Java view technologies and frameworks: Difference between revisions

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Various '''Java [[Web application frameworks]]''' have appeared in recent years. Some of them are in [[Competition|direct competition]], while others are complementary technologies. It is therefore necessary to understand where exactly each technology/framework fits into the J2EE[[JEE]] scheme of things. This page lists the [[Model–view–controller|View]] technologies. These are the frameworks which are used for defining the web pages and the server-side programs which handle the requests (clicks) generated by the web pages.

==At a glance==

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! HTTP Paradigm

! Component Paradigm

! [[Templating]]

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| [[Struts]]

| [[Wicket]]

| [[Tiles]]

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| [[Tapestry]]

| [[SiteMesh]]

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| [[JSF]]

| [[Facelets]]

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| Jt Design Patterns

| [[Apache Click]]

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* Struts is relatively easier to use for beginners because it contains the familiar HTTP paradigm of Request/Response. However, the Component based frameworks are architecturally superior, and usually recommended for creating more complex [[web application]]s.

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==Servlet API==

* This is the foundation of almost all Java View technologies.

* It provides the basic framework for writing Java classes, called 'Servlets[[Servlet]]s' that can respond to HTTP Requestsrequests, create Cookiescookies and maintain Sessionssessions.

==JSP==

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==Struts==

* Built on top of the Servlet API, Struts provides for [[decoupling]] between the Controller and the View.

* Requests are received by a Java Class (Controller) which can decide which View to display.

* The actual View is written as a JSP page.

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==Tiles==

* This is a HTML templating framework based on the "Composite" model.

* It allows for the HTML page to be broken up into multiple pagelets[[pagelet]]s, called Templates, Definitions and Composing pages.

* At [[run time]] the pagelets are stitched together to generate the final HTML. Pages are written in JSP.

* '''Competitor''': SiteMesh

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==See also==

*[[List of web service frameworks]]

==References==