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Introduction to ADF Faces in JDeveloper 10 g — Is it Oracle Forms Developer Yet?

Introduction to ADF Faces in JDeveloper 10 g — Is it Oracle Forms Developer Yet?. Peter Koletzke Technical Director & Principal Instructor. Moi. Vous. Forms development 1-2 years? 3-9 years? More than 9 years? Java development 1-2 years? 3-11 years? More than 11 years? JDeveloper

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Introduction to ADF Faces in JDeveloper 10 g — Is it Oracle Forms Developer Yet?

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  1. Introduction to ADF Faces in JDeveloper 10g — Is it Oracle Forms Developer Yet? Peter Koletzke Technical Director & Principal Instructor

  2. Moi

  3. Vous • Forms development • 1-2 years? • 3-9 years? • More than 9 years? • Java development • 1-2 years? • 3-11 years? • More than 11 years? • JDeveloper • 1-3 years? • More than 3 years? • 10.1.3?

  4. On the Positive Side… If we do not find anything pleasant, at least we shall find something new.—Voltaire (1694-1778), Candide Si nous ne trouvons pas des choses agréables, nous trouverons du moins des choses nouvelles.

  5. Agenda • Frameworks and ADF • What is JSF? • How does ADF Faces help? • Is it Oracle Forms yet? Rumor: There is a really good book about JDeveloper 10g for Forms Developers coming out soon.

  6. What is a Framework? • Prebuilt architecture for solving a particular problem • Provides a key service • For example, Struts framework provides control of page flow in a web application • Code library, development method, tools • An extension of good reusable code strategies • Solve a problem once, use the code again in multiple projects • Like an API • Allows extensions • To replace or supplement functionality

  7. Benefits of a Framework • Promises increased productivity through code reuse • Prebuilt code supplies functionality you would have to build yourself • For example, connection layer to the database through JDBC • You write less 3GL code • Simplifies complexity of a high-level architecture • Complexity is hidden in the prebuilt code • Handles infrastructure and communication between layers • You just hook into it • Provides structure to the myriad number of technology combinations • The path to a particular goal is predefined

  8. Oracle Forms is a Framework • It has key framework components • Code libraries (Forms runtime) • Documented methods (wizards and editors) • Tools (Form Builder) • Forms is a fast way to build a sophisticated user interface • You can extend Forms (using Java)

  9. Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) • Attempt to meet the J2EE challenges • Lots of technology choices • No integrated tool • Database connectivity is difficult (JDBC) • Available starting in JDeveloper 10g • A wrapper for other frameworks • An architecture with code libraries • Implies a method and a tool • Based on Model-View-Controller J2EE design pattern Note: See Aug 2004 NoCOUG presentation for more about ADF.

  10. Application Client Web Client ADF Architecture View Swing model Swing event handlers Swing visual aspect JSP ADF UIX JSF ADF JClient Controller JSF Struts Model ADF Bindings ADF Data Controls Business Services Java Classes EJB Session Beans ADF Business Components Web Services

  11. Business Services Java Classes EJB Session Beans ADF Business Components Web Services • Code layer for accessing data sources such as a database • Responsibilities: • Persistence • Data storage after the program ends • Object-relational (OR) mapping • Translating database objects to object-oriented structures • Use this layer to code business logic

  12. Model ADF Bindings ADF Data Controls • The main innovation of ADF! • Connects Business Services to the View layer • Java local clients (heavy client) • Delivers data from Business Services to the View layer • Web clients (light client) • Receives instructions from the Controller layer as requests for data retrieval and updates • ADF Data Controls • Interface components pre-bound to Model layer • ADF Bindings • The method for accessing Model objects

  13. Controller JSF Struts • For web clients only • Determines what happens when user submits page • Prepare next page to display • Can apply conditional logic • Can interact with data (Model) • Struts - JDev 10g 9.0.5 and 10.1.2 • Jakarta Project open source effort • JavaServer Faces – JDev 10.1.3 • Replaces Struts in JDev

  14. View Application Client Web Client Swing model Swing event handlers Swing visual aspect ADF UIX JSP • User interface technologies • Application client • Java runtime on the client • Part of J2SE (standard edition) • Uses JClient framework to communicate with Model layer • Web client • JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology • J2EE standard, light-client, tag-based interface • ADF UIX • Oracle-specific, XML-based interface used by E-Business Suite applications JSF ADF JClient • JavaServer Faces (JSF) • Java community effort • J2EE 1.5 (soon)

  15. Agenda • Frameworks and ADF • What is JSF? • How does ADF Faces help? • Is it Oracle Forms yet?

  16. Nothing Like a Good Drill Man is a tool-using animal. ...Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.—Thomas Carlyle (1751–1881), Sartor Resartus

  17. What is JSF? • JavaServer Faces technology • “New” technology (ratified JCP in 5/2004) • Not part of J2EE yet • Offers reference implementation • Effort to simplify JSP development • Component-ize it • High-level components provide much functionality • Integrate the controller • No Struts needed • Write less HTML • Component handles HTML writing • Development friendlier to Forms developers • Declarative programming

  18. JSF Features • Rich component set • Core library – for application tasks • HTML library – for HTML tags, forms • JSP tag library included • Can be implemented in other languages • Include data binding properties • Event-driven • Events on the component level • Think Forms triggers

  19. JSF Code • Can embed JSF in a “JSP page” (.jsp file) • JSP tags and HTML tags • Alternatively use a “JSP document” (.jspx file) • JSF theoretically supports multiple client devices • Not dependent upon an HTML browser • Same code, different “render kit” • Current Reference Implementation is JSP-only

  20. JSF Code Snippet <f:facet name="footer"> <af:panelButtonBar binding="#{backing_Deptapp.panelButtonBar1}"> <af:commandButton actionListener="#{bindings.First.invoke}" action="First" text="First" disabled="#{!bindings.First.enabled}" binding="#{backing_Deptapp.commandButton1}"/> <af:commandButton actionListener="#{bindings.Previous.invoke}" action="Previous" text="Previous" disabled="#{!bindings.Previous.enabled}" binding="#{backing_Deptapp.commandButton2}"/> </af:panelButtonBar> </f:facet>

  21. Deptapp.jsp HTML/JSP JSF JSF Calling Sequence Browser Web Tier JVM URL Translate and compile JSF Servlet HTML Deptapp.class

  22. Agenda • Frameworks and ADF • What is JSF? • How does ADF Faces help? • Is it Oracle Forms yet?

  23. ADF Faces • Oracle tag libraries • Released to MyFaces open source project in Jan. • Available in JDeveloper 10.1.3 • Implements components available in UIX • UIX (User-Interface XML) is used in Oracle Applications • Adds even more functionality to JSF • Supports multiple platforms through “render kits” • JSP document or page • Telnet • Wireless

  24. ADF Faces Features • Lots of Prebuilt stuff • UI components • Master-detail • Form-table, table-table, table-form, form-form • Data navigation controls • Color picker • Button and link • Tab menu bar • Progress meter • Editable table, tree • Layout objects – page, form, header • No need to manage images

  25. Some ADF Data Input Components LOV item Read-only item Text input Button Tip item Date input with date picker Pulldown item • Items include prompts • Bound to data model object

  26. Some ADF Components Tab menu bar with subtabs Shuttle Tree

  27. ADF Data Controls Using ADF Faces Editable table Teeth Search form

  28. Benefits of ADF Faces • “Smart” controls – partial page submit • AJAX • Asynchronous JavaScript and XML • A.k.a., Partial Page Rendering • JavaScript effects without JavaScript coding • Support in JDeveloper • Drag and drop automatic binding • Property settings • Expression builders Ajax provides a cleaner user interface!

  29. Development Method • Create application workspace • Create Business Services and Model project • Create View and Controller project • Test and debug • Use the same tools for development regardless of technology choices Demo

  30. Agenda • Frameworks and ADF • What is JSF? • How does ADF Faces help? • Is it Oracle Forms yet?

  31. Short Answer No! but...

  32. It’s a Close Second • RAD for standard operations – a tie • RAD for complex functions – Forms slightly ahead • Ease of extensions – ADF Faces • 3GL is always present • Forms needs Java (PJCs) • Highly interactive UI – Forms • Apples and oranges (light client vs. heavy client) • ADF Faces is much better than plain vanilla HTML, though • Prebuilt components – ADF Faces • Forms has 22 (8 of which are drawing shapes) • ADF Faces has nearly 100 (some are not visual)

  33. Other Comparisons • Development experience • Forms = declarative and visual with some PL/SQL • ADF Faces = declarative and visual with some Java (and Expression Language) • Future • Forms’ future is solid – support to 2012 • Functionally stable, no new features • Still part of Oracle Applications (E-Business Suite) • ADF Faces – very new technology • Likely to change much in short term • Nothing in J2EE lasts very long • J2EE is Oracle’s focus

  34. It is a Suggested Path • JDeveloper is a J2EE tool • Supports any style of J2EE code • Less need to think about “plumbing” • Before ADF Faces, little guidance for suggested path • “Productivity withChoice” • The myth for Formsdevelopers • How to choose?

  35. What Do You Need to Start? • Language skills needed • Java is omnipresent • But only at a scripting level • Still need a Java architect on the project • XML is a handy skill • If you know “elements” and “attributes”, that’s enough • HTML is not really used in ADF Faces • Helps to know what an HTML table is • ADF development method • ADF Business Components

  36. Can ADF Faces Help You? • It can help shops that have J2EE experts • J2EE experts will be more productive • They need to learn the ADF process • It can also help shops who have “traditional” non-J2EE Oracle developers • Forms and PL/SQL developers will be productive with the declarative tools • With training, they can write Java extensions • Much of the complexity is hidden • They need a J2EE expert to guide them and code the internal, complex stuff

  37. Summary • Frameworks help development • Forms is a framework • Usually, not so easy for J2EE applications • ADF is a framework and it also helps • ADF Faces comes close to Forms • Nearly-equal productivity • Extremely rich component set • Support for declarative and visual programming • Requires a bit of ramp up time • It’s J2EE-compliant and you stillneed a J2EE architect

  38. Designer Handbook Developer Advanced Forms & Reports JDeveloper 3 Handbook ORACLE JDeveloper 10g Handbook ORACLE9i JDeveloper Handbook • Books co-authored with Dr. Paul Dorsey, Avrom Roy-Faderman, & Duncan Mills • Personal web site: • http://ourworld.compuserve.com/ homepages/Peter_Koletzke http://www.quovera.com • Founded in 1995 as Millennia Vision Corp. • Profitable for 7+ years without outside funding • Consultants each have 10+ years industry experience • Strong High-Tech industry background • 200+ clients/300+ projects • JDeveloper Partner • More technical white papers and presentations on the web site Comingsoon

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