Professional Java for Web Applications

The comprehensive Wrox guide for creating Java web applications for the enterprise

This guide shows Java software developers and software engineers how to build complex web applications in an enterprise environment. You’ll begin with an introduction to the Java Enterprise Edition and the basic web application, then set up a development application server environment, learn about the tools used in the development process, and explore numerous Java technologies and practices. The book covers industry-standard tools and technologies, specific technologies, and underlying programming concepts.

• Java is an essential programming language used worldwide for both Android app development and enterprise-level corporate solutions
• As a step-by-step guide or a general reference, this book provides an all-in-one Java development solution
• Explains Java Enterprise Edition 7 and the basic web application, how to set up a development application server environment, which tools are needed during the development process, and how to apply various Java technologies
• Covers new language features in Java 8, such as Lambda Expressions, and the new Java 8 Date & Time API introduced as part of JSR 310, replacing the legacy Date and Calendar APIs
• Demonstrates the new, fully-duplex WebSocket web connection technology and its support in Java EE 7, allowing the reader to create rich, truly interactive web applications that can push updated data to the client automatically
• Instructs the reader in the configuration and use of Log4j 2.0, Spring Framework 4 (including Spring Web MVC), Hibernate Validator, RabbitMQ, Hibernate ORM, Spring Data, Hibernate Search, and Spring Security
• Covers application logging, JSR 340 Servlet API 3.1, JSR 245 JavaServer Pages (JSP) 2.3 (including custom tag libraries), JSR 341 Expression Language 3.0, JSR 356 WebSocket API 1.0, JSR 303/349 Bean Validation 1.1, JSR 317/338 Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.1, full-text searching with JPA, RESTful and SOAP web services, Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP), and OAuth

Professional Java for Web Applications is the complete Wrox guide for software developers who are familiar with Java and who are ready to build high-level enterprise Java web applications.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Creating Enterprise Applications
Chapter 1: Introducing Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
Chapter 2: Using Web Containers
Chapter 3: Writing Your First Servlet
Chapter:4 Using JSPs to Display Content
Chapter 5: Maintaining State Using Sessions
Chapter 6: Using the Expression Language in JSPs
Chapter 7: Using the Java Standard Tag Library
Chapter 8: Writing Custom Tag and Function Libraries
Chapter 9: Improving Your Application Using Filters
Chapter 10: Making Your Application Interactive with WebSockets
Chapter 11: Using Logging to Monitor Your Application

Part 2: Adding Spring Framework Into the Mix
Chapter 12: Introducing Spring Framework
Chapter 13: Replacing Your Servlets with Controllers
Chapter 14: Using Services and Repositories to Support Your Controllers
Chapter 15: Internationalizing Your Application with Spring Framework i18n
Chapter 16: Using JSR 349, Spring Framework, and Hibernate Validator for Bean Validation
Chapter 17: Creating RESTful and SOAP Web Services
Chapter 18: Using Messaging and Clustering for Flexibility and Reliability

Part 3: Persisting Data with JPA and Hibernate ORM
Chapter 19: Introducing Java Persistence API and Hibernate ORM
Chapter 20: Mapping Entities to Tables with JPA Annotations
Chapter 21: Using JPA in Spring Framework Repositories
Chapter 22: Eliminating Boilerplate Repositories with Spring Data JPA
Chapter 23: Searching for Data with JPA and Hibernate Search
Chapter 24: Creating Advanced Mappings and Custom Data Types

Part 4: Securing Your Application with Spring Security
Chapter 25: Introducing Spring Security
Chapter 26: Authenticating Users with Spring Security
Chapter 27: Using Authorization Tags and Annotations
Chapter 28: Securing RESTful Web Services with OAuth