Playing for Java

Nicholas Leroux, Sietse de Kaper

ISBN 10: 1617290904 / ISBN 13: 9781617290909

Published by Manning Publications, US, 2014

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DESCRIPTION   Java developers have many remarkably-similar choices for building web applications. Play is a breath of fresh air, blending the power of Scala's strong type system and functional programming model with a rock-solid Java API that makes it easy to hit the ground running.   Play for Java shows how to build Java-based web applications using the Play 2 framework. It starts by introducing Play through a comprehensive overview example. Then, it looks at each facet of a typical Play application, both by exploring simple code snippets and by adding to a larger running example. It also contrasts Play and JEE patterns and shows how a stateless web application can fit seamlessly in an enterprise environment and demonstrates how a little Scala can go a long way in creating tight, efficient Java applications.  RETAIL SELLING POINTS Shows how to build real-world web applications Complete tutorial as well as a great reference Shows that web development doesn't need to be complex   AUDIENCE Written for developers familiar with Java, no Play or Scala experience is needed.  ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY Play 2.0 is open-source software that makes it possible for programmers to use the Java programming language to write software applications and web sites that run in a web browser.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Playing for Java
• Publisher: Manning Publications, US
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617290904
• ISBN 13: 9781617290909
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 560 grams

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Synopsis

Summary

Play for Java shows you how to build Java-based web applications using the Play 2 framework. The book starts by introducing Play through a comprehensive overview example. Then, you'll look at each facet of a typical Play application, both by exploring simple code snippets and by adding to a larger running example. Along the way, you'll contrast Play and JEE patterns and learn how a stateless web application can fit seamlessly in an enterprise environment.

About the Book

For a Java developer, the Play web application framework is a breath of fresh air. With Play you get the power of Scala's strong type system and functional programming model, and a rock-solid Java API that makes it a snap to create stateless, event-driven, browser-based applications ready to deploy against your existing infrastructure.

Play for Java teaches you to build Java-based web applications using Play 2. This book starts with an overview example and then explores each facet of a typical application by discussing simple snippets as they are added to a larger example. Along the way, you'll contrast Play and JEE patterns and learn how a stateless web application can fit seamlessly in an enterprise Java environment. You'll also learn how to develop asynchronous and reactive web applications.

The book requires a background in Java. No knowledge of Play or of Scala is assumed.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

What's Inside

• Build Play 2 applications using Java
• Leverage your JEE skills
• Work in an asynchronous way
• Secure and test your Play application

About the Authors

Nicolas Leroux is a core developer of the Play framework. Sietse de Kaper develops and deploys Java-based Play applications.

Table of Contents

PART 1 INTRODUCTION AND FIRST STEPS

1. An introduction to Play
2. The parts of an application
3. A basic CRUD application

PART 2 CORE FUNCTIONALITY

4. An enterprise app, Play-style
5. Controllers—handling HTTP requests
6. Handling user input
7. Models and persistence
8. Producing output with view templates

PART 3 ADVANCED TOPICS

9. Asynchronous data
10. Security
11. Modules and deployment
12. Testing your application

About the Author

Nicolas Leroux is Technical Director at Lunatech Research in The Netherlands and is a core developer of the Play framework. Nicolas is also a frequent speaker at conferences where he introduces Play to the audience.

Sietse de Kaper, a software developer at Lunatech, has been developing and deploying Java-based Play applications since version 1.0. Having had the opportunity to use Play for several projects, he considers it the most effective framework in the Java ecosystem.