Java EE 7 Development with WildFly

Leverage the power of the WildFly application server from JBoss to develop modern Java EE 7 applications

About This Book

• Develop Java EE 7 applications using the WildFly platform
• Discover how to manage your WildFly production environment
• A step-by-step tutorial guide to help you get a firm grip on WildFly to create engaging applications

Who This Book Is For

If you are a Java developer who wants to learn about Java EE, this is the book for you. It’s also ideal for developers who already have experience with the Java EE platform but would like to learn more about the new Java EE 7 features by analyzing fully functional sample applications using the new application server WildFly.

In Detail

Java Enterprise Edition is a well-known platform for application development. Its seventh release brings many new features and API improvements. WildFly is a successor of the JBoss Application Server family and fully implements the Java EE 7 standards.

Java EE 7 Development with WildFly shows you how to use the latest version of the Java EE 7 platform, including its most advanced features. Every topic is presented using working examples that are prepared to work out of the box with the new WildFly application server. This book will give you an insight into JBoss’ message-oriented middleware, which allows you to loosely couple heterogeneous systems together, while typically providing reliability and many other features.

By the end of the book, you will have covered important topics such as learning the most important info about Java EE technologies, what changes the Java EE 7 brought, and how to use JBoss Forge scaffolding mechanisms (for example AngularJS) and perform endpoint generation, including JAX-RS.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Getting Started with WildFly
Chapter 2. Your First Java EE Application on WildFly
Chapter 3. Introducing Java EE 7 – EJBs
Chapter 4. Learning Context and Dependency Injection
Chapter 5. Combining Persistence with CDI
Chapter 6. Developing Applications with JBoss JMS Provider
Chapter 7. Adding Web Services to Your Applications
Chapter 8. Adding WebSockets
Chapter 9. Managing the Application Server
Chapter 10. Securing WildFly Applications
Chapter 11. Clustering WildFly Applications
Chapter 12. Long-term Tasks’ Execution
Chapter 13. Testing Your Applications