Beginning Java MVC 1.0: Model View Controller Development to Build Web, Cloud, and Microservices Applications

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Introduction
Chapter 1: About MVC: Model, View, Controller
	The History of MVC
	MVC in Web Applications
	MVC for Java
	Finally, Java MVC (JSR-371)
	Why MVC
	Where Is Hello World?
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 2: Prerequisite: Jakarta EE/Java EE
	The Nature of Java for Enterprise Applications
	GlassFish, a Free Java Server
		Getting GlassFish
		GlassFish Shell Administration
		GlassFish GUI Administration
		GlassFish REST Interface Administration
	Using a Preinstalled Java Server
	Learning Java for Enterprise Applications
	RESTful Services
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 3: Development Workflow
	Using Gradle as a Build Framework
	Using Eclipse as an IDE
		Installing Eclipse
		Configuring Eclipse
		Adding Java Runtimes
		Adding Plugins
		Eclipse Everyday Usage
	More About Gradle
		A Basic Gradle Project
		Gradle Main Concepts
		Standard Gradle Project Layout
		The Central Gradle Build File
		Running Gradle Tasks
		Gradle Tasks Explained
		Gradle Plugins
		More About Repositories
		More About Dependencies
		Changing the Project Structure
		The Gradle Build File Is a Groovy Script
		Script Variables
		Custom Tasks
		The Gradle Wrapper
		Multi-Project Builds
		Adding a Deploy Task
	Developing Using the Console
	Installing MVC
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 4: Hello World for Java MVC
	Starting the Hello World Project
	The Hello World Model
	The Hello World View
	The Hello World Controller
	Using Gradle to Build Hello World
	Starting a Jakarta EE Server
	Deploying and Testing Hello World
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 5: Start Working with Java MVC
	Handling User Input from Forms
	Exception Handling in Java MVC
	Non-String POST Parameters
	Handling Query Parameters
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 6: In-Depth Java MVC
	The Model
		CDI in Java MVC
		Model Object Scopes
		The Simplified Model Data Container
	The View: JSPs
		JSP Basics
		Directives
		Static Content
		Java Scriptlets and Java Expressions
		Implicit Objects
		JavaBeans Components
		Expression Languages
		Output
		Variables
		Loops
		Conditional Branching
		Cookies
	The View: Facelets
		Facelets Files
		Facelets Configuration
		Templating via Facelets
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			The  Tag, Second Variant
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		An Example Facelets Project
		Mixing Facelets and JSTL
		Unified Expressions
	The Controller
		Controller Basics
		Getting Pages
		Preparing the Model
		Posting Data into Controllers
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 7: In-Depth Java MVC: Part II
	Adding Bean Validation
	Injectable Context
	Persisting State
	Dealing with Page Fragments
	Observers
	Configuration
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 8: Internationalization
	Language Resources
	Adding Localized Messages to the Session
	Formatting Data in the View
	Using JSF for Formatting
	Localized Data Conversion
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 9: Java MVC and EJBs
	About Session EJBs
	Defining EJBs
	Accessing EJBs
	EJB Projects
	EJBs with Dependencies
	Asynchronous EJB Invocation
	Timer EJBs
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 10: Connecting Java MVC to a Database
	Abstracting Away Database Access with JPA
	Setting Up a SQL Database
	Creating a Datasource
	Preparing the Member Registration Application
	Adding EclipseLink as ORM
	Controllers
	Adding Data Access Objects
	Updating the View
	Adding Entities
	Adding Relations
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 11: Logging Java MVC Applications
	System Streams
	JDK Logging in GlassFish
		GlassFish Log Files
		Adding Logging Output to the Console
		Using the Standard Logging API for Your Own Projects
		Logging Levels
		The Logger Hierarchy and Thresholds
		The Logging Configuration
		The Logging Format
	Using JDK Standard Logging for Other Servers
	Adding Log4j Logging to Your Application
		Adding Log4j Server-Wide
		Changing the Logging Format
		Adding Log4j to Jakarta EE Web Applications
		Using Log4j in the Coding
	Exercises
	Summary
Chapter 12: A Java MVC Example Application
	The BooKlubb Database
	The BooKlubb Eclipse Project
	The BooKlubb Infrastructure Classes
	Configuring BooKlubb Database Access
	The BooKlubb Internationalization
	The BooKlubb Entity Classes
	BooKlubb Database Access via DAOs
	The BooKlubb Model
	The BooKlubb Controller
	The BooKlubb View
		Fragment Files
		Landing Page
		Member-Related View Files
		Book-Related View Files
	Deploying and Testing BooKlubb
	Summary
Appendix
	Solutions to the Exercises
		Chapter 1 Exercises
		Chapter 2 Exercises
		Chapter 3 Exercises
		Chapter 4 Exercises
		Chapter 5 Exercises
		Chapter 6 Exercises
		Chapter 7 Exercises
		Chapter 8 Exercises
		Chapter 9 Exercises
		Chapter 10 Exercises
		Chapter 11 Exercises
Index