2. ICEfaces is…
ICEfaces is an Ajax framework that allows developers to easily
create rich Internet applications (RIA) in pure Java.
• Open source
• Standards-based
• Extends JavaServer Faces
• Develop RIAs in pure Java, not JavaScript
• Integrated with GlassFish Suite
– Provides NetBeans IDE Plugin
• Endorsed migration for Woodstock users
– Supports Ajax Push applications via Grizzly
– Leverages enterprise capabilities of GlassFish
• Security, Scalability: Clustering, Load Balancing and Failover
– Integrates with 3rd Party frameworks and middleware
• WebSynergy, WebStack, etc.
Easy Ajax for Java developers
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7. Ajax Programming, Ideally.
PageBean.java Page.xhtml
<f:view
public class PageBean {
xmlns:f=“http://java.sun.com/jsf/core”
String message;
xmlns:h=quot;http://java.sun.com/jsf/html“ >
public String getMessage() {
<html>
return message;
<body>
}
<h:form>
<h:inputText
public void
value=“#{pageBean.message}” />
setMessage(String message) {
</h:form>
this.message = message; </body>
} </html>
} </f:view>
Presentation Model Declarative User Interface
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8. Ajax Push Programming
To keep track of groups of users:
SessionRenderer.addCurrentSession(“slides”);
Asynchronously and elsewhere in the application ...
presentation.setCurrentSlide(7);
SessionRenderer.render(“slides”);
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9. Ajax Components with ICEfaces
• Automatic Ajax updates
• No JavaScript Development
• Easy Ajax Component Suite
– No JavaScript component wiring
– No manually defined update regions
• Ajax transport handled by ICEfaces
• Woodstock conversion: utilities and compatible components
• ---
– Asynchronous application-driven browser updates
– All 50+ components are Ajax Push aware
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10. GlassFish Suite + ICEfaces
GlassFish Server Client Browser
Standards-based Java EE/JSF Development Model
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11. Direct-to-DOM (D2D)
GlassFish Server Client Browser
DOM
(Client)
Ajax Bridge
DOM
Incremental DOM Updates
(Server)
Direct-to-DOM isolates Java developers from JavaScript and more…
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