Connecting to Java backends

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Connecting to Java backends

• James Ward
• Technical Evangelist
• jaward_at_adobe.com
• http//www.jamesward.com

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Applications have evolved
WEB APPLICATIONS

CLIENT/SERVER
MAINFRAME
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Adobe Technology Platform for RIA
Applications
AdobeMediaPlayer
AcrobatConnect
Buzzword
Clients
Client Runtimes
Designer/Developer Tools
Adobe AIR
Flash Player
Frameworks
AdobeFlex 3
Ajax
Creative Suite 3
Flex Builder
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Widest Reach in the World
Adobe Technologies reach 700 million PCs and
200 million devices Flash has 99 reach on
connected PCs 8 million installs/day There are
250,000,000 PDF files on the web
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Adobe AIR Application Stack
Cross-OS Application IntegratedRendering Integra
ted DOMs Scripting
File SystemAccess
NetworkDetection
Notifications
ApplicationUpdate
Drag andDrop
LocalDatabase
...
Adobe AIR APIs
Mac, Windows, Linux Device OS
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How Flex Works
Browser
Flex Builder IDE
MXML and ActionScript
Flash Player
Flex SDK
MXML
ActionScript
Flex Class Library
Web Server
Compile
XML/HTTP REST SOAP Web Services
J2EE Application Server
LC Data Services
Existing Applications and Infrastructure
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Introducing Open Source BlazeDS
LiveCycle Data Services ES
BlazeDS is the remoting and HTTP-based messaging
technology which Adobe is contributing to the
community under LGPL v3

• Capabilities
• Easily connects Flex AIR applications to
  existing server logic
• High performance data transfer for more
  responsive applications
• Real-time data push over standard HTTP
• Full pub/sub messaging that extends existing
  messaging infrastructure
• Publication of the Action Message Format (AMF3)
  binary data protocol specification
• Certified builds, warranty protection and
  enterprise support subscriptions available

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Remoting Performance Example
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Flex with Java via XML (RESTful / SOAP)
App Server
Web Service
XML (RESTful / SOAP)
Client
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Flex with Java via FDS Remoting
J2EE Server
BlazeDS
POJO
Spring Bean
Endpoint
AMF
Client
EJB
Other
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Flex with Java via FDS Messaging
J2EE Server
BlazeDS
Message Service
Endpoint
RTMP AMF HTTP
Publisher
Subscriber