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Category Archives: web
Using an embedded SQL database in Java web application
You have a Java web application needing a relational SQL database. According to JavaEE conventions, you declare the DataSource in web.xml: <resource-ref> <res-ref-name>jdbc/DS</res-ref-name> <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type> <res-auth>Container</res-auth> </resource-ref> and then fetch it in code with (DataSource)new InitialContext().lookup(“java:comp/env/jdbc/DS”). Using Maven, Jetty and HSQLDB, … Continue reading
Posted in Java, JavaEE, web
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How to design a RESTful protocol
What is REST? In most cases, it is sufficient say that REST is a way to design a network protocol based on HTTP. I perfer to call it a RESTful protocol, but it can also be called RESTful API or … Continue reading
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PHP session timeout
The developers of PHP has, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the default session timeout should be 24 minutes (1440 seconds). This means that if you have a MediaWiki wiki and are editing a single page for half an hour … Continue reading
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Web application frameworks in Java
When you know which type of web application you are to develop, it’s time to have a look at some possible choices. I have tried to categorize some modern and popular web application frameworks in Java. Simple server driven MVC … Continue reading
Web applications and web frameworks
If you are to develop a web application, there are a lot if frameworks to choose between. I assume that the web application by its nature needs to have bi-directional communication between the web browser and the server during the … Continue reading
Posted in AJAX, web
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Using Vaadin with Maven
Vaadin is a comprehensive framework for developing web applications in Java. The Vaadin web site presents a number of ways to use Vaadin with Maven, but I am not completely satisfied with any of those. Here is how I do … Continue reading
Posted in Java, web
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How to implement RESTful JSON Web Services in Java
You can implement RESTful Web Services in Java using the JAX-RS framework. JAX-RS is part of the JavaEE 6 platform. But if you are not using a JavaEE 6 application server, you can use the reference implementation Jersey and embed … Continue reading
Misuse of HTTP GET is a cardinal sin
According to the RESTful style, you should make use of the four HTTP methods GET, POST, PUT and DELETE. However, in many cases only GET and POST is used, and POST is used when you really should use PUT or … Continue reading
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Type safe JSP and JSTL
When using JavaServer Pages, you want to use JSTL to be able to to flow-control (iterations and conditionals) in a reasonable way. And the recommended way to use JSTL is to use the Expression Language (EL). However, using EL is … Continue reading
Poor Javascript performance is an obstacle in AJAX development
I’m currently developing my first AJAX based web application. The goal is to have a pure AJAX application, i.e. never reload the entire page, use only background XMLHTTPRequest to contact the server. My observations so far is that it is … Continue reading