Discover WTP, the New End-to-End Toolset for Java-Based Web Development

The Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) seamlessly integrates all the tools today’s Java Web developer needs. WTP is both an unprecedented Open Source resource for working developers and a powerful foundation for state-of-the-art commercial products.

Eclipse Web Tools Platform offers in-depth descriptions of every tool included in WTP, introducing powerful capabilities never before available in Eclipse. The authors cover the entire Web development process–from defining Web application architectures and development processes through testing and beyond. And if you’re seeking to extend WTP, this book provides an introduction to the platform’s rich APIs. The book also

• Presents step-by-step coverage of developing persistence, business logic, and presentation tiers with WTP and Java
• Introduces best practices for multiple styles of Web and Java EE development
• Demonstrates JDBC database access and configuration
• Shows how to configure application servers for use with WTP
• Walks through creating Web service application interfaces
• Covers automated testing with JUnit and Cactus, and automated builds utilizing Ant, Maven, and CruiseControl
• Introduces testing and profiling Web applications with the Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP) project
• Describes how to extend WTP with new servers, file types, and WSDL extensions

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Part I: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: About the Eclipse Web Tools Platform Project

Chapter 3: Quick Tour

Chapter 4: Setting Up Your Workspace

Part II: Java Web Application Development

Chapter 5: Web Application Architecture and Design

Chapter 6: Organizing Your Development Project

Chapter 7: The Presentation Tier

Chapter 8: The Business Logic Tier

Chapter 9: The Persistence Tier

Chapter 10: Web Services

Chapter 11: Testing

Part III: Extending WTP

Chapter 12: Adding New Servers

Chapter 13: Supporting New File Types

Chapter 14: Creating WSDL Extensions

Chapter 15: Customizing Resource Resolution

Part IV: Products and Plans

Chapter 16: Other Web Tools Based on Eclipse

Chapter 17: The Road Ahead

Glossary 

References

Index

This book is an invaluable resource for every Eclipse and enterprise Java Web developer: both those who use Eclipse to build other Web applications, and those who build Eclipse technologies into their own products.

Complete source code examples are available at www.eclipsewtp.org.