Apache Geronimo and Spring Framework, part 4th

mixed with spring AOP and spring Web flow

Introduction: This series of tutorials is divided into 6 sections, the 4th of which describes the aspect-oriented programming (aspect-oriented PROGRAMMING,AOP) support provided by the Spring AOP module. With this tutorial, you will learn how the spring framework simplifies the process of using AOP, see the Spring Web Flow (SWF) module, and learn how to declaratively define the WEB process of an application in an XML configuration file format. You will also see how the Apache Geronimo Web Console makes it easier to create and manage databases-all without restarting the server.

Before you start

This series of tutorials is suitable for java™ee developers who need to know more about the spring framework and how to use the powerful features of the spring Framework on the Apache Geronimo application server.

About this series of tutorials

This series of tutorials is divided into 6 sections that show you how the spring framework and the spring framework are used in conjunction with Geronimo. We will start by examining the various Spring framework methods and how they are used in conjunction with the Geronimo server. Throughout the series, you will develop and deploy personal telephony applications. The application includes the following features:

Show Phone Book

Show details for each entry

Add a new entry to the phone book

Edit, modify, and delete entries

Add more details to the entry, such as the primary e-mail address

Part 1th describes the various modules of the Spring framework and describes the relationship between each module and the development of Java EE applications on the Geronimo application server. This section also explains the approach that the Spring framework is based on.

Part 2nd describes how to use the Spring framework to build the first skeleton system application on Geronimo.

In part 3rd, you will expand the Geronimo application obtained in part 2nd by adding Java database connection (jdbc™) support through the Apache Derby database. You will also learn how to integrate object-relational mappings into applications that use IBatis.

In part 4th, you will face spring aspect-oriented programming (AOP) and the Spring WEB framework. With spring AOP, any object managed by the spring framework can become aspect-oriented, and this tutorial takes advantage of declarative transaction management services provided through Spring AOP.

The 5th part describes Spring Model-view-controller (MVC). This tutorial introduces you to the Spring MVC Framework and Web view, giving you an idea of how spring MVC will get started.

Part 6th of the end of this tutorial describes how to use the JavaServer page™ (jsp™), Velocity, Tile, and PDF export functions through the Spring framework. You will use and experience the various Web views built into Spring MVC.