JBoss AS 7 Development

Learn from an expert and master JBoss Application Server through this brilliantly accessible book. It irons out the difficulties and covers creating, debugging, and securing Java EE applications. The only manual you need.

Key Features

• A complete guide for JBoss developers covering everything from basic installation to creating, debugging, and securing Java EE applications on this popular, award-winning JBoss application server
• Master the most important areas of Java Enterprise programming including EJB 3.1, JPA, Contexts and Dependency Injection, web services, the security framework, and more
• Starts with the basics of JBoss AS 7 and moves on to cover important advanced topics with the help of easy-to-understand, practical examples

Book Description

What you will learn

• JBoss AS 7 essentials: the new file system structure, the new configuration, and what the difference is between standalone servers and domain servers, as well as introducing new management instruments
• Move from the EJB Paradigm to CDI Beans and create a web application using CDI Beans
• Set up the Arquillian environment and test your application from inside the container and outside
• Discover the JBoss messaging provider and add Queues and Topics to your example. Advanced JMS: Consume messages from an external JMS Provider
• Get started with JBoss web services providers and add SOAP-based web services to your example, as well as adding RESTful web services to your example
• Write CLI scripts to manage your applications and dive deep into the Management API
• Explore clustering the Web tier and clustering the service components on JBoss AS 7
• Create login modules for your applications and secure the web tier of your application, as well as securing the EJB tier of the application
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Who this book is for

If you are a Java architect or developer who wants to get the most out of the latest release of the JBoss application server, then this book is for you. You are not expected to have accumulated experience on the application server though you must know the basic concepts of Java EE.