Zend AMF and Flex

Zend Framework Web site: http://framework.zend.com Zend Framework (ZF) is an open source, object-oriented web application framework implemented in PHP 5 and licensed under the New BSD License. ZF was publicly announced at the first Zend Conference in October 2005. On July 1, 2007, Zend Framework 1.0 was released. Current Version 1.7.7 http://framework.zend.com/download/latest

Web site: http://framework.zend.com

Zend Framework (ZF) is an open source, object-oriented web application framework implemented in PHP 5 and licensed under the New BSD License.

ZF was publicly announced at the first Zend Conference in October 2005. On July 1, 2007, Zend Framework 1.0 was released.

Current Version 1.7.7 http://framework.zend.com/download/latest

Why are people using Zend? Use-at-will Framework Provides components for MVC, Table Data Gateway and Row Data Gateway design patterns All components in Zend Framework are object oriented Takes advantage of the latest development features AJAX Search Engine Web Services BSD License (Enterprise Friendly) Well Documented

Use-at-will Framework

Provides components for MVC, Table Data Gateway and Row Data Gateway design patterns

All components in Zend Framework are object oriented

Takes advantage of the latest development features

AJAX

Search Engine

Web Services

BSD License (Enterprise Friendly)

Well Documented

Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/ Flex is an open source framework used to create cross-platform Rich Internet Applications (RIA) Adobe Released Flex 1.0 in March of 2004 Current SDK: 3.3 Flex Builder IDE based on Eclipse

http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/

Flex is an open source framework used to create cross-platform Rich Internet Applications (RIA)

Adobe Released Flex 1.0 in March of 2004

Current SDK: 3.3

Flex Builder IDE based on Eclipse

AMF Action Message Format Action Message Format is an object exchange binary format accessed through a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Adobe Systems published the AMF binary data protocol specification on December 13, 2007 and announced that it will support the developer community to make this protocol available for every major server platform.

Action Message Format is an object exchange binary format accessed through a Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Adobe Systems published the AMF binary data protocol specification on December 13, 2007 and announced that it will support the developer community to make this protocol available for every major server platform.

AMF Benefits AMF Objects are small compressed using zlib Fast serialization / deserialization Native Types and Custom classes supported

AMF Objects are small compressed using zlib

Fast serialization / deserialization

Native Types and Custom classes supported

http://www.jamesward.com/blog/2007/04/30/ajax-and-flex-data-loading-benchmarks/

Zend AMF Info: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.amf.html Download: http://framework.zend.com/download/amf Zend_Amf provides support for Adobe's Action Message Format (AMF), to allow communication between Adobe's Flash Player and PHP. Specifically, it provides a gateway server implementation for handling requests sent from the Flash Player to the server and mapping these requests to object and class methods and arbitrary callbacks.

Info: http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.amf.html

Download: http://framework.zend.com/download/amf

Zend_Amf provides support for Adobe's Action Message Format (AMF), to allow communication between Adobe's Flash Player and PHP. Specifically, it provides a gateway server implementation for handling requests sent from the Flash Player to the server and mapping these requests to object and class methods and arbitrary callbacks.

Files: Root app/ lib/ log/ pub/ tmp/

app/

lib/

log/

pub/

tmp/

Files: app/ conf/ setupdb.sql main.ini models/ Contacts.php

conf/

setupdb.sql

main.ini

models/ Contacts.php

Files: lib/ Zend/ Acl.php Acl/ ......... Riafox/ Flexstring.php Flexstring/

Zend/

Acl.php

Acl/

.........

Riafox/ Flexstring.php

Flexstring/

Files: pub/ css/ img/ js/ swf/ main.swf xml/ crossdomain.xml gateway-config.xml .htaccess index.php

css/

img/

js/

swf/

main.swf

xml/

crossdomain.xml

gateway-config.xml

.htaccess

index.php

Files: pub/xml/crossdomain.xml <cross-domain-policy> <allow-access-from domain=&quot;zendamf.riafox.com&quot; /> </cross-domain-policy>

<cross-domain-policy> <allow-access-from domain=&quot;zendamf.riafox.com&quot; /> </cross-domain-policy>

Files: pub/.htaccess RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(crossdomain.xml)$ pub/xml/crossdomain.xml [L] RewriteRule ^(gateway-config.xml)$ pub/xml/gateway-config.xml [L] RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|xml|swf)$ index.php php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off php_flag register_globals off php_flag display_errors on php_value session.auto_start 0

RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(crossdomain.xml)$ pub/xml/crossdomain.xml [L] RewriteRule ^(gateway-config.xml)$ pub/xml/gateway-config.xml [L] RewriteRule !.(js|ico|gif|jpg|png|xml|swf)$ index.php php_flag magic_quotes_gpc off php_flag register_globals off php_flag display_errors on php_value session.auto_start 0

Files: pub/index.html error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT); date_default_timezone_set('America/Boise'); $rootPath = dirname($_SERVER[&quot;DOCUMENT_ROOT&quot;]); define('APPLICATION_PATH', $rootPath . '/application'); set_include_path('.' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/library' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/application/models/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/application/library/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . APPLICATION_PATH . '/library/App/View/Helper/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path()); session_save_path(APPLICATION_PATH . '/temp'); include &quot;Zend/Loader.php&quot;; $server = new Zend_Amf_Server(); $server->setProduction(false);$server->addDirectory('../application/models/'); $response = $server->handle(); echo $response;

error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT); date_default_timezone_set('America/Boise'); $rootPath = dirname($_SERVER[&quot;DOCUMENT_ROOT&quot;]); define('APPLICATION_PATH', $rootPath . '/application'); set_include_path('.' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/library' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/application/models/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . $rootPath.'/application/library/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . APPLICATION_PATH . '/library/App/View/Helper/' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path()); session_save_path(APPLICATION_PATH . '/temp'); include &quot;Zend/Loader.php&quot;; $server = new Zend_Amf_Server(); $server->setProduction(false);$server->addDirectory('../application/models/');

$response = $server->handle();

echo $response;

Files: app/models/Test.php <?php class Test{ public function hello($text) { return &quot;Message Received:{$text}&quot;; } } ?>

<?php class Test{ public function hello($text) { return &quot;Message Received:{$text}&quot;; } } ?>

services-config.xml <?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?> <services-config> <services> <service id=&quot;amfphp-flashremoting-service&quot; class=&quot;flex.messaging.services.RemotingService&quot; messageTypes=&quot;flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage&quot;> <destination id=&quot;zend&quot;> <channels> <channel ref=&quot;my-zend&quot;/> </channels> <properties> <source>*</source> </properties> </destination> </service> </services> <channels> <channel-definition id=&quot;my-zend&quot; class=&quot;mx.messaging.channels.AMFChannel&quot;> <endpoint uri=&quot;http://zendamf.riafox.com/gateway.amf&quot; class=&quot;flex.messaging.endpoints.AMFEndpoint&quot;/> </channel-definition> </channels> </services-config>

<?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?> <services-config> <services> <service id=&quot;amfphp-flashremoting-service&quot; class=&quot;flex.messaging.services.RemotingService&quot; messageTypes=&quot;flex.messaging.messages.RemotingMessage&quot;> <destination id=&quot;zend&quot;> <channels> <channel ref=&quot;my-zend&quot;/> </channels> <properties> <source>*</source> </properties> </destination> </service> </services> <channels> <channel-definition id=&quot;my-zend&quot; class=&quot;mx.messaging.channels.AMFChannel&quot;> <endpoint uri=&quot;http://zendamf.riafox.com/gateway.amf&quot; class=&quot;flex.messaging.endpoints.AMFEndpoint&quot;/> </channel-definition> </channels> </services-config>

compiler settings add -services &quot;C:path-to-servicesservices-config.xml&quot;

add -services &quot;C:path-to-servicesservices-config.xml&quot;

main.mxml <mx:RemoteObject id=&quot;myservice&quot; fault=&quot;faultHandler(event)&quot; showBusyCursor=&quot;true&quot; source=&quot;Test&quot; destination=&quot;zend&quot;> <mx:method name=&quot;hello&quot; result=&quot;responseHandler(event)&quot; /> </mx:RemoteObject> http://zendamf.riafox.com/public/test/main.html

<mx:RemoteObject id=&quot;myservice&quot; fault=&quot;faultHandler(event)&quot; showBusyCursor=&quot;true&quot; source=&quot;Test&quot; destination=&quot;zend&quot;> <mx:method name=&quot;hello&quot; result=&quot;responseHandler(event)&quot; /> </mx:RemoteObject>

http://zendamf.riafox.com/public/test/main.html

Resources The ABCs of AMF Format Ajax and Flex Data Loading Benchmarks Wade Arnold Blog Zend AMF ZF Programmer's Reference Guide AMF3 Specifications Latest Zend Framework Download Zend AMF Download Adobe 3.3 Language Reference

The ABCs of AMF Format

Ajax and Flex Data Loading Benchmarks

Wade Arnold Blog Zend AMF

ZF Programmer's Reference Guide

AMF3 Specifications

Latest Zend Framework Download

Zend AMF Download

Adobe 3.3 Language Reference

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