Spring and Ajax

[azevedo]

Hi,

I would like to use Ajax in my projects. I found that there are a lot projects I could use. I don't want to skip to an ajax project and at the end find out that it is not the best one to use with Spring. I had a look at DWR, IceFaces and Ajax4JSF. :confused:

I am looking to find a way to implement ajax functonality in my projects, without having to rewrite my project from the begining. Are there any suggestions, hints, tips you could give me. Does anyone know if Spring will or is implementing ajax functonalities or tends to support a project?

Thanks,

J

[Colin Yates]

DWR integrates very nicely with Spring.

Think of it as a way of accessing your Spring beans from JavaScript. You indicate in your Spring app context which beans should be exposed for DWR and you can then access those beans from JavaScript.

[azevedo]

Hi,

Thanks for that quick answer. I will have alook at it.

[dr_pompeii]

DWR integrates very nicely with Spring.
i am agree in this 100%

but i must advice you that exists a bug related with popups and firefox , of course this no happens with Opera

best wishes

[jglynn]

but i must advice you that exists a bug related with popups and firefox

Please elaborate.

[dr_pompeii]

Please elaborate.
ok
http://www.nabble.com/problems-with-popup-windows-and-drw-cant-call-the-server-anymore-tf3285936.html#a9290914

http://www.nabble.com/Still-problem-of-popups-DWR-with-FF-tf3391505.html#a9441058

i am not the unique
http://www.nabble.com/Uncaught-exception-in-Firefox-2.0-tf3237482.html#a8998193

but my good luck, my porject works for an intranet in Opera, if some friendly firend
can avoid this doom problem, pls help

thanks for advanced

[jglynn]

Interesting, thanks for the heads up.

It's a good thing I avoid pop-ups at all costs.

[dr_pompeii]

Interesting, thanks for the heads up.
no problem, if i can avoid a doom party to other members, it must be done

It's a good thing I avoid pop-ups at all costs.
mmm, my project need to all cost the popups :)

regards

[sbtourist]

I am looking to find a way to implement ajax functonality in my projects, without having to rewrite my project from the begining. Are there any suggestions, hints, tips you could give me. Does anyone know if Spring will or is implementing ajax functonalities or tends to support a project?


DWR is a (good) choice, as others suggested you.
However, if you want something more integrated with Spring MVC (or just want to have another option) you can give a look at the Spring Modules XT Ajax Framework: https://springmodules.dev.java.net/docs/reference/0.8/html/xt.html#ajax

Cheers,

Sergio B.

[azevedo]

:confused:

I don't get it with Spring and DWR. I found that there is no more need to have a dwr.xml. But I don't get spring to work with dwr. I ahve been looking in the Docs but I have not yet found how to do it. Can anyone post some examples, it would be nice :)

[dr_pompeii]

hello
Can anyone post some examples, it would be nice
i learnt from the scratch DWR and Spring (Integration ) with this book
Pro Ajax and Java Frameworks by apress

of course you cna download the free code samples

THT

[azevedo]

:)

Thanks I will look first at the sample codes and I might buy it.
(It is always good to support the devellopers and writers of such books ;) )

Cheers,

J

[pcorless]

I have taken part in a few projects where we have migrated Spring MVC applications to Spring/JSF/ICEfaces applications. The main advantage of JSF/ICEfaces are:

- Spring Beans can be used as is in JSF/ICEfaces jsp pages via the org.springframework.web.jsf.DelegatingVariableReso lver.
- Porting Spring Controllers to JSF is relatively simple and straight forward.
- ICEfaces provides seamless AJAX; hides the developer from the JavaScript.
- ICEfaces can provide server initiated push if desired.

[azevedo]

Where can I find some documentation about Icefaces and Spring or some examples. I would like to choose the right Ajax/JSF project from the begining.

;)

J

[snej]

Hello,

as i am not at my dev-machine at the moment i can't post an example, but i will do this the next few days... probably tonight... i have some maven-managed projects using jsf/icefaces/spring/hibernate and i will extract a short example... if you like with the complete stack (jsf ri/icefaces/facelets/spring/hibernate)

The pro's for icefaces are the rich components and the fact that javascript is really totally invisible for the developer while they support IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari... but they have some issuces too, especially in combination with spring, the server initiated rendering didn't work (at least for me, see http://forum.springframework.org/showthread.php?t=42542)

i am sure you know this already
http://component-showcase.icefaces.org/component-showcase/

greetings
Jens

[dr_pompeii]

should spring make its own project ajax support?

a lot of options can be cumbersome

regards

[azevedo]

should spring make its own project ajax support?

a lot of options can be cumbersome

regards

What do you mean?:confused:

[dr_pompeii]

What do you mean? :confused:
i saw many threads with the classic question or doubts,

with which ajax tool should i integrate with spring?

so would spring try create its own ajax tool?only like a simple idea i said

of course it is not critical but .... , same case,

what happens if hibernate project is suddenly close?

i know that spring let integration for most important frameworks and it is good, but ....

regards

[yuanji]

Look at this blog http://bram.jteam.nl/index.php/2007/01/31/spring-dwr-ajax-made-easy/

I tried it and it works.