This document provides an overview and introduction to the Apache Wicket framework. It discusses the Mediatel project which uses Wicket along with other technologies like iBATIS, Spring, and Oracle. The agenda covers the conception of Wicket including its component-based architecture, models, AJAX capabilities, and common components like Application, Page and Panel. Resources for learning more about Wicket are also provided.

1. Apache Wicket
Mediatel deployment, Wicket introduction
jPrase
Vít Kotačka
17. 6. 2009
© Adastra Group

2. Agenda
 Mediatel project
 Conception
 Components
 Models
 AJAX
 Resources
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3. Mediatel project
 Wicket
 iBATIS
 Spring (Spring Security, Spring-iBATIS)
 Oracle
 Maven, CVS, Continuum
Ataccama MMC WWW
ETL Oracle Book
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4. Conception
 Built on Servlet API
 Stateful
 Component-based framework
̶ Swing
̶ Trees of components
̶ Listeners process HTTP requests
̶ Component has model
̶ Models are serialized (between requests)
̶ No request/respons handling (no controller, no action class)
 Component
̶ Java component class
̶ XHTML template
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5. Components
 Application
 Page
 Panel
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6. Models
 Holds a value for a component
 Serialized in the session
 Implement IModel
 Simple models
 Property models
 Resource models
 Detachable models
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7. AJAX
 AjaxRequestTarget builds the response
 Ajax components
̶ AjaxLink
̶ AjaxButton
̶ AjaxCheckBox
̶ AutoCompleteTextField
 Ajax behavior
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8. Resources
 Wicket in Action, Martijn Dashorst, Eelco Hillenius
 Component reference http://wicketstuff.org/wicket13/compref/
 Wicket examples http://wicketstuff.org/wicket13/
 Repeater views http://www.wicket-library.com/wicket-
examples/repeater/
 Ajax examples http://wicketstuff.org/wicket13/ajax/
 How to do things in Wicket
http://cwiki.apache.org/WICKET/how-to-do-things-in-
wicket.html
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