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AppFuse Architecture. Directory Structure, Build/Test/Deploy Processes. Project Structure. Directory structure Simpler is better Map to artifacts Customizations/personalization's IDE issues Separate source from artifacts - cleanable . Top-level Directory Structure.
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AppFuse Architecture Directory Structure, Build/Test/Deploy Processes
Project Structure • Directory structure • Simpler is better • Map to artifacts • Customizations/personalization's • IDE issues • Separate source from artifacts - cleanable
Top-level Directory Structure • bin – automation scripts • lib – 3rd party libraries (i.e. Struts and Hibernate) • metadata – SQL scripts, server configurations and XDoclet fragments • src – Java source files • test – JUnit, Cactus, StrutsTestCase tests • tools – Strutsgen: a tool for generating JSPs from ActionForms • web – JSPs, properties files, images, scripts, stylesheets
Open Source Dependencies • Ant-contrib– use “propertycopy” task in build process • Checkstyle – used to verify that coding standards are followed • Dbunit– cleans/loads data into database before tests are run • Display Tag– used to display list screens (including sorting/paging) • Hibernate– persistence engine • Cactus – for unit testing server-side java code • Log4j– logging framework, includes e-mailing errors • Struts – web application framework, we use JSPs and Servlets • Java2HTML – creates HTML pages of .java files … continued
Open Source Dependencies, cont. • JUnitDoclet – generates skeleton test cases for a class’s methods • PMD – inspects code for unused variables, parameters, etc. • StrutsMenu – navigation system • StrutsTestCase – extension of Cactus to test Struts’ Actions • WebTest– used to test JSPs • XDoclet – code and deployment descriptor generator
Java Directory Structure src & test org.appfuse… common ejb web
Ant Build File • XML format • In project root directory • Default name: build.xml • Declarative - define steps, not scripty details • Defines a single project • A project contains targets • Targets contain tasks
AppFuse Tasks • Main tasks in appfuse project • clean • ejbdoclet and webdoclet • compile-module (where module is common, web or ejb) • package-module • deploy • test-module
XDoclet’s Role • Generates Hibernate mapping files (.hbm.xml) - <ejbdoclet> • Generates Struts’ ActionForms from POJOs - <ejbdoclet> • Generates Validator’s validation.xml from ActionForms - <webdoclet> • Generates web.xml and struts-config.xml - <webdoclet>
XDoclet Examples • Hibernate: User.java • @hibernate.classtable=“app_user" • Generating ActionForms: User.java • @struts.forminclude-all="true"extends=“BaseForm"
XDoclet Examples, cont. • Generating entries in struts-config: UserAction.java • @struts.actionpath="/saveUser"name=“userForm“ scope="request"validate="true" parameter="action" input=“editUser"
User Interface • Constructed with Tiles – web/layouts/baseLayout.jsp controls the entire layout of the site. • Uses Struts JSP tags for editing/saving forms. • Uses JSTL for conditionals, includes and messages.
User Interface, cont. • XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0 • Allows validation • Cleaner HTML (all attributes lowercase, etc) • DOCTYPE switching
More Resources • AppFuse Project Homepage • http://raibledesigns.com/appfuse • http://raibledesigns.com/appfuse/tutorials • Java Development with Ant • http://www.ehatchersolutions.com/JavaDevWithAnt • Enhance J2EE component reuse with XDoclet • http://www.arc-mind.com/papers/ws-j2x-ltr.pdf • Step-by-Step tutorial on using XDoclet to write your own custom templates • http://www.arc-mind.com/papers/xdoclet2.pdf • Ant, JUnit, XDoclet Presentations • http://ehatchersolutions.com/downloads/presentations