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Why Spring Framework and GWT?

  • Spring Framework offers dependency injection, promotes POJO and unit tests.
  • GWT is a popular Java framework to build rich internet application.

    

Spring Framework and GWT Integration

 

  • Most GWT application needs to interact with a backend server. GWT RPC framework allows you to make calls to Java servlets.
  • How do you use both GWT RPC and Spring framework?

    

Solution

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  • Create a Java class that extends GWT RPC RemoteServlet and implements Spring Framework Control
  • Use Spring DispatcherServlet to route the Http GWT requests to your class.

 

 

     

Spring GWT StockWatcher

 

 

GWT team provides a simple tutorial: StockWatcher to demonstrate how to build GWT applications. I am going to show you the steps to use Spring Framework in this application. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1: 

 

 

  • Add Spring Framework jar files to the lib folder in your projects.

 

 

Step 2: 

 

 

  • Modify existing StockPriceServiceImp class to implement Spring Control and add a new method: handRequest.

    

 

 

public class StockPriceServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements Controller, ServletContextAware,

            StockPriceService {

      private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(StockPriceServiceImpl.class.getName());

      private static final double MAX_PRICE = 100.0; // $100.00

      private static final double MAX_PRICE_CHANGE = 0.02; // +/- 2%

 

      protected ServletContext servletContext;

      public ModelAndView handleRequest(HttpServletRequest request,

                  HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {

                 

              super.doPost(request, response);

             

                

              return null;

          }

           

            @Override

          public ServletContext getServletContext() {

              return servletContext;

          }

 

          public void setServletContext(ServletContext servletContext) {

              this.servletContext = servletContext;

          }

 

 

      public StockPrice[] getPrices(String[] symbols) throws DelistedException  {

          Random rnd = new Random();

          logger.info("getPrices is called");

          StockPrice[] prices = new StockPrice[symbols.length];

          for (int i=0; i<symbols.length; i++) {

            if (symbols[i].equals("ERR")) {

                  throw new DelistedException("ERR");

                }

 

            double price = rnd.nextDouble() * MAX_PRICE;

            double change = price * MAX_PRICE_CHANGE * (rnd.nextDouble() * 2f - 1f);

 

            prices[i] = new StockPrice(symbols[i], price, change);

          }

 

          return prices;

        }

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: 

 

 

  • Modify web.xml file to use Spring DispatcherServlet

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

         xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee

              http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"

         version="2.5"

         xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee">

 

<!-- Listeners -->

    <listener>

        <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class>

    </listener>

   

  <!-- Servlets -->

  <servlet>

    <servlet-name>gwtspring</servlet-name>

    <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>

  </servlet>

 

  <servlet-mapping>

    <servlet-name>gwtspring</servlet-name>

    <url-pattern>/stockwatcher/greet</url-pattern>

  </servlet-mapping>

 

  <!-- Default page to serve -->

  <welcome-file-list>

    <welcome-file>StockWatcher.html</welcome-file>

  </welcome-file-list>

 

<servlet>

    <servlet-name>stockPriceServiceImpl</servlet-name>

    <servlet-class>com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.server.StockPriceServiceImpl</servlet-class>

  </servlet>

 

  <servlet-mapping>

    <servlet-name>gwtspring</servlet-name>

    <url-pattern>/stockwatcher/stockPrices</url-pattern>

  </servlet-mapping>

 

 

 

 

</web-app>

 

 

 

Step 4: 

 

 

  • Create Spring appplicationContext.xml file

    

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"

       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

       xmlns:security="http://www.springframework.org/schema/security"

       xsi:schemaLocation="

           http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans

             http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd

           http://www.springframework.org/schema/security

             http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security.xsd">

 

 

</beans>

 

 

Step 5: 

 

 

  • Create gwtspring-servlet.xml file. This mapping file tells Spring Framework to route the Http GWT request to your controller

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"

    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans

        http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd">

 

    <!-- The application context definition for the DispatcherServlet -->

    <!-- Maps the request through to a concrete controller instance -->

   

  

    <bean id="urlMapping" class="org.springframework.web.servlet.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping">

        <property name="mappings">

            <value>   

            /**/stockPrices=gwtSpringDispatchController           

            </value>

        </property>

    </bean>

 

   

      <bean id="gwtSpringDispatchController" class="com.google.gwt.sample.stockwatcher.server.StockPriceServiceImpl" scope="session" />

     

 

</beans>

Step 6: 

 

 

  • Test your application and download the zip file attached.

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