Java Open Source Programming (PDF)

Discover how to develop full-scale J2EE?TM applications quickly andefficiently using the best Open Source toolsWritten by leading authorities in the field, this book shows youhow to leverage a suite of best-of-breed Open Source developmenttools to take the pain out of J2EE and build a complete Web-basedapplication. You'll combine these tools to actually reduce thepoints of failure in your application, while increasing overallsystem stability and robustness. Along with the tools introducedhere, you'll develop the PetSoar application, which follows thePetStore application used by Sun Microsystems to demonstratefeatures of J2EE. With PetSoar, the authors focus on developing amaintainable and flexible application, rather than showcasing theend result, so that you can apply the material in your ownprojects.In addition, the authors provide methods for utilizing Open Sourcesoftware components for each stage of the developmentprocess.The Open Source products covered include:* Hibernate to aid with simple,flexible, and speedy transparentobject persistence* OpenSymphony WebWork to allow for pluggable view technologies andextensible configuration* JUnit and Mock Objects to assist with rapid and robust unittesting* XDoclet to assist with generating code and configuration filesautomatically* Jakarta Lucene to add Google-style smart search capabilities todata stores* OpenSymphony SiteMesh to aid in the creation of large sites witha common look and feel* OpenSymphony OSCache to easily cache slow dynamic sections of Websites resulting in faster-loading pages