github project for errai spring server side integration

[ruzkant]

Hi all

Since I really like Errai a lot and I am in the middle of making the difficult choice of using CDI vs Spring on the server side, I have created an Apache 2 licensed Github project to share the errai spring integration code I have put together.

I hope Errai will be around for a while and that an effort into making it play well with Spring could help give it more traction.

The main project can be found here along with a maven repository on bintray (not on jcenter yet):

https://github.com/expansel/errai-spring-server

There is also a spring boot sample project which illustrates using the Errai MessageBus with Spring managed and wired service objects as well as a simple Errai AuthenticationService that delegates to Spring security:

https://github.com/expansel/errai-spring-boot-sample

The following forum posts were instrumental in getting it to where it is now, so thanks to the participants:

CDIExtensionPoints startupCallback vs RPC

AuthenticationService with Spring Framework

Errai 2.2.0.Final + Spring (RCP service example)

I am not an expert in CDI's Extension mechanism (Of which the Errai code was instrumental in the implementation) or Spring bean post processors, but it is working well enough in my sample cases so far.

cheers

Zach

[mbarkley]

Hi Zach,

I'm glad you got this working! I opened an issue with your demo, as the command in the README didn't work for me (so hopefully that will make it easier for other people to try this out).

I would love to promote this more widely to the Errai community. Would you be interesting in writing a post for our blog?

[ruzkant]

Hi Max

I would be happy to write a post if you can give me some basic guidance as to your expectations on content, length, format etc...