WebObjects

An updated version is present at http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/Home. WO is a free Java framework for developing Internet applications. WO supports Rapid Application Development (RAD) of Ajax, web services, streaming media, file transfers, and many other web technologies. WO was originally developed by and for NeXT computers in the mid-1990's. Originally written in Objective C, NeXT ported it to Java in the late 1990s. WO has an active developer community which provides support through the WO Developer and WO Deployment email lists. New developers may also find the WO Community Wiki helpful. Introduction What is WO? History Naming Conventions Foundation Objective-C to Java Transition Licensing /Hands On: Hello World - Your First WO Application/ Key Value Coding /Database Development/ Enterprise Object Framework (EOF) Introduction Overview Modeling Overview Required Reading Entities GlobalIDs Attributes Relationships Entity Inheritance Fetch Specifications SQL Generation Code Generation Reverse Engineering Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting EOModeler EOModeler on Windows Booleans Advanced JDBC JNDI Stored Procedures Prototypes Multiple Models Custom Attributes Examples Using EOF Overview Required Reading The EOF Commandments EO Enterprise Object EO Editing Context EO Object Store EO Database EO Adaptor Context and Database Locking Faulting Fetching Updating Deleting Caching and Freshness Optimistic Locking Memory Management EOF Best Practices Configuration Settings Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting Advanced EOGenerator Logging EOF Performance Tuning Primary Keys Compound Primary Keys Concurrency Validation Database Adaptors and Plugins Undo and Redo EO's and Multiple Editing Contexts EOSharedEditingContext Raw Rows Batch Fetching Fetch Limits Bulk Operations Schema Changes Delegates and Notifications Multiple Stacks or Instances Custom Qualifiers Localization and Internationalization Default Values Custom EOAdaptor EOF Traces Problems Tips and Tricks Examples Help! EOF is Doing Strange Things! Web Applications Introduction Overview Development Overview Required Reading Apache WO Adaptor WO Application WO Session WO Component Binding Synchronization Code, Templates, and WODs Built-in Components Component Actions Direct Actions Request-Response Loop Using EOF in a WOA Authentication and Security General Best Practices WOForm Best Practices WODisplayGroup Debugging Techniques Direct Connect Frameworks Ajax CSS Sending Emails The Build Products Errors and Explanations Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting Advanced Audit Trails Backtracking Concurrency Image Thumbnailing Database vs Filesystem (aka Images in the Database?) WOLongResponsePage Stateless Components Non-HTML WO's WOEvents and Logging PDF Generation Excel Generation SSL Localization and Internationalization Testing and JUnit Custom Error Handling Custom Request Handlers Custom Templates Calling Commandline Applications High Performance WOA's and WO's Profiling WO Apps J2EE Integration WO and Subversion Third Party Jars Generating Static Pages Cocoa EO Applications Custom Resource Manager Persistent Sessions How Forms Work Development on Windows Tips and Tricks Examples /Hands On: Hello World - Your First WO Application/ Page Layout List Components Calendar Component Path Inspector Alphabetic List Login Anchors Open Link in New Window Return a File Deployment Overview Required Reading Apache Memory Settings Standard Deployment wotaskd Java Monitor Logging Split Install Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting Deployment Black Art Cheat Sheet Advanced WOStats Additional Monitoring Scheduled Restart Clustering and Load Balancing J2EE and Servlet Deployment Tomcat Deployment High-Performance Configuration Killing WOA Processes Debugging Frozen Deployed Instances Platform Specifics Mac OS X Server Linux Solaris FreeBSD WO5.2 FreeBSD WO5.3 FreeBSD 6.2 WO 5.3.3 FreeBSD 6.x WO 5.3.3 using port system with many options Windows Helpful Tools & Shellscripts Web Services Overview Required Reading WO as a Web Service Provider WO as a Web Service Consumer Interoperability Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting General Info Instructions for .NET consuming Direct to WebServices Testing Services with Terminal Advanced Sending Large Data How to Trust Any SSL Certificate Problems Controlling Enterprise Object Serialisation Controlling WSDL Service Location Integration with WebServicesCore on MacOS-X Working With Temporary GlobalIDs Examples Complementary Frameworks Project WONDER Overview Required Reading Installing Quickstart History Frameworks Ajax DynaReporting ERCalendar ERChangeNotificationJMS ERCoreBusinessLogic ERDirectToWeb ERExtensions ERIMAdaptor ERJavaMail ERPlot ERPrototypes ERSelenium ExcelGeneration JavaWOExtensions PostgresqlPlugin SVGObjects Validity WOOgnl WOPaypal Adaptors PlugIns Advanced Examples WireHose Overview Basic Concepts Content Management Personalization Access Control Dynamic Layouts Rapid Development Reference Installation Online Reference Library Developer Overview Java API Reference Properties Reference Database setup Regular Expressions Recently Deployed Sites Paizo.com Eurovision Song Contest Store Bilka Music Download Store Jubii Music Download Store Uziing (Scandanavian "Toys-R-Us") Music Store (UI is all in Flash) LEWOStuff Overview GVC Frameworks and GVC.SiteMaker Overview Development Tools Overview Eclipse and WOlips Xcode EOModeler WOBuilder Running Though Apache Direct-To Overview Required Reading Web Java Client Common Pitfalls and Troubleshooting Advanced ERD2W - part of the WONDER frameworks Examples Case Studies iTunes Music Store .Mac Apple Store Original Dell Store Radar ShopToIt.ca EverLearn WO Showcase WO Sites Java Client Overview Required Reading Advanced Interface Builder svn Examples Testing Load Testing WO Apps with JMeter WOUnitTest Database Compatibility / Comparisons FrontBase OpenBase MySQL Postgresql Oracle Sybase SQLServer Data Migration Informix Alternative Technologies Pros / Cons ASP.NET ASP.NET + Monorail JSP and Taglibs EJB Hibernate Core Data Cayenne Tapestry Ruby on Rails Struts WebWork SOPE Additional Resources Websites /Mailing Lists/ /Tutorials/ Books Periodicals Authors Training computer programming libraries W 25%