TOTD
#47 showed how to deploy a JSF 1.2 application (using
Facelets and Ajax/JSF Extensions) on Mojarra
2.0-enabled GlassFish.
In this blog we'll use new features added in JSF 2.0 to
simplify our
application:
- Use integrated
Facelets and resource
re-location to simplify our facelets
- Replace JSF Extensions Ajax API with new in-built
JavaScript APIs to expose Ajax functionality.
Let's get started!
- Re-create the app as defined in TOTD
#47. This app is built using JSF 1.2 core components and
Facelets. It uses JSF Extensions for adding Ajax capabilities. Lets
change this app to use newer features of JSF 2.0.
- Edit "faces-config.xml" and change the value of
faces-config/@version from "1.2" to "2.0".
- Remove the following fragment from "faces-config.xml":
<application> <view-handler>com.sun.facelets.FaceletViewHandler</view-handler> </application> |
This fragment is no longer required because Facelets is the default
view technology in JSF 2.0. But it's important to remember that JSF 2.0
Facelets is disabled by default if "WEB-INF/faces-config.xml" is
versioned at 1.2 or older.
- Remove the following code fragment from "web.xml":
<init-param> <param-name>javax.faces.LIFECYCLE_ID</param-name> <param-value>com.sun.faces.lifecycle.PARTIAL</param-value> </init-param> |
This is only required if JSF Extensions APIs are used.
- Edit "welcome.xhtml" and replace code with:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets" xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"> <ui:composition> <h:head> <h1><h:outputText value="What city do you like ?" /></h1> </h:head> <h:body> <h:form prependId="false"> <h:panelGrid columns="2"> <h:outputText value="CityName:"/> <h:inputText value="#{cities.cityName}" title="CityName" id="cityName" required="true" onkeyup="javax.faces.Ajax.ajaxRequest(this, event, { execute: 'cityName', render: 'city_choices'});"/> <h:outputText value="CountryName:"/> <h:inputText value="#{cities.countryName}" title="CountryName" id="countryName" required="true"/> </h:panelGrid> <h:commandButton action="#{dbUtil.saveCity}" value="submit"/> <br/><br/> <h:outputText id="city_choices" value="#{dbUtil.cityChoices}"></h:outputText> <br/><br/> <h:message for="cityName" showSummary="true" showDetail="false" style="color: red"/><br/> <h:message for="countryName" showSummary="true" showDetail="false" style="color: red"/> </h:form> </h:body> <h:outputScript name="ajax.js" library="javax.faces" target="header"/> </ui:composition> </html> |
The differences are highlighted in bold and
explained below:
- "template.xhtml" is no longer required because standard
tags are used to identify "head" and "body".
- <h:head> and <h:body> are new
tags defined in JSF 2.0. These tags define where the nested
resources need to be rendered.
- <h:outputScript> is a new tag defined in
JSF 2.0 and allows an external JavaScript file to be referenced. In
this
case, it is referencing "ajax.js" script and is rendered in "head". The
script file itself is bundled in "jsf-api.jar" in
"META-INF/resources/javax.faces" directory. It adds Ajax
functionality to the application.
- "javax.faces.Ajax.ajaxRequest" function is defined in the
JavaScript file "ajax.js". This particular function invocation ensures
that "city_choices" is
rendered when execute
portion of the request lifecycle is executed for "cityName" field. The
complete documentation is available in "ajax.js". Read more
details about what happens in the background here.
Notice how the Facelet is so simplified.
- Refactor "result.xhtml" such that the code looks like as
shown below:The changes are explained in the previous step, basically a clean
Facelet using standard <h:head> and
<h:body> tags and everything else remains as is.
And that's it, just hit "Undeploy and Deploy" in NetBeans IDE and your
application should now get deployed on Mojarra 2.0-enabled GlassFish.
To reiterate, the main things highlighted in this blog are:
- Facelets are integrated in Mojarra 2.0.
- New tags for resource re-location allow a simpler and
cleaner facelet embedded in a JSF application.
- JavaScript APIs provide a clean way to expose Ajax
functionality in JSF app.
And all of these features are defined in the JSF 2.0 specification. So
if you are using Mojarra then be assured that you are developing a
standards compliant user interface.
Have you tried your JSF 1.2 app on Mojarra 2.0 ? Drop a comment on this
blog if you have.
File JSF related bugs here
using "2.0.0 EDR1" version and ask your questions on webtier@glassfish.dev.java.net.
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you'd like to see.
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轉自:http://server.dzone.com/blogs/arungupta/2008/10/15/totd-48-converting-a-jsf-12-ap