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Tables of Contents for Professional Portal Development with Open Source Tools
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xix
Part Open Source Portals
1
172
Chapter 1: The Java Portlet API (JSR 168)
3
38
Portlet Fundamentals
3
5
Portlets and Servlets
5
1
Portal Interactions
6
2
The Portlet Interface and the GenericPortlet
8
6
Portlet Life Cycle
8
1
Portlet Runtime States
8
1
Portlet Request Handling
9
2
"There Can Be Only One"
9
1
ActionRequest
10
1
RenderRequest
11
1
GenericPortlet
11
3
Other Elements of the Java Portlet API
14
14
PortletConfig
14
1
PortletURL
14
1
Portlet Modes
15
1
Window States
16
1
Portlet Context
16
1
Portal Context
16
1
Portlet Preferences
16
2
Sessions
18
1
Calling JSPs and Servlets
19
2
Portlet Application Structure
21
1
Security
22
1
CSS Style Definitions
22
2
User Information Attributes
24
4
Portlet Tag Library
28
1
Portlet Deployment
28
11
Portlet Application Deployment Descriptor
28
4
Portlet Declarations
29
3
Building a Portlet
32
7
Summary
39
2
Chapter 2: Searching with Lucene
41
18
Understanding Search Engine Concepts
41
13
The Anatomy of a Search Engine
43
5
The Anatomy of Lucene
48
6
Analyzer
51
2
Document
53
1
Directory
54
1
Understanding the Lucene Query Syntax
54
3
Terms
54
1
Fields
54
1
Term Modifiers
54
1
Boolean Operators, Grouping, and Escaping
55
2
Optimizing Lucene's Performance
57
1
Summary
57
2
Chapter 3: Messaging with Apache James
59
28
Introducing James
59
5
Working with Mailets and Matchers
60
3
Bundled Matchers
61
1
Bundled Mailets
62
1
Understanding SpoolManager
63
1
Understanding Repositories
63
1
File Repositories
64
1
Database Repositories
64
1
DBFile Repositories
64
1
Working with RemoteManager
64
1
Implementing James
64
6
Downloading James
64
1
Installing James
65
1
Configuring James
65
5
DNS Server Configuration
66
1
POP3 Server Configuration
66
1
SMTP Server Configuration
66
1
NNTP Server Configuration
67
1
FetchPOP Configuration
67
1
RemoteManager Configuration
68
1
Repository Configuration
68
1
SpoolManager Configuration
68
1
Global Server Configuration
68
1
Creating User Accounts
69
1
Introducing JavaMail API
70
4
The Session Class
71
1
Message Class
71
1
Address Class
72
1
Authenticator Class
72
1
Transport Class
73
1
Store and Folder
73
1
JavaMail In Practice
74
12
Sending Messages
74
5
Receiving Messages
79
7
Summary
86
1
Chapter 4: Object to Relational Mapping with Apache OJB
87
30
Exploring Object-to-Relational
Mapping Concepts
87
1
Understanding OJB Technology Features
88
1
Using OJB API Layers
89
21
Developing with the PersistenceBroker API
90
17
The Message Class
93
6
JDBC Connection Mapping
99
1
Home.jsp
100
4
Add.jsp
104
2
View.jsp
106
1
Developing with the ODMG API
107
3
Opening a Database
107
1
Retrieving Objects
107
1
Storing Objects
108
1
Updating Objects
109
1
Deleting Objects
109
1
Developing with the JDO API
110
1
OJB Extras
110
4
Verifying an OJB Installation
111
1
Supported Database Platforms
111
1
Supported JDBC Data Types
112
1
Deploying OJB Applications
113
1
Jar Files
113
1
Metadata Files
114
1
JDBC Drivers
114
1
CLASSPATH Settings
114
1
OJB Performance
114
1
Summary
114
3
Chapter 5: Content Management with Jakarta's Slide
117
28
Slide Architecture
117
18
External Architecture
118
2
Internal Architecture
120
2
Transaction Management
122
2
Transactions
123
1
Transaction Attributes
123
1
Namespaces
124
8
Helpers
124
8
Stores
132
1
Domain
132
3
Slide API Layer
135
1
Setting Up and Configuring Slide
135
3
Installing and Running Slide
135
1
Tomcat Manager
136
2
The Slide Server
138
1
Client View
139
1
Admin View
139
1
Editor View
139
1
WebDAV and Slide
139
4
Windows XP WebDAV Example
140
3
Summary
143
2
Chapter 6: Portal Security
145
28
Core Security Concepts
145
5
Authentication
145
1
Authorization
146
1
Single Sign-On (SSO)
147
2
Confidentiality
149
1
Data Integrity
150
1
Non-repudiation
150
1
Key Security Standards
150
3
SSL and TLS
150
1
XML Encryption
151
1
XML Signature
151
1
SAML
151
2
OASIS Web Services Security (WSS)
153
1
Building Security Solutions for Your Portal
153
19
Web Container Security-Apache Tomcat
154
14
Server Configuration
155
10
Application Configuration
165
2
Programmatic Security Access with JSPs and Servlets
167
1
Security of the Portlet Container
168
3
Programmatic Security
169
1
Portlet Descriptor-Configured Security
170
1
Beyond the Portal-Secure Back-End Communication
171
1
Summary
172
1
Part II: How to Build a Portal
173
200
Chapter 7: Planning for Portal Deployment
175
46
System Requirements
177
5
Interface Requirements
177
1
Operational Requirements
177
1
Data Requirements
178
1
Security Requirements
178
1
Quality Assurance Requirements
179
2
Software Configuration Management
179
1
Jakarta's ANT
180
1
Unit and Load Testing
180
1
Bug Tracking
181
1
Continuous Integration
181
1
Requirements Summary
181
1
Software Design Methodologies
182
13
The Unified Process (UP)
182
11
Domain Model
184
2
Software Architecture Document (SAD)
186
3
Shall Statements and User Stories
189
1
Class-Responsibility-Collaborator Cards (CRCs)
190
1
Storyboarding
190
3
Design Models for Visualization That Are Not in UML
193
2
Design Decisions
195
5
Model 1 Architecture
196
1
Model 2 Architecture
197
1
Model 2X Architecture
197
3
Search Utilities
200
1
Content Management
200
1
Design Pattern Considerations In Your Portal
201
5
Using Java Standards
202
5
Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
205
1
Template Method Pattern
205
1
Memento Pattern
205
1
Facade Pattern
205
1
Adapter Pattern
205
1
Factory Method Pattern
206
1
Singleton Pattern
206
1
Front Controller Pattern
206
1
Intercepting Filter Pattern
206
1
Client-Side Processing
206
1
JavaScript
207
1
Server-Side Processing
207
2
Java Plug-ins
208
1
Web Services for Remote Portals (WSRP)
209
1
Portal Navigation
210
8
Portal Navigation Using Taxonomies
212
6
Portlet Integration Plan
218
2
Summary
220
1
Chapter 8: Effective Client-Side Development Using JavaScript
221
34
Declaring JavaScript
222
1
Validating Data
223
4
Adding Functionality
227
4
Field Auto-Population
228
1
Field Auto-Validation
229
2
Space Management
231
9
Multiple-Value Picklists
231
3
Repeating Values
234
6
Dynamic Actions
240
4
Layering and DHTML
244
9
Forms and Layers
244
6
Movable Layers
250
3
Summary
253
2
Chapter 9: Developing Applications and Workflow for Your Portal
255
30
The Portlet Architecture
255
4
The Portlet Container
256
2
Portlet Preferences
258
1
JSP Tag Library
258
1
Packaging a Portlet
258
1
The eXo Portal Platform
259
3
The eXo Portal
259
1
Hot Deployment
259
1
Customization Tool
259
1
Setup and Installation of eXo
260
1
Understanding the eXo Directory Structure
260
2
The Directory Portlet
262
15
Developing the Directory Portlet
265
11
The MySQL Database
266
1
The DirectoryPortlet Class
267
4
The DirectoryValidator Class
271
1
The DirectoryView JSP File
272
2
The DirectoryEdit JSP File
274
1
The web.xml File
275
1
The portlet.xml File
275
1
Deploying the Directory Portlet in eXo
276
1
Portlet Creation the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Way
277
2
The MVC Loan Calculator Portlet
279
4
Web Applications versus Portlet Applications
283
1
Summary
283
2
Chapter 10: Portlet Integration with Web Services
285
26
Basic Concepts
285
2
Integrating with Traditional Web Services
287
15
A Simple Example
292
10
First Approach: SOAP and WSDL Messaging
292
6
Second Approach: Working with Generated Objects
298
4
Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP)
302
8
Types of WSRP Services
304
1
Discovery, Registration, and Deregistration Services
304
1
Simple WSRP Services-Stateless "View Only" Modes
304
1
More Complex Services-Interactive WSRP Services
304
1
Portlet Management Services
305
1
WSRP Markup Guidelines for Portlet Developers
305
7
Disallowed XHTML and HTML Tags
305
1
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Style Definitions
305
5
User Information
310
1
Summary
310
1
Chapter 11: Performance Testing, Administering, and Monitoring Your Portal
311
36
Continuous Integration
312
14
CVS
312
3
Subversion
315
1
JUnit
316
8
AntHill
324
2
Load Testing
326
4
JMeter
327
3
Portal Requirements/Bug Management and Traceability with Scarab
330
5
Scarab
330
21
Scarab Tasks
331
4
Portal Administration with JMX
335
9
Portal Collaboration with JSPWiki
344
2
Summary
346
1
Chapter 12: Unifying the Enterprise Application
Space Through Web Start
347
1
Rich Clients
348
1
Java Web Start
349
2
Getting Started
351
7
Downloading and Installing Java Web Start
351
1
Configuring the Web Server
351
1
Creating the JNLP File
352
2
[jnlp] Attributes 353
[information] Subelement 353
[security] Subelement 353
[resources] Subelement 353
[application-desc] Subelement 354
Application Packaging
354
1
Client Invocation
354
2
Code Signing
356
2
Introductory Application
358
5
Using JWS in Portal Implementations
363
9
Use in a Web-based Portal
364
3
Use in a Java Portal
367
5
Java swing
367
1
Java-based Portal Examples
368
4
Summary
372
1
References
373
2
Index
375