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Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By : Ram Kulkarni
Book Image

Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By: Ram Kulkarni

Overview of this book

Java EE is one of the most popular tools for enterprise application design and development. With recent changes to Java EE 8 specifications, Java EE application development has become a lot simpler with the new specifications, some of which compete with the existing specifications. This guide provides a complete overview of developing highly performant, robust and secure enterprise applications with Java EE with Eclipse. The book begins by exploring different Java EE technologies and how to use them (JSP, JSF, JPA, JDBC, EJB, and more), along with suitable technologies for different scenarios. You will learn how to set up the development environment for Java EE applications and understand Java EE specifications in detail, with an emphasis on examples. The book takes you through deployment of an application in Tomcat, GlassFish Servers, and also in the cloud. It goes beyond the basics and covers topics like debugging, testing, deployment, and securing your Java EE applications. You'll also get to know techniques to develop cloud-ready microservices in Java EE.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Free Chapter
1
Introducing JEE and Eclipse
Index

Installing Spring Tool Suite


Spring Tool Suite (STS) is a set of tools in Eclipse for creating Spring applications. It can be either installed as a plugin to an existing installation of Eclipse JEE or can be installed standalone. The standalone version of STS is also packaged with Eclipse EE, so all Eclipse features for Java EE development are available in STS too. You can download STS from https://spring.io/tools. Since we have already installed Eclipse EE, we will install STS as a plugin. The easiest way to install the STS plugin is from Eclipse Marketplace. Select the Help | Eclipse Marketplace... menu.

Type Spring Tool Suite in the Find box, and click the Go button:

Figure 8.1: Search fir STS in Eclipse Marketplace

Click Install. The next page shows the features of STS that will be installed. Click Confirm to install the selected features.