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Client-Server Web Apps with JavaScript and Java

by Casimir Saternos

March 2014

Intermediate to advanced

260 pages

6h 31m

English

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Who Is This Book For?How This Book Is OrganizedConventions Used in This BookCode ExamplesLong Command FormatsSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
Web UsersTechnologySoftware DevelopmentWhat Has Not ChangedThe Nature of the WebServer-Driven Web Development Considered HarmfulWhy Client-Server Web Applications?Code Organization/Software ArchitectureFlexibility of Design/Use of Open Source APIsPrototypingDeveloper ProductivityApplication PerformanceConclusion
Learning JavaScriptJavaScript HistoryA Functional LanguageScopeFirst-Class FunctionsFunction Declarations and ExpressionsFunction InvocationsFunction ArgumentsObjectsJavaScript for Java DevelopersHelloWorld.javaProgram executionFile system organizationHelloWorld.java (with Variables)Development Best PracticesCoding Style and ConventionsBrowsers for DevelopmentIntegrated Development EnvironmentsUnit TestingDocumentationProject
What Is REST?ResourcesVerbs (HTTP Request Methods)Uniform Resource IdentifiersREST ConstraintsClient–ServerStatelessCacheableUniform InterfaceLayeredCode on DemandHTTP Response CodesWhat Is Success?JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)HATEOASREST and JSONAPI Measures and ClassificationFunctional Programming and RESTProjectOther Web API ToolsConstraints Redux
Java LanguageJava Virtual Machine (JVM)Java ToolsBuild ToolsBenefits of MavenFunctionality of MavenVersion ControlUnit TestingJSON Java LibrariesProjectsJava with JSONJVM Scripting Languages with JSONConclusion
OverviewStarting Point One: Responsive Web DesignHTML5 BoilerplateBootstrapStarting Point Two: JavaScript Libraries and FrameworksBrowser CompatibilityFrameworksFunctionalityPopularityObtaining Starter ProjectsDownload Directly from RepositoriesDownload from Starter SitesIDE-Generated Starter ProjectsThe Rise of the Front-End EngineerClient-Side TemplatingAsset PipelinesDevelopment WorkflowProjectConclusion
Simpler Server-Side SolutionsJava-Based ServersJava HTTP ServerEmbedded Jetty ServerRestletRooEmbedded Netty ServerPlay ServerOther Lightweight Server SolutionsJVM-Based ServersJythonWeb Application ServersDevelopment UsageConclusion
Developer ProductivityOptimizing Developer and Team WorkflowExample: Web Application FixExample: Testing IntegrationExample: Greenfield DevelopmentProductivity and the Software Development Life CycleManagement and CultureTechnical ArchitectureSoftware ToolsPerformanceTestingUnderlying Platform(s)Conclusion
A Decision to DesignPractical Web APIs Versus RESTful APIsGuidelinesNouns as Resources; Verbs as HTTP ActionsQuery Parameters as ModifiersWeb API VersionsHTTP HeadersLinkingResponsesDocumentationFormatting ConventionsSecurityProjectRunning the ProjectServer CodeCurl and jQueryTheory in Practice
Server Side: JythonPython Web ServerJython Web ServerMock APIsClient Side: jQueryDOM Traversal and ManipulationUtility FunctionsEffectsEvent HandlingAjaxjQuery and Higher-Level AbstractionsProjectBasic HTMLJavaScript and jQueryConclusion

Server Side: JRuby and SinatraWorkflowInteractive Ruby ShellRuby Version Manager (RVM)PackagesSinatraJSON ProcessingClient Side: AngularJSModelViewsControllersServicesComparing jQuery and AngularDOM Versus Model ManipulationUnobtrusiveness of AngularProjectConclusion
Java and JEE PackagingJEE DeploymentGUI AdministrationCommand-Line AdministrationNon-JEE DeploymentServer OutsideServer AlongsideServer InsideImplications of Deployment ChoiceLoad BalancingAutomating Application DeploymentProjectClientServerConclusion
Full VirtualizationVirtual Machine ImplementationsVMWareVirtualBoxAmazon EC2Management of Virtual MachinesVagrantPackerDevOps Configuration ManagementContainersLXCDockerProjectDocker HelpImage and Container MaintenanceJava on DockerDocker and Vagrant NetworkingConclusion
Types of TestingFormal Versus InformalExtent of TestingWho Tests What for Whom?Testing as an Indicator of Organizational MaturityCMM to Assess Process UniformityMaven to Promote Uniform ProcessesBDD to Promote Uniform ProcessesTesting FrameworksJUnitJasmineCucumberProjectJUnitJasmineCucumberMaven Site ReportsConclusion
CommunityHistoryCoda
Setup Using GradleJRuby IRBIntro to IRBJava-Based Relational DatabasesH2HSQLDBDerbyConclusion
HTTP 1.1 Request MethodsHTTP 1.1 Response CodesCurl for Web APIsJSON SyntaxJSON TypesRailroad DiagramsObjectArrayValue

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