Play for Java


Play for Java shows you how to build Java-based web applications using the Play 2 framework. The book starts by introducing Play through a comprehensive overview example. Then, you’ll look at each facet of a typical Play application, both by exploring simple code snippets and by adding to a larger running example. Along the way, you’ll contrast Play and JEE patterns and learn how a stateless web application can fit seamlessly in an enterprise environment.

For a Java developer, the Play web application framework is a breath of fresh air. With Play you get the power of Scala’s strong type system and functional programming model, and a rock-solid Java API that makes it a snap to create stateless, event-driven, browser-based applications ready to deploy against your existing infrastructure.

Play for Java teaches you to build Java-based web applications using Play 2. This book starts with an overview example and then explores each facet of a typical application by discussing simple snippets as they are added to a larger example. Along the way, you’ll contrast Play and JEE patterns and learn how a stateless web application can fit seamlessly in an enterprise Java environment. You’ll also learn how to develop asynchronous and reactive web applications.

The book requires a background in Java. No knowledge of Play or of Scala is assumed.

What’s Inside

  • Build Play 2 applications using Java
  • Leverage your JEE skills
  • Work in an asynchronous way
  • Secure and test your Play application

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction and first steps
Chapter 1. An introduction to Play
Chapter 2. The parts of an application
Chapter 3. A basic CRUD application

Part 2: Core functionality
Chapter 4. An enterprise app, Play-style
Chapter 5. Controllers—handling HTTP requests
Chapter 6. Handling user input
Chapter 7. Models and persistence
Chapter 8. Producing output with view templates

Part 3: Advanced topics
Chapter 9. Asynchronous data
Chapter 10. Security
Chapter 11. Modules and deployment
Chapter 12. Testing your application

Book Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Manning Publications (February 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1617290904
  • ISBN-13: 978-1617290909
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