IBM WebSphere Portal V5 : A Guide for Portlet Application Development

by Rodriguez, Juan R.; Chan, Serena; Gonzalez, Belen; Kroner, George; Parlangelo, Monica; Schwedler, Sandro; Venancio, Andre

• ISBN13: 9780738498515
• ISBN10: 0738498513
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Vervante

Table of Contents

Notices	xi
Trademarks	xii
Preface	xiii
The team that wrote this redbook	xiii
Become a published author	xv
Comments welcome	xvi
Overview	1	(52)
Portal evolution	2	(2)
The generations of portal technology	3	(1)
Overview	4	(15)
What is a portal?	5	(1)
Enablement for portals	5	(2)
The WebSphere Portal framework	7	(3)
WebSphere Portal architecture	10	(8)
WebSphere Portal tooling	18	(1)
WebSphere Portal	19	(18)
Portal concepts	19	(3)
Portlets	22	(3)
Portlet modes	25	(1)
Portlet states	26	(1)
Portlets and the model-view-controller (MVC) design pattern	26	(1)
WebSphere Portal runtime: the portlet container	27	(1)
Portlet life cycle	27	(2)
Portlet events and messaging	29	(3)
Page aggregation	32	(5)
Highlights in WebSphere Portal V5	37	(11)
Portal install	37	(1)
General infrastructure	38	(1)
Event broker	39	(1)
Member subsystem	39	(1)
Authentication	39	(1)
Authorization	40	(1)
URL generation, processing and mappings	41	(1)
Search	42	(1)
Content management	43	(1)
Content publishing	44	(1)
Transcoding	45	(1)
Struts Portlet Framework	45	(1)
User interface	45	(1)
Cooperative portlets (Click-To-Action)	46	(1)
Portal Toolkit	47	(1)
Portlet solution patterns	48	(5)
Portlet API	53	(72)
What is a portlet?	54	(1)
Basic portlet terms	54	(1)
MVC architecture	55	(4)
Standard MVC architecture	56	(1)
Portlet MVC architecture	57	(1)
Portlet MVC sample	58	(1)
Servlets versus portlets	59	(2)
What is a portlet application?	61	(1)
Portlet deployment	61	(19)
web.xml	64	(3)
portlet.xml	67	(9)
Parameter summary	76	(1)
Descriptors relationship (web.xml and portlet.xml)	76	(1)
UID guidelines	77	(1)
Building a war file	78	(2)
Portlet life cycle	80	(2)
Portlet API	82	(1)
Hierarchy	82	(1)
Core portlet objects	83	(12)
Portlet	83	(1)
PortletAdapter	83	(1)
PortletRequest	84	(1)
PortletResponse	85	(1)
PortletSession object	86	(1)
Client	87	(1)
PortletConfig object	88	(1)
PortletContext object	88	(1)
PortletSettings object	89	(1)
PortletApplicationSettings object	90	(1)
PortletData object	91	(1)
PortletLog object	92	(1)
PortletException	93	(1)
UnavailableException	93	(1)
PortletWindow object	93	(1)
User object	94	(1)
PortletURI	94	(1)
Listeners	95	(3)
PortletTitleListener	95	(1)
PortletPageListener	95	(2)
PortletSessionListener	97	(1)
WindowListener	97	(1)
PortletSettingsAttributeListener	98	(1)
PortletApplicationSettingsAttributesListener	98	(1)
Action event handling	98	(1)
Core event objects	99	(3)
ActionListener	99	(1)
ActionEvent	99	(1)
PortletURI	100	(1)
ModeModifier	101	(1)
Portlet messaging	102	(3)
MessageListener	102	(1)
MessageEvent	103	(1)
DefaultPortletMessage	103	(1)
PortletMessage	104	(1)
PropertyListener interface	105	(1)
EventPhaseListener interface	106	(1)
Attribute storage summary	107	(1)
Portlet services	108	(5)
ContentAccessService	109	(1)
Custom services	109	(4)
Credential Vault	113	(1)
Core Credential Vault objects	114	(4)
Vault	114	(1)
Segment	114	(1)
Slot	115	(1)
Credential	115	(3)
Portlet JSPs	118	(6)
Portlet tag library	118	(6)
Resources	124	(1)
Portal Toolkit	125	(28)
Hardware and software requirements	126	(2)
Portal Toolkit installation	128	(1)
Development environment	128	(1)
Portlet application wizard	129	(7)
Developing portlet applications	136	(4)
Portlet application contents	137	(1)
Generated classes	138	(2)
Portlet.xml descriptor	140	(6)
Deploying portlets	146	(3)
Adding portlets to applications	149	(1)
Examples	150	(3)
A first portlet application	153	(28)
Sample scenario	154	(27)
Creating a portlet project	154	(9)
Configuring the Test Environment	163	(3)
Running the portlet application	166	(5)
Updating the portlet project	171	(3)
Adding a JavaBean to your portlet project	174	(7)
Action event handling	181	(32)
Action event	182	(2)
Window events	184	(2)
Simple action String support	186	(1)
Sample scenario	186	(27)
Scenario overview	187	(2)
Creating the ActionEvent portlet	189	(20)
Run the ActionEvent portlet application	209	(4)
Portlet debugging	213	(12)
Overview	214	(1)
Sample scenario	214	(11)
Fixing compile errors	214	(2)
Debugging a portlet application	216	(9)
Portlet messaging	225	(24)
Portlet messaging	226	(1)
MessageListener	226	(1)
MessageEvent	227	(1)
DefaultPortletMessage	227	(1)
PortletMessage	228	(3)
Sample scenario	231	(14)
Description	231	(2)
Sending a message	233	(3)
Creating the target portlet	236	(6)
Running the portlet application	242	(3)
Broadcasting messages	245	(4)
National Language Support (NLS)	249	(42)
Resource bundles	250	(8)
Creating resource bundles in WebSphere Studio	252	(2)
Translating resource bundles	254	(2)
Accessing resource bundles in portlets	256	(1)
Accessing resource bundles in JSPs	257	(1)
Translating whole resources	258	(2)
NLS administration	260	(5)
Portlet NLS administration	260	(3)
Portal NLS administration	263	(1)
Setting NLS titles	263	(1)
Adjusting Portal resource bundles	264	(1)
Working with characters	265	(1)
NLS best practices	265	(1)
Sample scenario: NLS bundles	266	(17)
NLS bundles	268	(4)
Accessing NLS bundles from JSPs	272	(3)
Running the NLS scenario	275	(6)
Accessing NLS bundles in Java portlets	281	(2)
Sample scenario: translating whole resources	283	(8)
Accessing Web Services	291	(28)
Overview	292	(1)
A simple Web Service project	293	(15)
A sample Web Service	298	(10)
Creating a Web Services client portlet	308	(6)
Run the WSClientPortlet application	314	(5)
Using the Credential Vault	319	(24)
Overview	320	(5)
Importing a protected servlet application	325	(5)
Using active credentials	330	(11)
Updating the generated portlet	335	(3)
Running the portlet	338	(3)
Using passive credentials	341	(2)
Accessing back-end JDBC databases	343	(28)
Creating a database connection	344	(9)
Creating a new connection	344	(2)
Importing to a folder	346	(1)
Creating an SQL statement	347	(1)
Generating Java classes	347	(4)
Running the SQL statement	351	(2)
Sample scenario	353	(18)
Overview	353	(2)
Creating HRPortlet	355	(4)
Importing the WAR file	359	(2)
Reviewing the portlet code	361	(5)
Running the HRPortlet application	366	(5)
Cooperative portlets	371	(42)
Overview	372	(4)
The WebSphere Portal property broker	373	(1)
Programming model	373	(2)
Registering and publishing properties	375	(1)
Sample scenario	376	(33)
Development workstation	376	(1)
Description	377	(3)
Source cooperative portlet	380	(10)
Target cooperative portlet	390	(15)
Running the cooperative portlets	405	(4)
Hints and tips	409	(4)
Advanced cooperative portlets	413	(34)
Publishing properties programmatically	414	(1)
Portlet event handling	415	(2)
Broadcasting source data	417	(1)
Wiring tool	418	(1)
Sample scenario	419	(28)
Declarative source cooperative portlet	419	(3)
Enabling the portlet for target C2A programmatic	422	(13)
Running the cooperative portlets	435	(5)
Wire portlets	440	(1)
Enabling HRPortlet for programmatic source C2A	440	(5)
Running the programmatic source portlet	445	(2)
Struts portlets	447	(16)
Overview	448	(2)
The Struts portlet framework	449	(1)
Developing Struts Web applications	450	(6)
Migrating Struts Web applications	456	(7)
Portlet preview	463	(14)
Overview	464	(3)
Portlet Preview buttons available in the toolbar	465	(2)
Sample scenario	467	(10)
Defining the Portlet Preview preference	467	(3)
Previewing the portlet	470	(7)
Remote Server Attach	477	(24)
Overview	478	(1)
Preparing Portal for Remote Server Attach	479	(5)
Remote Server Attach configuration	484	(2)
Installing a portlet in Remote Portal	486	(10)
Running the portlet	496	(5)
Appendix A. Portlet development platform sample installation	501	(34)
Prerequisites	502	(4)
Installing a loopback adapter	502	(4)
WebSphere Studio Site Developer (WSSD) V5.0	506	(18)
WebSphere Studio Site Developer - WSSD Fix Pack 1	510	(6)
WebSphere Studio Site Developer - WebSphere Application Server Fix Pack 1	516	(2)
WebSphere Studio Site Developer - WebSphere Application Server Interim Fixes	518	(6)
WebSphere Portal Toolkit V5.0	524	(3)
Toolkit installation	524	(3)
Configuring Studio Site Developer and the Portal Toolkit	527	(6)
Configuration and preparation of the workstation	533	(2)
Installing the Cloudscape sample database	533	(2)
Appendix B. Automatically redeploying portlets	535	(8)
Description	536	(7)
Appendix C. Additional material	543	(2)
Locating the Web material	543	(1)
Using the Web material	544	(1)
System requirements for downloading the Web material	544	(1)
How to use the Web material	544	(1)
Related publications	545	(2)
IBM Redbooks	545	(1)
Other publications	545	(1)
Online resources	545	(1)
How to get IBM Redbooks	546	(1)
Help from IBM	546	(1)
Index	547