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Adobe Flash Platform

Enrique Duvos

Mgr, Flash Platform Evangelism EMEA


Spring / BlazeDS Integration

Enrique Duvos Group Mananger EMEA Flash Platform Evangelism

Jeremy Grelle

Senior Software Engineer Lead of Spring BlazeDS Integration

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Agenda

SpringSource Overview

Flash Platform Overview

Data Services and BlazeDS Overview

Remoting Review

Spring BlazeDS Integration

Demo

Roadmap

Q&A

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Why Flex + Spring?

Spring has emerged as the de facto standard for the business tier of Java Enterprise applications.

Spring aims to be agnostic to the chosen client technology.

Flex is the obvious choice when a Spring developer is looking at RIA

Don't have to abandon your server-side Spring investment to move into RIA

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The Spring Experience

Spring aims to ease integration of a multitude of Java technologies

A Spring developer is attracted to the “Spring Way” of doing things

Common configuration approach for many disparate technologies

Easy transition from “simple” to “enterprise”

i.e., Local transactions to full-blown JTA requires no code changes

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Adobe Flash Platform Architecture

Flex Builder

Flex

Flash Media Server Family

Flash Catalyst

Flash CS4 Professional

Tools to Design and Develop

Clients

Servers

Framework

AMF, XML, JSON, SOAP, RSS, ATOM, etc. HTTP/S, Sockets, RTMP, etc.

Flash Player AIR

Applications, Content and Video

BlazeDS Data Services

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Adobe Flash Platform Architecture

Flex Builder

Flash Player

Flex

Flash Catalyst



Clients

Servers

Framework

AIR





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Flex Builder

Flex




Clients

Servers/Services

Framework


Flash Player AIR



Flash Catalyst

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How Flex Works in the Browser

Flex Builder IDE

Flex SDK

Flex Class Library

MXML ActionScript

Compile

SOAP HTTP/S AMF/S RTMP/S

Web Server

Existing Applications & Infrastructure

J2EE Application Server

Data Services XML/HTTP

REST

SOAP WS

Browser

Flash Player

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Flex Builder

Flex




Clients

Servers/Services

Framework


Flash Player AIR



Flash Catalyst

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Serv

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LiveCycle Data Services

Long Polling

NIO Streaming RTMP NIO Polling

Polling AMF

HTTP

Messaging Proxy

NIO Long Polling

Streaming

Producer Consumer RemoteObject Dataservice

Remoting Data Mgmt

Piggyback

Change Tracking

Data Sync

RPC

AMF

Pub/Sub

Real Time Push PDF

Security

Hibernate ColdFusion SQL

Spring WSRP

JMS Java

Client-side APIs

Server-side Infrastructure

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Serv

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Open Source BlazeDS

Long Polling

NIO Streaming RTMP NIO Polling

Polling AMF

HTTP

Messaging Proxy

NIO Long Polling

Streaming

Producer Consumer RemoteObject Dataservice

Remoting Data Mgmt

Piggyback

Change Tracking

Data Sync

RPC

AMF

Pub/Sub

Real Time Push PDF

Security

Hibernate ColdFusion SQL

Spring WSRP

JMS Java

Client-side APIs

Server-side Infrastructure

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Remoting Service

Enables client applications to remotely invoke methods of objects deployed in your application server

Type information is maintained (see Java - ActionScript data type mapping)

Binary encoding of data (AMF: Action Message Format)

Benefits

Straightforward programming model (avoid double XML transformation)

Significant performance and bandwidth advantages

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Remoting 101

<mx:RemoteObject id="srv" destination="product"/>

<mx:Button label="Get Data" click="srv.getProducts()"/>

<mx:DataGrid dataProvider="{srv.getProducts.lastResult} "/>

remoting-config.xml

<destination id="product">

<properties>

<source>flex.samples.ProductService</source>

</properties>

</destination>

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Class Mapping and Serialization/Deserialization Process

Product.as [RemoteClass(alias="flex.samples.Product")] public class Product {

public var id:int; public var name:String; public var description:String; public var price:Number; public var qtyInStock:int;

}

Product.java

public class Product { private int id;

private String name; private String description;

private double price; private int qtyInStock;

// getters and setters }

RemoteClass annotation provides class mapping information

Without explicit mapping information, Java objects are deserialized into dynamic AS objects, and AS objects are deserialized into Java HashMaps

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Remote Objects Instantiation and Life Cycle

By default, BlazeDS takes care of remote objects instantiation using no-arg constructor

Scope can be request (default), session, or application <destination id="contacts">

<properties>

<source>flex.samples.ProductService</source>

<scope>application</scope>

</properties>

</destination>

Instantiation process can be delegated using factories

In the “old” Spring/BlazeDS integration approach, a SpringFactory was used to let Spring instantiate remote objects with appropriate dependency injection

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Old SpringFactory Approach

services-config.xml <factories>

<factory id="spring" class="flex.samples.factories.SpringFactory"/>

</factories>

remoting-config.xml

<destination id="productService">

<properties>

<factory>spring</factory>

<source>productBean</source>

</properties>

</destination>

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Spring -> Flex

The current path is overly complex

Using the “dependency lookup” approach of the SpringFactory feels antithetical to the “Spring Way”

The burden of configuration is multiplied

Potential for deep integration beyond just remoting is limited

Ultimately acts as a potential barrier to adoption of Flex by the Spring community

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The Way Forward

Ideally lower the barrier to adoption of Flex by the Spring community

Configuration using the “Spring Way”

Deeper integration beyond remoting

Make Flex the obvious and easy choice for a Spring-powered RIA

SpringSource and Adobe have formed a joint partnership to turn this idea into reality

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Open Source Foundation

The foundations of this new integration are available as open source

A new Spring subproject in the web portfolio:


Focus on integrating the open source BlazeDS with Spring

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Bootstrap the BlazeDS MessageBroker as a Spring-managed bean (no more web.xml MessageBrokerServlet config needed)

Route http-based Flex messages to the MessageBroker through the Spring DispatcherServlet

Expose Spring beans for remoting using typical Spring remoting exporter configuration

Using XML namespace tags or Java annotations

No more remoting-config.xml

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Spring BlazeDS Integration - Security

Spring Security integration

Easily enabled through simple XML namespace tags

SpringSecurityLoginManager enables use of Spring Security for Authentication through the Flex API

optionally supports per-client authentication

Gives access to the GrantedAuthorities for conditional UI logic

Destinations (which are just Spring beans) are secured using existing Spring Security Authorization mechanisms

Endpoints can be secured by URL or Endpoint Id

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Spring BlazeDS Integration - Messaging

Messaging integration

Integration with the BlazeDS MessageService

No more need for messaging-config.xml

Use Spring configuration to manage BlazeDS MessageDestinations

MessageTemplate provides simple server-push capabilities

Adapters provided for Spring JMS and Spring Integration

Allows easy communication from Flex clients to Spring message-driven POJOs

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Spring BlazeDS Integration - Advanced Customization

Several hooks are provided for advanced customization

ExceptionTranslator

MessageInterceptor

ManageableComponentFactoryBean

for integrating 3rd-party adapters (i.e., dpHibernate, Gilead)

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Spring BlazeDS Integration - Upcoming Features (post-1.0)

Spring 3.0 REST integration Provides support for multiple client-types

Flex apps can already consume Spring 3.0 RESTful endpoints through HTTPService

Additional value could be realized by providing an AMFView implementation

Response for HTTP requests with a Content-Type=application/actionscript

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Demo

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Spring BlazeDS Integration - Goals

Make the transition to using Flex for developers in the Spring community a smooth and painless experience

Able to migrate portions of your application gradually since the infrastructure does not change

Enable easy support for multiple client types through Spring 3.0’s REST support

Continue using the Spring programming model you’ve come to know and love

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LCDS Integration

Build on the open source foundation to provide additional benefit to using LCDS with Spring

A “SpringSource-certified” Add-on to LCDS available as part of SpringSource Enterprise:

SpringSource Adapter for LCDS

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LCDS Integration - Upcoming Features

Enable SpringSource Enterprise users to easily take advantage of the advanced data synchronization features of LCDS using their existing service infrastructure

Ensure smooth integration of existing open source features with the LCDS NIO-based SocketServer

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LCDS Integration - Upcoming Features (1.0 - May 2009)

LCDS data Assemblers configured as Spring beans

Enables them for declarative transaction control

SpringHibernateAssembler that uses a Spring-managed Hibernate SessionFactory

equivalent assembler for JPA

Declarative adaptation of existing Spring-managed DAOs to the Assembler interface

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LCDS Integration - Upcoming Features (post 1.0)

Integration of DataService with Spring’s declarative transaction support

Transactions driven by the LCDS DataService using the Spring PlatformTransactionManager abstraction

Allows transparent migration from local transactions to JTA

Targeted at the next major revision of LCDS

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LCDS Integration - Goals

Allow Spring developers who are ready to scale up to take advantage of LCDS while keeping the Spring programming model intact.

Gives you a clear and easy path for the transition, exhibiting the benefits of using LCDS in conjunction with Spring-managed transactional services.

Provides you with a fully certified, indemnified, and supported Enterprise solution.

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Summary

Flex and Spring together provide a powerful solution for building enterprise class RIAs

BlazeDS provides a proven open source foundation to build on for Flex->Java communication

LCDS takes up where BlazeDS leaves off to provide a first-class supported enterprise solution

Spring BlazeDS Integation and the SpringSource Adapters for Adobe Flex make Flex the obvious and easy choice for building a Spring-powered RIA

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