Enterprise Development with Flex. Best Practices for RIA Developers

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• Enterprise Development with Flex
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  • A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
  • Preface
    • Who Is This Book For?
    • How the Book Is Organized
    • Conventions Used in This Book
    • Using Code Examples
    • How to Contact Us
    • Safari Books Online
    • Acknowledgments
    • Technical Editor Bios
  • 1. Comparing Selected Flex Frameworks
    • Frameworks Versus Component Libraries
    • Introducing Café Townsend
      • Employee List Without Frameworks
    • Cairngorm
      • Café Townsend with Cairngorm
      • To Use or Not to Use Cairngorm?
      • Report Card: Cairngorm
    • Mate
      • Report Card: Mate
    • PureMVC
      • Café Townsend with PureMVC
      • Report Card: PureMVC
    • Clear Toolkit
      • Café Townsend with Clear Toolkit
        • Installing the software for the CRUD example
        • Creating an Eclipse Dynamic Web Project with CDB facets
      • Report Card: Clear Toolkit
    • Final Framework Selection Considerations
    • References
  • 2. Selected Design Patterns
    • Singleton
    • Proxy
    • Mediator
    • Data Transfer Object
    • Asynchronous Token
    • Class Factory
      • A Class Factory from the Flex Framework
      • Creating UIStaticClassFactory
      • Creating UIClassFactory
  • Building an Enterprise Framework
    • Upgrading Existing Flex Components
      • Introducing Component Library clear.swc
      • Creating a Value-Aware CheckBox
      • Creating a Centered CheckBox
      • Creating a Protected CheckBox
      • Upgrading ComboBox
    • Resources As Properties of UI Controls
      • Styles Versus Properties
      • The Base Class for Resources
      • DataGrid with Resources
    • Data Forms
      • The DataForm Component
      • The DataFormItem Component
    • Validation
      • Sample Application: DataFormValidation
      • The ValidationRule Class Explained
      • Embedding Validation Rules into a DataGrid
    • Minimizing the Number of Custom Events
    • Summary
  • 4. Equipping Enterprise Flex Projects
    • Staffing Considerations
      • GUI and Component Developers
      • Flex Architects
      • Designopers and Devigners
    • Flex Developers Workstation
      • IDE Choices
      • Preparing for Teamwork
    • Embedding .swf Files into HTML Pages
      • Adding a .swf to HTML with SWFObject
    • Interacting with HTML and JavaScript
      • The ExternalInterface Class
      • Flex AJAX Bridge
      • The flashVars Variable
    • Testing Flex RIAs
      • Unit and Integration Testing
        • FlexUnit4
        • FlexMonkey
        • Visual Flex Unit
      • Functional Testing
      • Load Testing
      • Code Coverage
    • Application Modularization from 30,000 Feet
    • Build Scripts and Continuous Integration
      • Automation of Ant Script Creation
      • Maven Support
      • Continuous Integration
    • Logging with Log4Fx
      • Remote Logging with Log4Fx
    • A Grab Bag of Component Libraries
    • Integrating with the Java Spring Framework
    • Integrating with the Hibernate Framework
    • Project Documentation
      • Program Documentation with ASDoc
      • UML Diagrams
    • Accessibility of Flex RIA
    • Summary
  • 5. Customizing the Messaging Layer of LCDS or BlazeDS
    • Flex Messaging Unleashed
    • Server Messages: Shooting in the Dark
    • Sending the Clients Heartbeats
    • Heartbeat Adapter
    • Testing the Client Heartbeat
    • Guaranteed Delivery of Server Messages
    • Building a Custom Acknowledging Channel
    • Resending Messages with QoSAdapter
    • Testing Guaranteed Delivery
    • When Message Order Matters
      • SerializingChannel
    • Guaranteed Delivery of Client Messages
    • The ReliableClientMessage Class
    • Acknowledging the Endpoint
    • Resending Channel Guarantees Delivery
    • Testing Guaranteed Delivery from the Client
    • Keeping Client Messages in Order
    • Testing Ordered Delivery of Client Messages
    • Summary
  • 6. Open Source Networking Solutions
    • BlazeDS Versus LCDS
    • Why Is AMF Important?
      • AMF Performance Comparison
    • AMF and Client-Side Serialization
    • HTTP Connection Management
      • The Hack to Increase a Web Browsers Performance
      • Other Ways of Increasing a Web Browsers Performance
      • What Is Comet?
    • Putting Streaming to Work
    • The Networking Architecture of BlazeDS
      • Setting Up a BlazeDS Sample Application on Jetty
      • Setting BlazeDS Messaging to Use the Jetty NIO API
      • NIO Performance Test
      • The Theory
    • Data Access Automation
      • Data Transfer Objects
      • ChangeObject
      • Assembler and DAO Classes
      • DataCollection Class
    • Deep Data Synchronization with BlazeDS
      • Nested DataCollections
      • Batching Remote Calls
    • Using AMF Message Headers
    • Data Push in Data Access
    • A Server As a Command Center
      • Reverse RPC
      • Extending the Protocol
    • Custom Serialization and AMF
    • Security Appliances
    • Third-Party Networking Solutions
    • Summary
  • 7. Modules, Libraries, Applications, and Portals
    • Flex Portals and Modularization
    • Basic Modularization: Image
    • Runtime Style Modules
    • Real Actors: Loader and URLLoader
    • Loading Modules with Module Loader
    • Preloading Modules with ModuleManager
    • Communicating with Modules
    • Introducing Application Domains
    • Paying Tribute to Libraries
      • RSLs: Under-Libraries
      • Bootstrapping Libraries As Applications
    • Sibling Domains and Multiversioning
      • Four Scenarios of Loading Portlets
      • Default Portlet Loading: Same Sandbox Child Domain
      • Loading Portlets for Multiversioning
      • Bootstrap Class Loading
    • Sample Flex Portal
    • Integrating Flex into Legacy JEE Portals
    • Summary
  • 8. Performance Improvement: Selected Topics
    • Planning for Modularization
    • It Takes Two to Perform
    • Application Startup and Preloaders
      • Dissecting LightweightPreloader.swf
      • The Main SWF Talks to LightweightPreloader.swf
      • Supporting Logout Functionality
    • Using Resource-Shared Libraries
      • How to Link Flex Libraries
      • Flex Framework RSL
    • Optimizing RSL Loading
      • Creating Modules with Test Harness
      • Creating a Shell Application with a Custom RSL Loader
    • A Grab Bag of Useful Habits
      • Dealing with Memory Leaks
        • Closures
        • Opportunistic garbage collector
      • Just-in-Time Benefits and Implications
      • Using the Flash Builder Profiler
      • Performance Checklist
        • Startup time
        • UI performance
        • I/O performance
        • Memory utilization
        • Code execution performance
    • Summary
  • 9. Working with Adobe AIR
    • How AIR Is Different from Flex
    • Hello World in AIR
    • Native Windows
    • Working with Files
      • Commonly Used Directories
      • Reading and Writing to Files
      • Working with Local Databases
        • Creating a database file
    • PharmaSales Application
      • Installing PharmaSales
      • The PharmaSales Application for Dispatchers
      • The PharmaSales Application for Salespeople
      • Detecting Network Availability
      • After the Salesperson Logs On
    • OfflineDataCollection
      • Integrating with Google Maps
    • Summary
  • 10. Developing Flex Applications for LiveCycle Enterprise Suite
    • Business Process Example: Vacation Request
    • Meet LiveCycle Workspace ES
    • Meet the Flexlet: Vacation Request
    • LiveCycle ES Architecture in a Nutshell
      • Endpoints
      • Custom Services
      • Tools
    • Creating Flex Applications Enabled for LiveCycle Workspace ES
      • Form Variable Declaration and Process Instantiation
      • Flexlet Mapping for User Activity
      • Controlling the View State of the Reusable Flexlet from the Process
      • Workspace: Flexlet Conversation Basics
        • LiveCycle FormConnector
        • Which data should you trust more: Enterprise data or LiveCycle internal data?
      • Flexlet Code Walkthrough
        • Namespaces and variables
        • Reading data from the process and enterprise data store
        • Writing data to the enterprise data store and the process
    • Running Workspace from Adobe Sources
    • Business Example: Warehouse Processes
      • User Interface for the Retailer
      • User Interface for the Supplier
      • User Interface for the Manufacturer
      • Introducing Process Orchestration
    • The Warehouse Processes Under the Hood
    • Extending LiveCycle with Custom Services
      • Custom Providers for the User and Group Repository
        • Creating custom authentication providers
        • Creating a custom directory service provider
        • Creating a custom groups provider
        • Creating a custom users provider
      • Custom Solution Components
        • Implementation of initializeProcessVariables()
        • Implementation of handleApprovedOrder()
    • Orchestrating Processes with Asynchronous Events
      • Defining Events
      • Dispatching Events
      • Starting the Process on an Asynchronous Event
    • Blending the LiveCycle API with Custom Flex Applications
      • Invoking a LiveCycle Process on the Server
      • Starting a Process Instance from the Flex Application
    • Summary
  • 11. Printing with Flex
    • PDF Generation on the Server
    • PDF Generation on the Client
      • Basic Printing with AlivePDF
      • Enhancing AlivePDF
      • Printing Flex Containers
    • Extending Flex Components for PDF Generation in XDP Format
    • Adding Printing to the PharmaSales Application
      • Printing for Acme Pharm Dispatchers
      • Printing for Acme Pharm Salespeople
    • ClearBI: A Web Reporter for Flex
    • Summary
  • 12. Model-Driven Development with LCDS ES2
    • Introduction to Model-Driven Development
      • Starting Model-Driven Development with Flash Builder 4
      • Data Sources and RDS
      • What Has Been Generated?
      • Creating Master/Detail/Search View
    • Summary
    • Epilogue
  • Index
  • About the Authors
  • Colophon
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