Web Development with GWT

In the course Web Development with GWT from SpiralTrain, participants get an overview of the operation and possibilities of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT).

GWT Intro

The course Web Development with GWT starts with an explanation of the basic concepts. Attention is paid to how the GWT emphasizes standard procedures for typical web development tasks such as asynchronous remote procedure calls, history management, bookmarking, abstraction of the User Interface, internationalization and cross-browser portability.

GWT Architecture

Next the course covers the Google Web Toolkit architecture, the distinction between Development mode and Production mode, the JRE emulation library and deployment of GWT applications.

Events and Widgets

Event handling in GWT is also extensively discussed and the GWT GUI class library with various GWT widgets, the event listener model and the use of CSS are treated.

Layout and Panels

Also on the program of the course is the layout of the User Interface by means of the various GWT panels or declaratively in XML.

GWT RPC

And part of the subject matter is how single page functionality is implemented in Google Web Toolkit by means of Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) to server objects. GWT serialization is also covered.

JSNI and Internationalization

And finally the Java Script Native Interface (JSNI), the communication between Java and JavaScript using JSON and internationalization of GWT applications is treated.

Audience Course Web Development with GWT

The course Web Development with GWT is intended for Java developers who want to create dynamic Web Applications with the Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and who want to explore the potential of this framework.

Prerequisites Course Web Development with GWT

Knowledge of and experience with Java development and the development of Web applications is required to participate in this course.

Realization Training Web Development with Google Web Toolkit

The theory is discussed on the basis of presentations. Demos are used to clarify the theory. There is ample opportunity to do exercises. The course material is in English. The course times are from 9.30 up and to 16.30.

Certification Course Web Development with GWT

Participants receive an official certificate Web Development with GWT after successful completion of the course.

Modules

Module 1 : GWT Intro

• What is GWT?
• Single Page Application Model
• Synchronous versus Asynchronous
• GWT Solution
• Installing GWT
• Eclipse Plugin
• Browser Plugin
• Development Mode
• Production Mode
• Deployed mode
• Creating Projects
• Deploying Applications

Module 2 : GWT Architecture

• GWT Application Components
• Main GWT Project Configuration
• Entry Point Class
• Module Configuration File
• HTML Host Page
• Project Configuration with RPC
• Compiler Output
• GWT Production Mode
• Running on External Server
• Java to Javascript compiler
• JRE Emulation library
• Deferred Binding

Module 3 : GWT Event Handling

• Basic Widgets
• Common Events
• Pushbuttons
• Checkboxes and Radiobuttons
• Listboxes
• Textfields
• Implementing Event Handling
• Event Handler Interface
• Event Handler Classes
• Named Inner Classes
• Anonymous Inner Classes
• Lambda Functions

Module 4 : Layout with Panels

• GWT UI Class Library
• GWT Widgets and Panels
• Root Panel
• Panels for Layout
• HorizontalPanel and VerticalPanel
• FlowPanel and Grid
• FlexTable
• Composite Panels
• TabLayoutPanel
• StackLayoutPanel
• SplitLayoutPanel
• DockLayoutPanel
• DeckLayoutPanel

Module 5 : Extended GUI Widgets

• Popup Messages
• DialogBox
• PopupPanel
• Native Dialog Boxes
• DatePicker Widget
• Date Input Boxes
• MenuBar Widget
• Fancy Text Boxes
• Autocompleter Text Boxes
• Optional Text Box
• Tree Widget
• TabBar Widget
• Custom Widgets

Module 6 : GWT RPC

• What is GWT RPC?
• Overall RPC Idea
• RPC Data Types
• GWT Serialization
• Communication with Server
• GWT RPC Mechanism
• GWT Plumbing Diagram
• Service Interface
• Callback Version Service Interface
• Service Servlet
• Service Implementation
• Create Service Proxy
• Client Side Callbacks

Module 7 : Declarative Layout

• Java Based Layout Problems
• UiBinder Approach
• HTML-based UiBinder GUIs
• Widget-based UiBinder GUIs
• UI Event Handling with UiBinder
• UiBinder XML syntax
• @UiConstructor
• @UiFactory
• @UiField
• CSS in UiBinder
• Images in UiBinder

Module 8 : JavaScript Native Interface

• JavaScript Native Interface (JSNI)
• Where is JSNI used?
• Format of Methods
• $wnd and $doc variables
• Basic JSNI Syntax
• JSNI Arguments and Return Types
• Passing Values
• JSNI Fields and Methods
• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
• JavaScriptObject
• Overlay Types

Module 9 : GWT Internationalization

• Localization of Applications
• GWT Property Files
• Deferred Binding
• Seperate JS files
• String Internationalization
• Local Model
• GWT I18N library
• DateTime Formatting
• Number Formatting
• Setting History Tokens
• Responding to History Tokens