Advanced Web Technology5) Google Web Toolkits -GWT, Client Side
Emmanuel BenoistSpring Term 2020
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Table of Contents� Presentation of GWT
� Hello World Application
� WidgetsHello World
� Event Handling
� Applying Style Sheets
� Deployment
� InternationalizationStatic String i18n
� Remote Procedure Code
� JSON
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Presentation of GWT
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Motivation
What is GWT?A development environment in pure Java for rich webapplicationsProvides Java for programming both client and server sides
Advantages of GWTHomogenous environmentTesting of a web application (using JUnit)
Not integrated in JSFConcurent system developed by google
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Principle
Write Java codeUse Java on Server SideBut also on a Client SideCommunication is handeled conveniently
Tests in a JVMTesting is done using JUnitPlugin in the browserTests are conducted inside one JVM (based on Java Code)
Compile into JavascriptCreates different versions for different browsersEach browser receives only the “right” versionCan be deployed on Java ServersOr any other server (if the server part is not Java)
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Hello World Application
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Hello World Application
Download the GWTFrom Google Code Web sitehttp://code.google.com
Create an applicationExecute./webAppCreator -out /home/bie1/test/ ch.bfh.awt.HelloA default application is createdIncludes ant and Eclipse project files
Test the ApplicationGo to the directoryexecute ant devmodeInstall the plugin in your browserTest the application
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Directories created
Source files: /src/Package for client side application :/src/ch/bfh/awt/clientServer side classes : /src/ch/bfh/awt/serverThe file /src/ch/bfh/awt/Hello.gwt.xml contains theconfigurations for the GWT application
Web Application: /war/Contains html, css, javascript, gifs, and the likeContains the WEB-INF/ directory (where the server classes areautomatically compiledThe directory /war/ will receive the JavaScript files compiledfrom the client applicationAt the end the content of this directory is copied to the server
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Widgets
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Hello World
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Hello WorldHello.html: contains a real HTML
Containing layout,References to images, JavaScript, CSS
Reference to the script loading the files
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="↘
→hello/hello.nocache.js"></script>
And it contains place-holders that will be manipulatedfrom “Java”.
<div id="nameFieldContainer"></div><div id="sendButtonContainer"></div><div style="color:blue;" id="responseContainer"↘
→></div>
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HTML FIle<!doctype html><html><head><meta http−equiv="content−type" content="text/html;␣charset=UTF↘
→−8"><link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Hello.css"><title>Web Application Starter Project</title><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="hello/hello.↘→nocache.js"></script></head><body>...
<h1>Web Application Starter Project</h1>
Please enter your name:<div id="nameFieldContainer"></div><div id="sendButtonContainer"></div><div style="color:blue;" id="responseContainer"></div>
</body></html>
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Java File
Contains the definition of the user interfaceDefinition of the Widgets used,Panels,Text fields,buttons
Extends the EntryPoint classDefines the onModuleLoad() function.
Defines the Event HandlingDefines functions to be executed when an Event is fired.
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Hello.javapackage ch.bfh.awt.client;import ........../∗∗ Entry point classes define <code>onModuleLoad()</code>.↘→ ∗/public class Hello implements EntryPoint {public void onModuleLoad() {
final Button sendButton = new Button("Send");final TextBox nameField = new TextBox();final Label responseLabel = new Label();RootPanel.get("nameFieldContainer").add(nameField);RootPanel.get("sendButtonContainer").add(sendButton);RootPanel.get("responseContainer").add(responseLabel);nameField.setFocus(true);... // Event Handling}
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Widgets
List of default widgetsButtons: Button, PushButton, RadioButton,CheckBox,,,Calendar: DatePickerLists : ListBox , CellList,Trees: MenuBar, Tree with CellTree,Panels: PopoupPanel, StackPanel, HorizontalPanel,VerticalPanel,http://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/webtoolkit/doc/latest/RefWidgetGallery.html
Possibility to write your own widgets:http://code.google.com/intl/en/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuideUiCustomWidgets.htmlComposite components (composition of existing components)or from scratch in Java code
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Example: StockWatcher1An interface to watch stock values
Presentation (when deployed on localhost)localhost:8080/stockWatcherGWT
User Interface: One pageOne pageA list containing the stocksA field to type the stock intoA button to add a new stock
Back-officeNo back-office todayCommunications with the servers are seen in the next courseCommunication available:
I Remote Procedure Call (RPC) in JavaI Call to JSON data on the same server (PHP for instance)I Call to JSON data on another server (against the same origin
policy).1Source:http:
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The HTML Page 2
<body><img src="images/bfh.jpg" /><h1>Stock Watcher testing project</h1><div id="stockList"></div><iframe src="javascript:’’" id="__gwt_historyFrame" tabIndex=’↘→−1’ style="position:absolute;width:0;height:0;border:0"></iframe><noscript><div style="width:␣22em;␣position:␣absolute;␣left:␣50%;␣margin−left↘→:␣−11em;␣color:␣red;␣background−color:␣white;␣border:␣1px␣solid␣↘→red;␣padding:␣4px;␣font−family:␣sans−serif">Your web browser must have JavaScript enabledin order for this application to display correctly.
</div></noscript>
</body>
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Java Files 3
Contains WidgetsmainPanel a vertical panel containing componentsaddPanel an horizontal panel containing a textbox and abuttonstocksFlexTable a fexible table containing lines and columnsnewSymbolTextBox a text box to enter text intoaddStockButton a button that generates an event whenclicked onlastUpdatedLabel a label contains a text
private VerticalPanel mainPanel = new VerticalPanel();private FlexTable stocksFlexTable = new FlexTable();private HorizontalPanel addPanel = new HorizontalPanel();private TextBox newSymbolTextBox = new TextBox();private Button addStockButton = new Button("Add");private Label lastUpdatedLabel = new Label();3/src/ch/bfh/awt/client/StockWatcher.java
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The Java Filepublic void onModuleLoad() {
// Create table for stock data.stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 0, "Symbol");stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 1, "Price");stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 2, "Change");stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 3, "Remove");// Assemble Add Stock panel.addPanel.add(newSymbolTextBox);addPanel.add(addStockButton);// Assemble Main panel.mainPanel.add(stocksFlexTable);mainPanel.add(addPanel);mainPanel.add(lastUpdatedLabel);// Associate the Main panel with the HTML host page.RootPanel.get("stockList").add(mainPanel);// Move cursor focus to the input box.newSymbolTextBox.setFocus(true);
}
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Event Handling
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Event Handling
Events Handlers are attached to widgetsEvents in GWT use the event handler interface model similarto other user interface frameworks.To subscribe to an event, you pass a particular event handlerinterface to the appropriate widget.An event handler interface defines one or more methods thatthe widget then calls to announce (publish) an event.
Example: Hello WorldAdd an event handler for a click on the buttonAdd an event handler when a user types on the Enter key
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Event Handlers for Hello World 4
class MyHandler implements ClickHandler, KeyUpHandler {public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
copyName();}public void onKeyUp(KeyUpEvent event) {
if (event.getNativeKeyCode() == KeyCodes.KEY_ENTER) {copyName();
}}private void copyName() {String textToCopy = nameField.getText();responseLabel.setText(textToCopy);
}}MyHandler handler = new MyHandler();sendButton.addClickHandler(handler);nameField.addKeyUpHandler(handler);
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Event Handling by Stock Watcher// Listen for mouse events on the Add button.addStockButton.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {addStock();
}});// Listen for keyboard events in the input box.newSymbolTextBox.addKeyPressHandler(new KeyPressHandler() {public void onKeyPress(KeyPressEvent event) {if (event.getCharCode() == KeyCodes.KEY_ENTER) {addStock();
}}
});}private void addStock() {
// TODO Auto−generated method stub}
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Manipulate the content of theWidgets
Java can generate an alert().
Window.alert("’" + symbol + "’␣is␣not␣a␣valid␣symbol.");
One can manipulate elements in a list
int removedIndex = stocks.indexOf(symbol);stocks.remove(removedIndex);stocksFlexTable.removeRow(removedIndex + 1);
Or change the text of a label or a text box
private void copyName() {// First, we validate the input.String textToCopy = nameField.getText();responseLabel.setText(textToCopy);
}
or
// Display timestamp showing last refresh.lastUpdatedLabel.setText("Last␣update␣:␣"+ DateTimeFormat.getMediumDateTimeFormat().↘→format(new Date()));
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Applying Style Sheets
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Applying Style SheetsConfigure the standard theme
standard.css : contains the GWT default styles (themes)In GWT config file : Hello.gwt.xmlDefines the theme:
<inherits name=’com.google.gwt.user.theme.standard.↘→Standard’/><!−− <inherits name="com.google.gwt.user.theme.↘→chrome.Chrome"/> −−><!−− <inherits name="com.google.gwt.user.theme.dark.↘→Dark"/> −−>
Associate a CSS fileHello.css : contains the project specific classesLinked inside the Hello.html
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="Hello.css">
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Add Style to the elements
Suppose we have the following style:
/∗ stock list header row ∗/.watchListHeader {background−color: #2062B8;color: white;font−style: italic;
}/∗ stock list flex table ∗/.watchList {border: 1px solid silver;padding: 2px;margin−bottom:6px;
}
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Add Style to the elements (Cont.)We add style to the elements of the first row of the table
// Add styles to elements in the stock list table.stocksFlexTable.getRowFormatter().addStyleName(0, "↘
→watchListHeader");
Format all the elements of a table
stocksFlexTable.addStyleName("watchList");
Or format only one cell
stocksFlexTable.getCellFormatter().addStyleName(0, 1, "↘
→watchListNumericColumn");
Or even a panel
addPanel.addStyleName("addPanel");
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Deployment
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Deployment
Compile the application into JavaScriptUsing GWT Compile Project button in EclipseOr executing ant build
Compilation writes all the required files in the Wardirectory
Uses the definition files and all the existing files in the war/(html, gif, images, css, . . . )
Copy the content of the directoryTo a servlet engine if you use the server side functionalityTo any server if using only the client side
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Internationalization
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Internationalization : I18N ModuleCore types related to internationalization:
LocaleInfo Provides information about the current locale.
Constants Useful for localizing typed constant values
Messages Useful for localizing messages requiring arguments
ConstantsWithLookup Like Constants but with extra lookupflexibility for highly data-driven applications
Dictionary Useful when adding a GWT module to existinglocalized web pages
Localizable Useful for localizing algorithms encapsulated ina class or when the classes above don’t provide sufficientcontrol
DateTimeFormat Formatting dates as strings. See the sectionon date and number formatting.
NumberFormat Formatting numbers as strings. See thesection on date and number formatting.
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Static String i18n
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Interantionalizing StringsImplement the Constant Interface
Contains only static stringsVery efficient and compiled once.
Implement the Messages InterfaceAllows to insert values in the stringFor instance numbers or datesEquivalent to the resource bundle in applications.
Dynamic String InternationalizationThe Dictionary class lets your GWT application consumestrings supplied by the host HTML page.Convenient if your existing web server has a localizationsystem that you do not wish to integrate with the static stringinternationalization methods.
Implement the Localizable InterfaceThe most powerful techniqueallows you to go beyond simple string substitutioncreate localized versions of custom types.
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Implement the Constants Interface
Create the StockWatcherConstants interfaceUses annotations for the default translationImplements the Constant interface (GWT)Bound automatically to theStockWatcherConstants*.properties files
The java file must contain one method for each of theconstants in the properties files
The right value is found at runtime, corresponding to the locale
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Example: the Constants filepackage com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;import com.google.gwt.i18n.client.Constants;public interface StockWatcherConstants extends Constants {@DefaultStringValue("StockWatcher")String stockWatcher();@DefaultStringValue("Symbol")String symbol();@DefaultStringValue("Price")String price();@DefaultStringValue("Change")String change();@DefaultStringValue("Remove")String remove();@DefaultStringValue("Add")String add();
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Translate it to German
Create a file StockWatcherConstants_de.properties
stockWatcher = Aktienbeobachtersymbol = Symbolprice = Kurschange = Änderungremove = Entfernenadd = Hinzufügen
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Implement the Messages interface
For Strings containing informationSimilar to resource bundles in JavaCan contain strings with parameters
’’{0}’’ ist kein gültiges Aktiensymbol.
The number is a place holder
myString = First parm is {0}, second parm is {1}, third ↘
→parm is {2}.
Usefull for integrating dates, prices, internationalizedresults
I Usefull but less efficient. The strings must be produced atruntime
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Messages filepackage com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;
import com.google.gwt.i18n.client.Messages;
import java.util.Date;
public interface StockWatcherMessages extends Messages {@DefaultMessage("’’{0}’’␣is␣not␣a␣valid␣symbol.")String invalidSymbol(String symbol);
@DefaultMessage("Last␣update:␣{0,date,medium}␣{0,time,↘→medium}")String lastUpdate(Date timestamp);
}
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The corresponding properties file
StockWatcherMessages_de.properties file.
lastUpdate = Letzte Aktualisierung: {0,date,medium} {0,time,↘→medium}invalidSymbol = ’’{0}’’ ist kein gültiges Aktiensymbol.
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Replace content
Replace the texts with place holders
<body><img src="images/GoogleCode.png"/><h1 id="appTitle"></h1>
Replacing strings set programmaticallyCreate the instances of the classes (internationalized)
private ArrayList<String> stocks = new ArrayList<String>();private StockWatcherConstants constants = GWT.create(↘→StockWatcherConstants.class);private StockWatcherMessages messages = GWT.create(↘→StockWatcherMessages.class);
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Replace content (Cont)
Set the content:
// Set the window title, the header text, and the Add button ↘
→text.Window.setTitle(constants.stockWatcher());RootPanel.get("appTitle").add(new Label(constants.↘→stockWatcher()));addStockButton = new Button(constants.add());// Create table for stock data.stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 0, constants.symbol());stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 1, constants.price());stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 2, constants.change());stocksFlexTable.setText(0, 3, constants.remove());
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Add a supported locale:
Inside StockWatcher.gwt.xml add the property
<entry−point class=’com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher↘→.client.StockWatcher’/>
<extend−property name="locale" values="de"/></module>
Load the german version by adding &locale=de
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Client Server Communication
Remote Procedure CodeFrom Java To JavaSupported by the languageOptimized and easy to test
JSONFor communicating with the same server
JSONPFor cross server communicationOvergoes the Same Origin Policy
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Remote Procedure Code
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GWT Remote Procedure CallRPC contains:
the service that runs on the serverthe method you are calling
the client code that invokes the servicethe Java data objects that pass between the client andserver
Both (client and server) must serialize and deserialize theobjects
You need to write three componentsDefine the interface StockPriceService that extendsRemoteService and lists all your RPC methodsCreate a class StockPriceServiceImpl that extendsRemoteServiceServlet and implements the interface youcreated above.Define an asynchronous interface StockPriceServiceAsyncto your service to be called from the client-side code.
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GWT Remote Procedure Call5
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StockPriceService interfaceIn the packagecom.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client
package com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteService;import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteServiceRelativePath↘
→;
@RemoteServiceRelativePath("stockPrices")public interface StockPriceService extends RemoteService {
StockPrice[] getPrices(String[] symbols);}
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StockPriceServiceImpl classpackage com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.server;import com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client.StockPrice;import com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client.StockPriceService;import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;import java.util.Random;public class StockPriceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements↘→ StockPriceService {private static final double MAX_PRICE = 100.0; // $100.00private static final double MAX_PRICE_CHANGE = 0.02; // +/− 2%public StockPrice[] getPrices(String[] symbols) {Random rnd = new Random();StockPrice[] prices = new StockPrice[symbols.length];for (int i=0; i<symbols.length; i++) {double price = rnd.nextDouble() ∗ MAX_PRICE;double change = price ∗ MAX_PRICE_CHANGE ∗ (rnd.nextDouble↘→() ∗ 2f − 1f);prices[i] = new StockPrice(symbols[i], price, change);
}return prices;
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Include the server-side code in theGWT moduleDefine new servlets in the web.xml
<web−app><welcome−file−list>
<welcome−file>StockWatcher.html</welcome−file></welcome−file−list><servlet>
<servlet−name>stockPriceServiceImpl</servlet−name><servlet−class>com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.server.↘→StockPriceServiceImpl</servlet−class>
</servlet><servlet−mapping><servlet−name>stockPriceServiceImpl</servlet−name><url−pattern>/stockwatcher/stockPrices</url−pattern>
</servlet−mapping></web−app>
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Invoking the service from the client
Making asynchronous calls to the server
package com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
public interface StockPriceServiceAsync {
void getPrices(String[] symbols, AsyncCallback<StockPrice[]> ↘
→callback);
}
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Making the remote procedure callprivate void refreshWatchList() {
// Initialize the service proxy.if (stockPriceSvc == null) {stockPriceSvc = GWT.create(StockPriceService.class);
}// Set up the callback object.AsyncCallback<StockPrice[]> callback = new AsyncCallback<↘
→StockPrice[]>() {public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
// TODO: Do something with errors.}public void onSuccess(StockPrice[] result) {updateTable(result);
}};// Make the call to the stock price service.stockPriceSvc.getPrices(stocks.toArray(new String[0]), callback);
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Serializing Java objects
GWT RPC requires that all service method parametersand return types be serializable.
package com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;
import java.io.Serializable;
public class StockPrice implements Serializable {
private String symbol;private double price;private double change;
...
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JSON
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Retrieving JSON DataJSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation
Language independant formatVery light
Example
[{"symbol": "ABC","price": 87.86,"change": −0.41
},{"symbol": "DEF","price": 62.79,"change": 0.49
}]
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Server part
JSON can be generated by a servlet
out.println("␣␣{");out.print("␣␣␣␣\"symbol\":␣\"");out.print(stockSymbol);out.println("\",");out.print("␣␣␣␣\"price\":␣");out.print(price);out.println(’,’);out.print("␣␣␣␣\"change\":␣");out.println(change);out.println("␣␣},");
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JSON generated by PHP<?phpheader(’Content−Type:␣text/javascript’);define("MAX_PRICE", 100.0); // $100.00define("MAX_PRICE_CHANGE", 0.02); // +/− 2%echo ’[’;$q = trim($_GET[’q’]);if ($q) {$symbols = explode(’␣’, $q);for ($i=0; $i<count($symbols); $i++) {$price = lcg_value() ∗ MAX_PRICE;$change = $price ∗ MAX_PRICE_CHANGE ∗ (lcg_value() ∗ 2.0 − ↘
→1.0);echo ’{’;echo "\"symbol\":\"$symbols[$i]\",";echo "\"price\":$price,";echo "\"change\":$change";echo ’}’;if ($i < (count($symbols) − 1)) {echo ’,’;
}}
}echo ’]’;
?>
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Transform JSON object intoJavaScript
use the built in JavaScript function evalThe function will receive a response.getText() as aparameter
private final native JsArray<StockData> asArrayOfStockData(↘→String json) /∗−{
return eval(json);}−∗/;
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Manipulate JSON objects
Create a JavaScriptObject StockData to manipulate the data input inJava
package com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.client;import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;class StockData extends JavaScriptObject {
// Overlay types always have protected, zero argument constructors.protected StockData() {}// JSNI methods to get stock data.public final native String getSymbol() /∗−{ return this.symbol; }−∗/;public final native double getPrice() /∗−{ return this.price; }−∗/;public final native double getChange() /∗−{ return this.change; }−∗/;// Non−JSNI method to return change percentage.public final double getChangePercent() {return 100.0 ∗ getChange() / getPrice();
}}
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Connect the Web serverPrepare the list of stocks
private void refreshWatchList() {if (stocks.size() == 0) {return;
}String url = JSON_URL;// Append watch list stock symbols to query URL.Iterator iter = stocks.iterator();while (iter.hasNext()) {url += iter.next();if (iter.hasNext()) {url += "+";
}}url = URL.encode(url);// TODO Send request to server and handle errors.
}
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Connect the Web Server (Cont.)// Send request to server and catch any errors.
RequestBuilder builder = new RequestBuilder(RequestBuilder.GET, url);try {Request request = builder.sendRequest(null, new RequestCallback() {public void onError(Request request, Throwable exception) {displayError("Couldn’t␣retrieve␣JSON");
}public void onResponseReceived(Request request, Response response↘→) {if (200 == response.getStatusCode()) {updateTable(asArrayOfStockData(response.getText()));
} else {displayError("Couldn’t␣retrieve␣JSON␣(" + response.↘→getStatusText()
+ ")"); } } });} catch (RequestException e) {displayError("Couldn’t␣retrieve␣JSON");
}
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ConclusionGWT: pure Java Web Application
Client and Server share one languageTesting made easy
Testing of Web Application is often a nightmareJUnit testing is possibleDebugging inside one JVM : In Eclipse or in devmode
Security?What is executed where?What is transfered and can be manipulated?What is tested where?
Useful featuresI18NClient Server CommunicationRemote Procedure CallJSON
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References
Tutorial by Google Code http://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/webtoolkit/overview.htmlhttp://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/webtoolkit/doc/latest/tutorial/gettingstarted.html
Developer Guide by Google Codehttp://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/webtoolkit/doc/latest/DevGuide.html
Hello World ExampleObtained by executing the create application script.
Tutorial for Client Server communicationhttp://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/webtoolkit/doc/latest/tutorial/clientserver.html
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