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Data-Centric Applications with Vaadin 8

By : Alejandro Duarte
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Data-Centric Applications with Vaadin 8

By: Alejandro Duarte

Overview of this book

Vaadin is an open-source Java framework used to build modern user interfaces. Vaadin 8 simplifies application development and improves user experience. The book begins with an overview of the architecture of Vaadin applications and the way you can organize your code in modules.Then it moves to the more advanced topics about advanced topics such as internationalization, authentication, authorization, and database connectivity. The book also teaches you how to implement CRUD views, how to generate printable reports, and how to manage data with lazy loading. By the end of this book you will be able to architect, implement, and deploy stunning Vaadin applications, and have the knowledge to master web development with Vaadin.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Summary

This chapter was full of new technologies! We discussed what an object-relational mapping framework is, and studied practical examples on how to use three popular persistence technologies for Java: JPA, MyBatis, and jOOQ. We saw how Vaadin Framework allows us to consume any kind of Java API directly, usually through custom abstractions that encapsulate details (such as service and repository classes). We learned the most basic form of data binding in Vaadin, which consists of setting and getting the values directly from domain objects to UI components. We also learned how to separate code that builds up the UI from the code, which adds behavior to it in order to improve its maintainability.

In Chapter 7, Implementing CRUD User Interfaces, we are going to see more Vaadin-related topics and discuss data binding in more depth.

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