Spring Python 1.1 Caption title and publication information from p. [1] at beginning. - Author from p. [2] at beginning. - Includes index

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the Author......Page 5
About the Reviewers......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Spring Python......Page 20
  Exploring Spring Python's non-invasive nature......Page 21
  Adding in some useful templates......Page 24
 Spring Python for Java developers......Page 28
 Extending Spring Python......Page 31
  Setting up an environment for Spring Python......Page 32
  Installing from a binary, pre-built download......Page 33
  Installing from source......Page 35
 Spring Python community......Page 36
 Summary......Page 37
Chapter 2: The Heart of Spring Python—Inversion of Control......Page 38
 Swapping production code with test doubles......Page 39
  More about Inversion of Control......Page 42
  Adding Inversion of Control to our application......Page 43
  Dependency Injection a.k.a. the Hollywood principle......Page 46
  Adding Inversion of Control to our test......Page 48
 Container versus Context......Page 49
  Lazy objects......Page 50
  Scoped objects......Page 51
  Post processor objects......Page 52
 Debate about IoC in dynamic languages......Page 53
 Migrating a Spring Java application to Python......Page 55
 Summary......Page 62
Chapter 3: Adding Services to APIs......Page 64
  Crosscutting versus hierarchical......Page 65
  Weaving crosscutting behavior......Page 66
 Adding caching to Spring Python objects......Page 67
  Applying many advisors to a service......Page 78
  Performance cost of AOP......Page 81
 AOP is a paradigm, not a library......Page 82
  Distinct features of Spring Python's AOP module......Page 84
  The risks of AOP......Page 85
 Testing our aspects......Page 86
  Decoupling the service from the advice......Page 87
  Testing our service......Page 89
  Confirming that our service is correctly woven into the API......Page 91
 Summary......Page 92
Chapter 4: Easily Writing SQL Queries with Spring Python......Page 94
 The classic SQL issue......Page 95
  Parameterizing the code......Page 97
 The Spring triangle—Portable Service Abstractions......Page 99
 Using DatabaseTemplate to retrieve objects......Page 100
  Mapping queries into dictionaries......Page 102
  Solutions provided by DatabaseTemplate......Page 103
  How DatabaseTemplate and ORMs can work together......Page 104
 Testing our data access layer with mocks......Page 105
 How much testing is enough?......Page 107
 Summary......Page 108
Chapter 5: Adding Integrity to your Data Access with Transactions......Page 110
 Classic transaction issue......Page 111
  Creating a banking application......Page 112
  Transactions and their properties......Page 114
 Simplify by using @transactional......Page 115
  More about TransactionTemplate......Page 118
 The Spring Triangle—Portable Service Abstractions......Page 120
  Configuring with the IoC container......Page 121
  Configuring without the IoC container......Page 122
 Making new functions play nice with existing transactions......Page 123
  How Spring Python lets us define a transaction's ACID properties......Page 126
 Applying transactions to non-transactional code......Page 128
 Testing your transactions......Page 130
 Summary......Page 131
Chapter 6: Securing your Application with Spring Python......Page 132
 Problems with coding security by hand......Page 133
 Building web applications ignoring security......Page 135
  Looking at our web application from 10,000 feet......Page 143
  Authentication confirms "who you are"......Page 144
  Authorization confirms "what you can do"......Page 145
 Time to add security to our application......Page 146
 Accessing security data from within the app......Page 154
 Testing application security......Page 155
 Configuring SQL-based security......Page 156
 Configuring LDAP-based security......Page 157
 Using multiple security providers is easy......Page 159
  Migrating from an old security solution to a new one......Page 160
  Providing redundant security access......Page 161
  Coding a custom authentication provider......Page 163
 Some of the challenges with Spring Python Security......Page 165
 Summary......Page 166
Chapter 7: Scaling your Application Across Nodes with Spring Python's Remoting......Page 168
 Introduction to Pyro (Python Remote Objects)......Page 169
 Converting a simple application into a distributed one on the same machine......Page 170
  Fetching the service from an IoC container......Page 171
  Making our application distributed without changing the client......Page 172
  Spring Python is non-invasive......Page 176
  Converting the single-node backend into multiple instances......Page 177
  Creating a round-robin dispatcher......Page 179
  Adjusting client configuration without client code knowing its talking to multiple node backend......Page 180
 Summary......Page 181
Chapter 8: Case Study I—Integrating Spring Python with your Web Application......Page 184
 Requirements for a good bank......Page 185
 Building a skeleton web application......Page 186
 Securing the application......Page 188
 Building some basic customer functions......Page 195
 Coding more features......Page 201
  Updating the main page with more features......Page 202
  Refining the ability to open an account......Page 204
  Adding the ability to close an account......Page 205
  Adding the ability to withdraw money......Page 206
  Adding the ability to deposit money......Page 208
  Adding the ability to transfer money......Page 209
  Showing account history......Page 211
  Securing Alice's accounts......Page 212
  Adding overdraft protection to withdrawals......Page 216
  Making transfers transactional......Page 218
 Remotely accessing logs......Page 219
 Creating audit logs......Page 222
 Summary......Page 224
 Plugin approach of Coily......Page 226
  Key functions of coily......Page 227
 Required parts of a plugin......Page 228
 Creating a skeleton CherryPy app......Page 229
 Summary......Page 234
Chapter 10: Case Study II—Integrating Spring Python with your Java Application......Page 236
  Building a web app the fastest way......Page 237
  Looking up existing flights......Page 241
  Moving from sample Python data to real Java data......Page 245
 Summary......Page 256
Index......Page 258