Tapestry 5: Building Web Applications Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to Tapestry
Chapter 2: Creating Your Working Environment
Chapter 3: The Foundations of Tapestry
Chapter 4: Simple Components
Chapter 5: Advanced Components
Chapter 6: User Input Validation
Chapter 7: Internationalization and Localization
Chapter 8: Creating Custom Components
Appendix A: The Basics of Java for the Web
Appendix B: Creating a Real Data Source with db4o
Appendix C: Where to Go Next
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Tapestry
  • Why is Tapestry Special?
    • Tapestry HTML Templates are Free from Obtrusive Instrumentation
    • Custom Components are Very Easy to Create
    • AJAX and DHTML, but No JavaScript Coding
    • User Input Validation Works Like Magic
    • Built-In Internationalization Support
    • Inversion of Control Made Easy
  • Is Tapestry the Savior in the World of Java Web Development?
    • The Journey of Tapestry from 3 to 5
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Creating Your Working Environment
  • Install a JDK
    • Configuring the Environment for Windows
    • Configuring environment for Mac OS X
  • Install Maven
    • Create a Skeleton Tapestry project
  • Install NetBeans
    • Debugging in NetBeans
  • Installing Eclipse
  • Installing Tomcat
  • Configuring the Project in Eclipse
    • Debugging in Eclipse
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: The Foundations of Tapestry
  • Tapestry Application is a Set of Interactive Pages
  • Page Template and Page Class
  • Using Expansions
  • Using Components
  • Passing a Value Between Pages
  • What Can be Returned From an Event Handler
  • Tapestry Pages are Pooled
  • Making a Page Field Persistent
  • Using Page Activation Context
  • Different Ways of Defining Components
  • Structuring the Application
  • Creating and Using an Application State Object
  • Was an ASO Already Instantiated?
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Simple Components
  • Celebrity Collector Project
  • The Auxiliary Classes
  • TextField, PasswordField and PageLink
  • Limiting Access to a Page
  • Loop, Output and DirectLink
  • Another Use of PageLink Component
  • Radio and RadioGroup
  • Using Enumerations for Radio Component Values
  • Prefixes: prop and literal
  • The If and Checkbox Components
  • Submit Component
  • More Than One Submit Button
  • Select Component
  • Configuring an Application State Object
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Advanced Components
  • Grid Component
  • Tweaking the Grid
  • Changing the Column Titles
  • Using GridDataSource
  • BeanEditForm Component
  • Tweaking BeanEditForm
  • DateField Component
  • Changing the Styles of Grid and BeanEditForm
  • FCKEditor Component
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: User Input Validation
  • Adding Validation to Components
  • Validators
  • Providing Custom Error Messages
  • Handling Validation-Related Form Events
  • Cross-Form Validation
  • BeanEditForm Validation
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Internationalization and Localization
  • Internationalization on the Java Platform
  • Internationalization in Tapestry
  • Creating and Using Message Catalogs
  • Providing a German Message Catalog
  • Switching Locale
  • Internationalization of Images
  • Using Localized Templates
  • Other Examples of Internationalization
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Creating Custom Components
  • How to Create a Tapestry 5 Component
  • Creating the Border Component
  • Adding a Navigation Menu
  • Using a Parameter
  • Unleashing the Power of Select Component
  • Creating an OptionModel
  • Creating a SelectModel
  • Creating a ValueEncoder
  • Selecting a Celebrity
  • DateInput Component
  • Making DateInput a Field
  • Adding Simple Validation
  • Creating a Universal Locale Switcher
  • Creating a Custom Service
  • Creating a Library of Custom Components
  • Summary

• Appendix A: The Basics of Java for the Web
  • The Standard Structure of a Java Web Application
  • The Basics of the Deployment Descriptor
  • WAR Files Basics
  • About Java-Enabled Servers

• Appendix B: Creating a Real Data Source with db4o
  • Preparing the Database
  • The Main Operations
  • The Final Strokes

• Appendix C: Where to Go Next

• Index

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