WebObjects
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. Apple ported WO to Objective C for use with MacOS X and MacOS X Server, but later deciding to use Java for the framework instead.
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
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
- 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
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
- Reference
- Installation
- Online Reference Library
- Recently Deployed Sites
LEWOStuff
GVC Frameworks and GVC.SiteMaker
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
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
