Google web toolkit applications

"Ryan clearly understands the GWT value proposition and how GWT integrates into a diverse web technology stack-and not just in a theoretical way. With the popularity of gpokr.com and kdice.com, Ryan can speak with the authority of concrete success." - Bruce Johnson, creator of Google Web Toolkit "This book distinguishes itself from other books on GWT in that it walks through the entire process of building several nontrivial GWT applications, not the toy applications that most books present." - R. Mark Volkmann, Object Computing, Inc. " Google(TM) Web Toolkit Applications is an excellent resource for any GWT developer. Solutions to challenges commonly encountered in GWT are presented through the design and development of actual applications. The applications developed throughout the text demonstrate best practices from simple UI design all the way to custom code generation, and are presented with little pretext about the amount of Java knowledge a given developer may have. Advanced concepts are not withheld but are presented in a way that will be understood by both novice and seasoned developers alike. Good application development practices and proper Model View Controller design is reinforced throughout the book, nearly guaranteeing that the reader will come away a better programmer. " - Jason Essington, Senior Web/Java Engineer, Green River Computing "Dewsbury's Google(TM) Web Toolkit Applications is a book for both experts and beginner programmers who want to discover this open source Java software development framework, as well as write Ajax applications. A very detailed book!" - Massimo Nardone, Advisory IT Security Architect Accelerate and Simplify Ajax Development with Google Web Toolkit Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google(TM) Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you're a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you'll need. In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his "in-the-trenches" insights on Building elegant and responsive user interfaces with Cascading Style Sheets and GWT's Widgets and Panels Creating seamless user experiences through asynchronous communication with HTTP, REST, JSON/JSONP, and RPC Interoperating with web standards-such as XML, RSS, and Atom-and web services-such as Google Maps, Amazon Books, Yahoo! Search, Flickr, and Blogger Overcoming browser security restrictions, such as HTTP's two-connection limit and the Same-Origin policy Accelerating development, using software engineering, code generation, internationalization, application patterns, and Java tools Deploying for optimal performance with resource compression and caching Building five non-trivial applications: a gadget application with a rich drag-and-drop interface, a multi-search application that makes requests to many search engines, a blog editor application for managing entries across multiple blogs, a web-based instant messenger, and a database manager for a traditional web page This practical guide to GWT introduces you to the technology; provides techniques, tips, and examples; and puts you on the road to delivering top-notch user experiences for your web applications. Contents......Page 10 Preface......Page 18 About the Author......Page 24 PART I: Understanding the Google Web Toolkit......Page 26 The Emergence of Ajax......Page 28 Rethinking Web Applications......Page 30 Software Engineering for Ajax......Page 33 Evaluating Your Background......Page 36 The Importance of Application Development Skills......Page 39 A Quick Tutorial......Page 41 Overview of Toolkit Packages......Page 55 Overview of GWT Applications......Page 59 Summary......Page 61 Chapter 2 User Interface Library Overview......Page 62 Static Widgets......Page 63 Form Widgets......Page 72 Complex Widgets......Page 88 Simple Layout Panels......Page 95 Complex Layout Panels......Page 105 Simple Container Panels......Page 109 Complex Container Panels......Page 112 User Interface Framework Glue......Page 120 Summary......Page 128 Basic Server Integration Techniques......Page 130 Using Data Format Libraries......Page 142 Third-Party Server Integration......Page 150 Advanced Server Integration Techniques......Page 153 Summary......Page 162 Setting Up the Development Environment......Page 164 Adding Projects to Eclipse......Page 170 Writing Java Code in Eclipse......Page 174 Debugging in Eclipse......Page 183 Organizing Your Application Structure......Page 189 Testing Applications......Page 193 Building and Sharing Modules......Page 205 Deploying Applications......Page 208 Summary......Page 215 Using Asynchronous Programming......Page 216 Handling the Back Button......Page 222 Creating Elegant Interfaces with CSS......Page 225 Extending the Toolkit......Page 237 Internationalizing Applications......Page 251 Generating Code......Page 260 Improving Performance......Page 267 Summary......Page 276 PART II: Rich Web Applications by Example......Page 278 Chapter 6 Gadget Desktop Application......Page 280 Using the Container Application Pattern......Page 281 Designing the Model......Page 282 Building a Columned Container Interface......Page 289 Putting Gadgets in the View......Page 299 Creating Drag-and-Drop Gadgets......Page 308 Cleaning Up User Interfaces with CSS......Page 315 Adding Persistency......Page 325 Using Other JavaScript Libraries......Page 334 Summary......Page 343 Using the Aggregator Application Pattern......Page 344 Multi-Search Design......Page 346 The Model......Page 347 The View......Page 349 The Controller......Page 356 Importing Structured Data Formats......Page 359 Integrating with Yahoo! Search......Page 365 Integrating with Google Base......Page 369 Integrating with Flickr Search......Page 373 Integrating with Amazon Search......Page 379 Summary......Page 383 Using the Workspace Application Pattern......Page 386 Building a Web Service Client......Page 388 The Model......Page 390 Building a Multiple Document View......Page 392 Adding Rich Text Editing......Page 406 The LoadingPanel Widget......Page 411 The TitleCommandBar Widget......Page 413 Designing the Application Controller......Page 415 Building an HTTP Proxy Servlet......Page 417 Integrating with the Blogger API......Page 426 Summary......Page 446 Using the Collaborator Application Pattern......Page 448 Instant Messenger Design......Page 450 The Model......Page 451 Building a Complementary Interface......Page 454 The Controller Overview......Page 472 Using GWT-RPC......Page 475 Connecting to the Server......Page 481 Adding RPC Events......Page 483 The Instant Messenger Server......Page 490 Using Server-Side Advanced IO......Page 495 Summary......Page 503 Chapter 10 Database Editor Application......Page 504 Using the Manager Application Pattern......Page 505 Designing the Model......Page 507 Using Asynchronous Data Access Objects......Page 510 Building a Two-Paned Editor Interface......Page 513 Server Integration Overview......Page 532 Writing a Generic GWT Code Generator......Page 535 Integrating with Action-Based PHP Scripts......Page 547 Integrating with a RESTful Ruby on Rails Application......Page 555 Integrating with a GWT-RPC Servlet......Page 567 Summary......Page 579 A......Page 580 B......Page 581 C......Page 582 D......Page 584 E......Page 585 G......Page 586 H......Page 588 I......Page 589 J......Page 590 M......Page 591 O......Page 592 P......Page 593 R......Page 594 S......Page 595 T......Page 597 W......Page 598 Y......Page 599 Accelerate and Simplify Ajax Development with Google Web Toolkit. Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether you're a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage you'll need. In this valuable book, insider Ryan Dewsbury provides instructions for using the robust tool set and gets you on your way to creating first-class web applications by providing a comprehensive overview of GWT technology. In addition, he shares his in-the-trenches insights on. Building elegant and responsive user interfaces with Cascading Style Sheets and GWT's Widgets and Panels. Creating seamless user experiences through asynchronous communication with HTTP, REST, JSON/JSONP, and RPC Interoperating with web standards such as XML, RSS, and Atom and web services such as Google Maps, Amazon Books, Yahoo! Search, Flickr, and Blogger. Overcoming browser security restrictions, such as HTTP's two-connection limit and the Same-Origin policy. Accelerating development, using software engineering, code generation, internationalization, application patterns, and Java tools. Deploying for optimal performance with resource compression and caching. Building five non-trivial applications: a gadget application with a rich drag-and-drop interface, a multi-search application that makes requests to many search engines, a blog editor application for managing entries across multiple blogs, a web-based instant messenger, and a database manager for a traditional web page. This practical guide to GWT introduces you to the technology; provides techniques, tips, and examples; and puts you on the road to delivering top-notch user experiences for your web applications. [Sources : 4ème de couv.] Get the edge you need to deliver exceptional user experiences with Google Web Toolkit Applications, a guidebook that provides web developers with core information and instructions for creating rich web applications. Whether youʹre a developer who needs to build a high-performance front end for Java, PHP, or Ruby applications, or to integrate with external web services, this resource from expert Google Web Toolkit (GWT) developer Ryan Dewsbury delivers the in-depth coverage youʹll need.-- Back cover A thorough handbook on how to build applications with the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) furnishes coverage of the updated features, tools, and techniques of the latest version of GWT and includes a detailed study of five applications built with GWT to reveal development patterns, techniques, and subtleties used throughout the design and development process. Original. (Intermediate)