Tying Java Technologies Together the RESTful Way
TS-5535

As scripting languages such as Ruby, PHP, and the JavaScript programming language gain popularity in building rich Internet applications (RIA), it does not mean that Java technologies need to take a backseat. With its maturity and scalability, the Java programming language is just as suited for doing RIA development as other languages. This presentation discusses how to use JSR 311--Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS)--as the glue that ties Java technologies such as the Java Persistence API (JPA), Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB), Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technology, and Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) together and expose them as RESTful web services, the preferred architecture for exposing services on the web. On the client side, the session discusses how these RESTful web services can be consumed by use of the Java and JavaScript technologies.

The session includes live demos of code generation with the NetBeans 6.0 IDE that illustrate the techniques described in the presentation. It also discusses the architecture used by the generated code, including the persistence, converter, service, and client layers.