Getting Started with Roo: Rapid Application Development for Java and Spring

Spring Roo goes a step beyond the Spring Framework by bringing true Rapid Application Development to Java--just as Grails has done with Groovy. This concise introduction shows you how to build applications with Roo, using the framework's shell as an intelligent and timesaving code-completion tool. It's an ideal RAD tool because Roo does much of the tedious code maintenance. You'll get started by building a simple customer relationship management application, complete with step-by-step instructions and code examples. Learn how to control any part of the application with Roo's opt-in feature, while using this open source framework to automate the rest of the code. Set up a Spring application and working Maven build to see Roo in action Address persistence with JPA and the Neo4j graph database--and learn how Roo supports NoSQL databases Use Roo's database reverse-engineering feature to generate a data model from an existing schema Build Roo applications with Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow, Google Web Toolkit, Vaadin, and other web frameworks Secure and test your application Spring Roo goes a step beyond the Spring Framework by bringing true Rapid Application Development to Java—just as Grails has done with Groovy. This concise introduction shows you how to build applications with Roo, using the framework's shell as an intelligent and timesaving code-completion tool. It's an ideal RAD tool because Roo does much of the tedious code maintenance.You'll get started by building a simple customer relationship management application, complete with step-by-step instructions and code examples. Learn how to control any part of the application with Roo's opt-in feature, while using this open source framework to automate the rest of the code.Set up a Spring application and working Maven build to see Roo in actionAddress persistence with JPA and the Neo4j graph database—and learn how Roo supports NoSQL databasesUse Roo’s database reverse-engineering feature to generate a data model from an existing schemaBuild Roo applications with Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow, Google Web Toolkit, Vaadin, and other web frameworksSecure and test your application Annotation Spring Roo goes a step beyond the Spring Framework by bringing true Rapid Application Development to Javajust as Grails has done with Groovy. This concise introduction shows you how to build applications with Roo, using the framework's shell as an intelligent and timesaving code-completion tool. It's an ideal RAD tool because Roo does much of the tedious code maintenance. You'll get started by building a simple customer relationship management application, complete with step-by-step instructions and code examples. Learn how to control any part of the application with Roo's opt-in feature, while using this open source framework to automate the rest of the code. Set up a Spring application and working Maven build to see Roo in actionAddress persistence with JPA and the Neo4j graph databaseand learn how Roo supports NoSQL databasesUse Roos database reverse-engineering feature to generate a data model from an existing schemaBuild Roo applications with Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow, Google Web Toolkit, Vaadin, and other web frameworksSecure and test your application Table of Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Conventions Used in This Book......Page 10 We’d Like to Hear from You......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Spring, the Most Productive Way to Build Java Applications......Page 13 A Worthy Alternative......Page 14 Spring Roo Means No Compromises......Page 15 The Tooling......Page 16 Our first Spring Roo application......Page 18 Database Reverse Engineering......Page 27 Riddle Me This......Page 28 Persistence with Spring Data Graph......Page 29 Spring MVC......Page 35 Taking Our Application for a Spin......Page 37 “You Win ... a Braaand Neeew Web Application!”......Page 38 Scaffolding......Page 40 How Spring Roo Builds the Scaffolding......Page 43 Spring WebFlow......Page 46 Integrating Roo with other Web Frameworks......Page 48 GWT......Page 49 Vaadin......Page 52 Where to go from Here......Page 54 Security......Page 55 Testing......Page 57 Conclusion......Page 59 Table of Contents 7 Preface 9 Conventions Used in This Book 10 Using Code Examples 11 We’d Like to Hear from You 11 Safari® Books Online 12 Acknowledgments 12 Chapter 1. Your First Intrepid Hops ... err, Steps 13 The Pitch 13 Spring, the Most Productive Way to Build Java Applications 13 A Worthy Alternative 14 Spring Roo Means No Compromises 15 Getting Started 16 The Tooling 16 Our first Spring Roo application 18 Database Reverse Engineering 27 Riddle Me This 28 On The (Active) Record 29 Persistence with Spring Data Graph 29 Chapter 2. Spring Roo on the Web 35 Spring MVC 35 Taking Our Application for a Spin 37 “You Win ... a Braaand Neeew Web Application!” 38 Scaffolding 40 How Spring Roo Builds the Scaffolding 43 Spring WebFlow 46 Integrating Roo with other Web Frameworks 48 GWT 49 Vaadin 52 Where to go from Here 54 Chapter 3. From Prototype to Production 55 Logging 55 Security 55 Testing 57 Conclusion 59