Java EE 7 using Eclipse

• Create a simple Dynamic Web Project

  • Basic app

    • Choose the module version as “3.1”

    • Add a new configuration for WildFly

    • Add index.html in “WebContent”

    • “Run as”, “Run on Server”

    • Change content on index.html and show LiveReload

  • Servlet

    • Add a new Servlet

    • In Servers tab, select the module, right-click and select “Restart” to restart the module

    • Show http://localhost:8080/helloworld/HelloServlet

  • Persistence

    • Right-click on project, select “Properties”, search for “facet”, enable “JPA”, click on “Apply”, talk about “Further configuration available” and default data source

  • Create a new entity

  • Add a primary key

    @Id
    private int id;

  • Generate Getter/Setter by clicking “Source”, “Getters and Setters”.

  • Copy the H2 console war to the server standalone/deployments directory.

  • Start the server and access http://localhost:8080/h2console

  • You need to enter the JDBC URL, and credentials. To access the "test" database your application uses, enter these details:

    • JDBC URL: jdbc:h2:mem:test;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1

    • User Name: sa

    • Password: sa

  • Add the following properties to persistence.xml:

    <properties>
    	<property name="javax.persistence.schema-generation.database.action"
    		value="drop-and-create" />
    	<property name="javax.persistence.schema-generation.create-source"
    		value="metadata" />
    	<property name="javax.persistence.schema-generation.drop-source"
    		value="metadata" />
    </properties>

• Basic Maven project creation

  • Search for wildfly-javaee7 archetype - there are 4, which one to choose and when ?

• JAX-RS

  • Wizards

  • Content assist

  • Validation

  • Navigation

• CDI

  • Wizards: New CDI Web Project Wizard, CDI Wizards

  • Content assist: CDI Named Beans are available in JSF EL #{} content assist in XHTML/Java/XML files (See JSF)

  • Validation: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/4.1.x.Final/en/cdi_tools_reference_guide/html/chap-CDI_Tools_Reference_Guide-Validation.html

  • Navigation (open the bean producer from the @Inject annotation for example): Java source navigation, from EL #{} to CDI bean (See JSF)

  • Open CDI Named bean: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/4.1.x.Final/en/cdi_tools_reference_guide/html_single/index.html#d0e597

  • Beans.xml editor: Content assist, Navigation, Validation http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/cdi/cdi-news-3.2.0.Beta1.html

  • Search usage: Injection Points, EL #{} (See JSF)

• JSF

  • EL content assist in XHTML: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/jst/jst-news-3.3.0.M3.html

  • Navigation from/to bean

  • Search usage

  • Refactoring: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/jst/jst-news-3.2.0.M1.html

  • New JSF project wizard (JSF 2.2 or older)

  • Composite component code assist: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-4970, http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/jst/jst-news-3.2.0.Beta2.html, Validation and refactoring are also available

  • EL Validation: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/jst/jst-news-3.2.0.M2.html

• Java EE 7 and OpenShift

• Java EE 7 and Forge

  • Configure JPA 2.1

  • Generate Batch Job XML

  • Continuous Delivery

• Misc

  • LiveReload: http://docs.jboss.org/tools/whatsnew/livereload/livereload-news-1.0.0.Alpha2.html