Plain Old JDBC5.3. Introduction to Spring JDBC5.3.1. JDBC Template5.3.2. JDBC DAO Support5.4. Hibernate and Spring5.4.1. Add Hibernate to your Spring Project5.4.2. Configure Hibernate5.4.3. XML-Based Configuration5.4.3.1. Mapping a Database Table5.4.4. Annotation-Based Configuration5.4.4.1. Mapping a Database Table5.4.4.2. Mapping a One-to-One Relationship5.4.4.3. Mapping a One-to-Many or a Many-to-One Relationship5.4.4.4. Mapping a Many-to-Many Relationship5.5. Using Hibernate with Spring5.5.1. Querying Using HQL5.5.1.1. Passing Parameters in HQL Queries5.5.1.2. Named Queries5.5.2. HQL and Hibernate Support Matrix5.5.3. Use Native SQL5.5.4. Introduction to Transactions5.5.5. Summary

6. Spring Security
6.1. Introduction to Spring Security6.2. Web Authorization Using URL Patterns6.3. The Importance of Filters6.4. Authentication and Authorization6.4.1. Authentication Methods6.4.2. Decision Managers and Voters6.5. Summary
7. Flex (The View Layer)
7.1. The FlashPlayer Overview7.2. Flex Components7.3. The Flex Framework Architecture7.4. Flex Development Overview7.5. Flex Builder7.5.1. Create a Project7.5.2. Flex Builder Perspectives7.5.3. Build an Application7.5.4. Run an Application7.5.5. Debug an Application7.5.6. Navigate between Classes7.5.7. Shortcut keys7.6. Flex Components7.6.1. Containers7.6.2. Layout Containers7.6.3. Navigation Containers7.6.4. Control Components7.6.4.1. Standard Controls7.6.4.2. Data-Driven Controls7.6.4.3. Text Controls7.6.4.4. Menu-Based Controls7.7. Using External CSS Styles7.8. Use Flex with Flash IDE7.8.1. Create Flash Animations for Flex7.9. Flex Events7.9.1. Custom Events7.10. Data Binding7.11. Creating Custom Components7.11.1. MXML Custom Components7.11.2. AS Custom Components7.11.3. Deploying Custom Components7.11.3.1. SWC Libraries7.11.3.2. RSL libraries7.12. Summary
8. Working with Data in Flex
8.1. An Overview of Data Models8.2. Structuring Data for Views8.2.1. Data Collections8.3. Access to Remote Data8.3.1. HTTPService Components8.3.2. Building Our First Java and Flex Application8.3.3. RemoteObject Component8.3.4. WebService Component8.3.5. Using Eclipse Web Services Explorer8.3.6. Using the WebService Component8.3.7. Creating ActionScript Code to Consume a Web Service using Flex Builder8.4. Storing Data on the Local Machine8.5. Summary
9. BlazeDS
9.1. Flex BlazeDS Architecture9.2. Configuring BlazeDS9.3. Using Remoting Services9.3.1. Creating a Flex Java POJO BlazeDS Application9.3.1.1. Creating the Server Data Model9.3.1.2. Creating the DAO Layer9.3.1.3. Creating a Test Case Using JUnit9.3.1.4. Creating the Service Layer9.3.1.5. Configuring Eclipse to Run and Debug a Maven Application9.3.2. Creating the Flex Client9.4. Using Messaging Services9.4.1. Real-Time Messaging with BlazeDS9.4.2. Creating a Simple Chat Application9.4.2.1. Creating and Configuring the Maven BlazeDS Project9.4.2.2. Creating the Flex Project9.4.2.3. Creating the Flex Code for Real-Time Messaging9.5. Summary
10. Using Flex, Spring, and Hibernate Together
10.1. The Flex-Spring-Hibernate Maven Archetype10.1.1. Using the Flex-Spring-Hibernate Archetype10.2. Configuring the Application10.3. Planning the Application with UML10.3.1. The Data Model UML Diagrams10.3.2. The DAOs UML Diagrams10.3.3. The Service Layer UML Diagram10.3.4. Architecting Application Security10.3.5. Injecting the Spring Beans10.4. Flex Client GUI Architecture10.5. Develop the Flex-Java-Spring-Hibernate Application10.5.1. Coding the Domain Objects10.5.2. Coding the Hibernate DAO objects10.5.3. Create a Test Case10.5.4. Coding the Service layer10.5.5. Export Spring Services to BlazeDS10.5.6. Coding the Flex GUI application10.5.7. Add a Login Form to Flex10.6. Summary

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Introduction

Over the past few years, the now open source Adobe Flex Framework has been adopted by the Java community as the preferred framework for Java RIAs using Flash for the presentation layer. Flex helps Java developers build and maintain expressive web and desktop applications that deploy consistently on most web browsers and a growing number of mobile devices.

Beginning Java and Flex describes new, simpler, and faster ways to develop enterprise RIAs. This book is not only for Java or Flex developers but for all web developers who want to increase their productivity and the quality of their development.

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