Portlets in Action

Description

HIGHLIGHT
The first comprehensive guide to developing web portals and portlets
with Java Portlet 2.0.

DESCRIPTION
A "portal" is a browser-based container populated by small
applications called "portlets". Good portlets need to work
independently, but also communicate with the portal, other portlets,
and outside servers and information sources. Whether they're part of
internal or web-facing portals, high-quality portlets are the foundation
of a fast, flexible, and successful development strategy.
Portlets in Action is a comprehensive guide for Java developers with
minimal or no experience working with portlets. Fully exploring the
Portlet 2.0 API and using widely adopted frameworks like Spring 3.0
Portlet MVC, Hibernate, and DWR, it teaches portal and portlet
development by walking the reader through practical examples that
incorporate key features and challenges. The accompanying source
code can be easily adapted and reused by readers.

KEY POINTS
• Complete coverage of Portlet 2.0 API
• Extensive code examples
• Complete coverage of Spring 3.0 Portlet MVC and the Liferay
portal server

CONTENTS:

Table of Contents

PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH PORTLET DEVELOPMENT

Introducing portals and portlets

The portlet lifecycle

Portlet 2.0 API - portlet objects and container-runtime options

Portlet 2.0 API - caching, security, and localization

Building your own portal

Using the portlet tag library

PART 2 DEVELOPING PORTLETS USING SPRING AND HIBERNATE

Getting started with Spring Portlet MVC

Annotation-driven development with Spring

Integrating portlets with databases

PART 3 ADVANCED PORTLET DEVELOPMENT

Personalizing portlets

Communicating with other portlets

Ajaxing portlets

Reusable logic with portlet filters

Portlet bridges

Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)