Getting Started with IBM WebSphere sMash

Use IBM WebSphere sMash to Rapidly Deliver Scalable, Flexible Web 2.0 Applications   With the radically new IBM WebSphere sMash and the Project Zero platform, it’s far easier to develop, assemble, and run applications and mashups that align tightly with SOA enterprise infrastructures. Getting Started with IBM WebSphere sMash covers all aspects of architecting, designing, and developing solutions with these breakthrough technologies.   Authored by three IBM leading sMash experts, this practical tutorial shows how to create state-of-the-art web applications far more rapidly than you ever could with traditional Java or .NET enterprise platforms.   As you walk through sample projects based on real-life scenarios, you’ll master both basic and advanced sMash features, ranging from request handling to event processing, database access to security. You’ll also learn agile best practices for consistently writing better web applications, delivering them sooner, and getting more value from them.   Coverage includes Installing and configuring IBM WebSphere sMash, and choosing your development environment Creating handlers to efficiently service all types of requests Understanding sMash’s “convention over configuration” approach, and knowing when to override convention Rendering responses that include visual content, data, and other resources Connecting with databases via Project Zero’s powerful data access API Using sMash’s security model to protect inbound and outbound connections Building more flexible applications with sMash’s sophisticated event processing Extending sMash development to non-programmers with Assemble Flow Programming client-side code with the Dojo Toolkit Taking advantage of sMash’s PHP support

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Situational Applications 1 Rapid Application Development 1 IBM WebSphere sMash Development Process 2 Available IBM WebSphere sMash Offerings 2 What Is Covered in This Book? 3 Chapter 1 Installing the IBM WebSphere sMash CLI 5 First Things First: Java Development Environment 5 Installing the Command-Line Interface 6 Activating HTTP(S) Proxy Support 8 Test Your IBM WebSphere sMash Installation 9 Getting Started with the Command-Line Interface (CLI) 11 Conclusion 13 Chapter 2 Choose Your Development Environment 15 Introduction 15 AppBuilder 15 Getting Started 16 Sample Applications 16 Creating a New Application 18 Editing Applications 18 Eclipse 21 Sample Applications 21 Creating a New Project 23 Command-Line Interface Environment 27 Sample Applications 28 Creating a New Application 29 Deploying Your Application 30 Conclusion 30 Chapter 3 Your First Handler and Beyond 33 Introduction 33 Application Directory Layout 33 Source Directories 34 Supporting Directories and Files 35 REST 36 REST with the Zero Resource Model (ZRM) 38 Declaring a Dependency 41 Virtual Directories 43 Synchronizing a ZRM Model 43 Event Handling in Groovy 44 Running the Application 44 Explicit Event Handling 46 Event Handling in PHP 49 Event Handling in Java 52 Creating a Client 52 Groovy Templates 52 PHP 56 Dojo 59 Conclusion 61 Chapter 4 Configuration Files Explained 63 Application Configuration 63 Global Context and zero.config 63 Custom Configuration Data 64 Variable Substitution 65 Include Files 66 Handler Configuration 66 Dependency Management with Ivy 69 Ivy Modules 69 Ivy Files 69 Resolution and Resolvers 71 Environment Configuration 74 Useful Information About Your Application 74 Runtime Configuration 75