JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide (Paperback)

Description

Consisting of a number of well-known open source products, JBoss is more a family of interrelated services than a single monolithic application. But, as with any tool that's as feature-rich as JBoss, there are number of pitfalls and complexities, too.

Most developers struggle with the same issues when deploying J2EE applications on JBoss: they have trouble getting the many J2EE and JBoss deployment descriptors to work together; they have difficulty finding out how to get started; their projects don't have a packaging and deployment strategy that grows with the application; or, they find the Class Loaders confusing and don't know how to use them, which can cause problems.

JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide helps developers overcome these challenges. As you work through the book, you'll build a project using extensive code examples. You'll delve into all the major facets of J2EE application deployment on JBoss, including JSPs, Servlets, EJBs, JMS, JNDI, web services, JavaMail, JDBC, and Hibernate. With the help of this book, you'll:
 

• Implement a full J2EE application and deploy it on JBoss
• Discover how to use the latest features of JBoss 4 and J2EE 1.4, including J2EE-compliant web services
• Master J2EE application deployment on JBoss with EARs, WARs, and EJB JARs
• Understand the core J2EE deployment descriptors and how they integrate with JBoss-specific descriptors
• Base your security strategy on JAAS

 

Written for Java developers who want to use JBoss on their projects, the book covers the gamut of deploying J2EE technologies on JBoss, providing a brief survey of each subject aimed at the working professional with limited time.

If you're one of the legions of developers who have decided to give JBoss a try, then JBoss at Work: A Practical Guide is your next logical purchase. It'll show you in plain language how to use the fastest growing open source tool in the industry today. If you've worked with JBoss before, this book will get you up to speed on JBoss 4, JBoss WS (web services), and Hibernate 3.

 

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Getting Started with JBoss
     Why "JBoss at Work"?
     Why JBoss?
     The Example: JAW Motors
     The Tools
     Installing JBoss
     Deploying Applications to JBoss
     Looking Ahead-

2. Web Applications
     The Servlet Container
     Three-Tier Applications
     Exploring the Presentation Tier
     Building the View Cars Page
     Adding a Model and Controller
     Looking Ahead-

3. Building and Deploying an EAR
     WARs Versus EARs
     Application.xml
     Common JAR
     Deploying the EAR
     Adding a DAO
     Using XDoclet
     Looking Ahead-

4. Databases and JBoss
     Persistence Options
     JDBC
     JNDI
     JNDI References in web.xml
     JBoss DataSource Descriptors
     JDBC Driver JARs
     Database Checklist
     Accessing the Database Using Ant
     Creating JDBCCarDAO
     Looking Ahead-

5. Hibernate and JBoss
     The Pros and Cons of ORMs
     Hibernate Mapping Files
     Hibernate MBean Service Descriptor
     Creating a HAR
     Adding the HAR to the EAR
     Creating a JNDI lookup
     Hibernate Checklist
     HibernateCarDAO
     Adding a Car
     Editing a Car
     Deleting a Car
     Looking Ahead-

6. Stateless Session Beans
     Issues with EJBs
     Should I Use EJB or Not?
     Business Tier
     Enterprise JavaBeans
     Our Example
     Iteration 1-Introduce a Session Bean
     Calling the Session Bean from the Controller Servlet
     EJB-Based JNDI References in Web-Based Deployment Descriptors
     Session Bean Types
     Session Beans
     Remote Versus Local EJB Calls
     Local and Remote Interfaces
     Home Interfaces
     Reviewing Iteration 1
     Testing Iteration 1
     Iteration 2-Move Business Logic Out of the Controller
     Reviewing Iteration 2
     Testing Iteration 2
     Iteration 3-Buy a Car
     The AccountingDTO
     Developing the HibernateAccountingDAO
     Adding buyCar( ) to the InventoryFacadeBean
     Reviewing Iteration 3
     Testing Iteration 3
     Final Thoughts on Session Beans
     Looking Ahead . . .

7. Java Message Service (JMS) and Message-Driven Beans
     Sending Messages with JMS
     Upgrade the Site: Running a Credit Check
     JMS Architecture Overview
     JMS Messaging Models
     Creating a Message
     Sending the Message
     Core JMS API
     Sending a JMS Message
     JMS-Based JNDI References in Web-Based Deployment Descriptors
     Deploying JMS Destinations on JBoss
     JMS Checklist
     Message-Driven Beans (MDBs)
     MDB Checklist
     Testing the Credit Check
     Looking Ahead . . .

8. JavaMail
     Running a Credit Check
     Sending Email Messages with JavaMail
     Upgrading the MDB to Send an Email Message
     Sending an Email Message
     JavaMail-Based JNDI References in EJB Deployment Descriptors
     Automating JavaMail-Based JNDI References with XDoclet
     Deploying JavaMail on JBoss
     JavaMail Checklist
     Testing the Credit Check Notification Email
     Looking Ahead . . .

9. Security
     J2EE Security
     Web-Based Security
     Restricting Access with web.xml
     JAAS
     Deploying a JAAS-Based Security Realm on JBoss
     Testing Secure JSPs
     Protecting the Administrative Actions
     Web Security Checklist
     Integrating Web Tier and EJB Tier Security
     EJB Security
     EJB Security Checklist
     Looking Ahead . . .

10. Web Services
     Web Services Architecture
     JBoss 4.x and Web Services
     J2EE 1.4 and Web Services
     Implementing J2EE 1.4 Web Services
     Service Endpoint Interface (SEI)
     Modifying ejb-jar.xml
     webservices.xml
     JAX-RPC Mapping File
     WSDL File
     Set the Web Service URL
     Modifying the InventoryFacadeBean EJB
     Web Services Deployment
     Automating Web Services Deployment
     J2EE Web Services Checklist
     Testing Web Services Deployment
     Web Services Client
     Implementing a Web Service Client
     Web Service Client Checklist
     Testing the Web Service Client
     Final Thoughts on J2EE 1.4 Web Services
     Conclusion
     Congratulations!

A. ClassLoaders and JBoss

B. Logging and JBoss

C. JAAS Tutorial

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