JBoss seam : simplicity and power beyond Java EE

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0137129394 ISBN-13: 9780137129393     Discover JBoss Seam: the Unified Framework for Simpler, More Powerful Web Development   JBoss Seam integrates EJB 3.0 and JSF components under a unified framework that simplifies and accelerates Java EE web development. Now, JBoss Seams project leader and technology evangelist take you inside this powerful new technology, showing exactly how to put it to work.    Michael Yuan and Thomas Heute show how JBoss Seam enables you to create web applications that would have been difficult or impossible with previous Java frameworks. Through hands-on examples and a complete case study application, youll learn how to leverage JBoss Seams breakthrough state management capabilities; integrate business processes and rules; use AJAX with Seam; and deploy your application into production, one step at a time. Coverage includes   How JBoss Seam builds onand goes beyondthe Java EE platform Using the Stateful Framework: conversations, workspaces, concurrent conversations, and transactions Integrating the web and data components: validation, clickable data tables, and bookmarkable web pages Creating AJAX and custom UI components, enabling AJAX for existing JSF components, and JavaScript integration via Seam Remoting Managing business processes, defining stateful pageflows, and implementing rule-based security Testing and optimizing JBoss Seam applications Deploying in diverse environments: with Tomcat, with production databases, in clusters, without EJB 3, and more   * Download source code for this books case study application at http://michaelyuan.com/seam/.   www.prenhallprofessional.com www.jboss.com   About This Book About the Authors Acknowledgments   Part I: Getting Started Chapter 1: What Is Seam? Chapter 2: Seam Hello World Chapter 3: Recommended JSF Enhancements Chapter 4: Rapid Application Development Tools Part II: Stateful Applications Made Easy Chapter 5: An Introduction to Stateful Framework Chapter 6: A Simple Stateful Application Chapter 7: Conversations Chapter 8: Workspaces and Concurrent Conversations Chapter 9: Transactions Part III: Integrating Web and Data Components Chapter 10: Validate Input Data Chapter 11: Clickable Data Tables Chapter 12: Bookmarkable Web Pages Chapter 13: The Seam CRUD Application Framework Chapter 14: Failing Gracefully Part IV: AJAX Support Chapter 15: Custom and AJAX UI Components Chapter 16: Enabling AJAX for Existing Components Chapter 17: Direct Ja...