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Enterprise Application Development with Ext JS and Spring

By : Gierer
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Enterprise Application Development with Ext JS and Spring

By: Gierer

Overview of this book

Spring and Ext JS are cutting edge frameworks that allow us to build high performance web applications for modern devices, that are now consuming data at a faster rate than ever before. It is the appropriate time for you to understand how to best leverage these technologies when architecting, designing, and developing large scale web development projects. This practical guide condenses an approach to web development that was gained from real world projects, and outlines a simple, practical approach to developing high performance, and enterprise grade web applications. Starting with configuring Java, NetBeans, and MySQL to prepare your development environment, you will then learn how to connect your NetBeans IDE to the MySQL database server. We will then explore the Task Time Tracker (3T) project database structure and populate these tables with test data. Following on from this, we will examine core JPA concepts after reverse engineering the domain layer with NetBeans. Leveraging the Data Access Object design pattern, you will learn how to build the Java DAO implementation layer assisted by generics in base classes, followed by a Data Transfer Object enabled service layer to encapsulate the business logic of your 3T application. The final chapters that focus on Java explore how to implement the request handling layer using Spring annotated controllers, and deploy the 3T application to the GlassFish server. We will then configure the Ext JS 4 development environment and introduce key Ext JS 4 concepts, including MVC and practical design conventions. Covering a variety of important Ext JS 4 strategies and concepts, you will be fully-equipped to implement a variety of different user interfaces using the Ext JS MVC design pattern. Your journey ends by exploring the production build and deployment process using Maven, Sencha Cmd and GlassFish.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
14
A. Introducing Spring Data JPA
15
Index

Who this book is for

This book is particularly relevant to those working in large-scale web application development projects, including application architects, Java developers, and Ext JS developers.

Application architects

Architects understand the big picture from a technical perspective and are responsible for laying out a blueprint for development standards. This book will introduce you to the power of the Spring Framework and Sencha Ext JS and how you can best leverage these technologies when designing your next project.

Java developers

Regardless of your level of understanding, you will learn how the Spring Framework encourages good programming practices. This includes a clean, layered structure that is easy to enhance and maintain. Those new to Spring will be surprised at how little effort is required to achieve significant results. For both new and experienced Spring developers, the focus will be best practices for enterprise web development to allow seamless integration with Sencha Ext JS clients. If you have never worked with Sencha Ext JS, you will be surprised at how quickly powerful UIs can bring backend data to life.

Ext JS developers

Sencha Ext JS is a powerful framework that is used to build enterprise applications that are cross-browser compliant. This book will solve real-world problems right from analysis to providing fully functional solutions. You will see the many stages of development that are usually hidden from Ext JS developers; you will also get introduced to the steps required to produce JSON data for client consumption. The chapters focusing on the Ext JS components will introduce simple strategies for maintainable development based on the latest MVC design patterns.