Richfaces Development

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Richfaces Development

• Scott Ryan
• January 2008
• scott_at_theryansplace.com

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Native Components
• Ajax Components
• Ajax Enablement
• Grey Boxing

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Introduction

• Combines Richfaces components with A4jsf project
• Under the JBoss umbrella
• Some Maven support if you can find it
• Integrates well with Faces (RI and MyFaces),
  Facelets, Seam

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Introduction

• Leverages Prototype
• Fairly active project
• Different DOM interaction model than Icefaces
• Implemented as a servlet filter

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Architecture
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Limitations/Hints

• Avoid Verbatim since that is transient
• Update the dom only do not add or remove
• Use placeholder elements for updates
• Always send and receive valid XML
• Use server side persistence

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Overview

• Native Components
• Non Ajax Enabled
• Ajax Enabled
• Ajax enablement of non richfaces components
• Offers Dynamic Skins

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Native Components

• Messages
• Panels
• Menus
• Tables and Columns
• Google
• Virtual Earth
• Trees
• Tabbed Panels
• Spinners
• JQuery
• Calendar

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Examples
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Native ComponentsAjax Enabled

• Drag and Drop
• Suggestion Box
• Ajax Output Panel
• Media
• Ajax Includes
• Polling
• Push Capability
• Command Button
• Command Link
• Modal Panels
• Toggle Panels
• List Shuttle

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Examples
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Ajax EnablementNon Rich Components

• Action Parameter
• Ajax Support
• Ajax Listener
• Ajax Re-rendering
• Ajax Regions
• Ajax Status

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Ajax Concepts

• Ajax Region
• Ajax Output Panel
• Ajax Keep Alive
• Ajax Script
• Ajax Style
• Ajax Log

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Ajax States

• onsubmit onsubmit"if (mynosendfunct()false)ret
  urn false"
• onclick (Command button and link)
• oncomplete
• onbeforedomupdate

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Examples
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References

• Richfaces
• http//labs.jboss.com/jbossrichfaces/
• Appfuse
• http//appfuse.org
• Swoop
• http//www.soaringeagleco.com/swoop
• http//sourceforge.net/projects/swoop/