The complete guide to installing and configuring the GlassFish Application Server and developing Java EE 5 applications to be deployed to this server

* Concise guide covering all major aspects of Java EE 5 development
* Uses the enterprise open-source GlassFish application server
* Explains GlassFish installation and configuration
* Covers all major Java EE 5 APIs

What you will learn from this book?

* How to install and configure GlassFish
* How to develop web applications using JSPs, JSTL, Servlets, and JSF
* How to develop applications that interact with relational database systems through the Java Persistence API and JDBC
* How to develop applications using EJB 3, including how to take advantage of container-managed transactions and EJB declarative security through annotations
* How to implement messaging applications through the JMS API
* How to secure Java EE applications via the JAAS API, including how to implement custom security realms
* How to build applications using frameworks that build on top of the Java EE 5 specification, including Seam, Facelets, and Ajax4jsf

Approach

The book aims to speed up the reader in Java EE 5 development. All major Java EE 5 APIs and the details of the GlassFish server are covered followed by examples of its use.

Who this book is written for?

This book is aimed at Java developers wishing to become proficient with Java EE 5, who are expected to have some experience with Java and to have developed and deployed applications in the past, but need no previous knowledge of Java EE or J2EE. It teaches the reader how to use GlassFish to develop and deploy applications.