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Developing Middleware in Java EE 8

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Developing Middleware in Java EE 8

Overview of this book

Middleware is the infrastructure in software based applications that enables businesses to solve problems, operate more efficiently, and make money. As the use of middleware extends beyond a single application, the importance of having it written by experts increases substantially. This book will help you become an expert in developing middleware for a variety of applications. The book starts off by exploring the latest Java EE 8 APIs with newer features and managing dependencies with CDI 2.0. You will learn to implement object-to-relational mapping using JPA 2.1 and validate data using bean validation. You will also work with different types of EJB to develop business logic, and with design RESTful APIs by utilizing different HTTP methods and activating JAX-RS features in enterprise applications. You will learn to secure your middleware with Java Security 1.0 and implement various authentication techniques, such as OAuth authentication. In the concluding chapters, you will use various test technologies, such as JUnit and Mockito, to test applications, and Docker to deploy your enterprise applications. By the end of the book, you will be proficient in developing robust, effective, and distributed middleware for your business.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Ignoring properties


In some cases, you may need to ignore some Java object properties from being displayed in the resulting JSON string; they may be non-primary properties holding temporary values, or some internal attributes that will not be interesting to the JSON consumer party. Hence, the @JsonbTransient annotation is used to hide some Java attributes from being shown in the resulting JSON, as shown in the following examples:

public class Movie { 
 
    private long id; 
    private String title; 
    @JsonbTransient 
    private int productionYear; 
 
    // setters and getters here 
} 
 
JsonbConfig config = new JsonbConfig().withFormatting(true); 
Jsonb jsonb = JsonbBuilder.create(config); 
 
Movie movie = new Movie(); 
movie.setId(15); 
movie.setTitle("Beauty and The Beast"); 
movie.setProductionYear(2017); 
 
String json = jsonb.toJson(movie); 
System.out.println(json); 

By running the previous example, the output will be as follows:

{ 
    "id": 15, 
    "title": "Beauty and The Beast...