Summary

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.

About the Book

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.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

What's Inside

• Build Play 2 applications using Java


• Leverage your JEE skills


• Work in an asynchronous way


• Secure and test your Play application

About the Authors

Nicolas Leroux is a core developer of the Play framework. Sietse de Kaper develops and deploys Java-based Play applications.

Table of Contents

1. PART 1 INTRODUCTION AND FIRST STEPS


2. An introduction to Play


3. The parts of an application


4. A basic CRUD application


5. PART 2 CORE FUNCTIONALITY


6. An enterprise app, Play-style


7. Controllers—handling HTTP requests


8. Handling user input


9. Models and persistence


10. Producing output with view templates


11. PART 3 ADVANCED TOPICS


12. Asynchronous data


13. Security


14. Modules and deployment


15. Testing your application