In the previous chapter, you learned some basics about how to set up and deploy a Hello World application on WildFly. In this chapter, we will go a little deeper and learn how to create, deploy, and assemble Enterprise JavaBeans, which are at the heart of most Enterprise applications. Additionally, you will learn how to use Maven, a popular build tool, which can ease the packaging process of our beans.
In more detail, here is what you will learn in this chapter:
What changes are introduced by the new EJB 3.2 specification
How to create a Java EE 7 Maven project
How to develop a singleton EJB
How to create stateless and stateful Enterprise JavaBeans
How to add and manage schedulers and timers to your application
How to make use of asynchronous APIs in an EJB project