Pro JSF and HTML5 shows you how to leverage the full potential of JavaServer Faces (JSF) and HTML5. This book is for Java developers who aspire to build sophisticated, enterprise-grade web experiences with HTML5-enabled JSF. Written by JSF experts and verified by established community figures, this book will serve as your primary resource, helping you build or integrate well-designed HTML5-enabled JSF components into your rich internet applications.

Pro JSF and HTML5 starts by giving you a firm grounding in the design principles of component-based frameworks and the basics of JSF. It then details recent advancements in JSF 2.2 that make it friendlier, faster, and more productive than ever before. And it covers HTML5-enabled components, integration with JEE7 standards, 3rd party component libraries, security, and performance. The book concludes with a real-world application that puts everything you learned into practice.

In this book you’ll learn

Foundational JSF topics such as the component life cycle, framework architecture, managed beans and CDI, expression language, conversion and validation, JSF events and view parameters.

Leveraging new features in JSF 2.2 such as Faces Flow, Resource Library Contracts, and Ajax file uploading.

Developing Advanced HTML5 enabled components in JSF 2.2.

Creating JSF 2.2 applications that utilize Java EE 7 technologies (CDI, JPA 2.1 and EJB 3.2) for bean management, transaction management and persistence.

Building advanced real-world JSF applications with considerations for security, performance, and usability.

If you’re a Java developer interested in the world of component-based frameworks, Pro JSF and HTML5 is for you.

Zubin Wadia has seven years of experience in Java EE and .NET technologies. His experiences with enterprise content management, workflow, imaging, compression, and security allow him to appreciate a powerful framework that offers a high-degree of flexibility and efficiency. In 2005, Zubin designed and deployed an award-winning solution for a criminal justice agency in the government space, leveraging next-generation technologies such as Ajax, Hibernate, Spring, BPEL, and, of course, MyFaces. His focus is on architecting an enterprise-wide contract management platform for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Zubin is chief technology officer at ImageWork Technologies, a leading government systems integrator on the East Coast.

01. JSF Introduction

02. JSF Under the Hood - Part 1

03. JSF Under the Hood - Part 2

04. JSF Under the Hood - Part 3

05. JSF2.2: What's New?

06. Going Deep: JSF Custom Components

07. Basic JSF2 HTML5 Components

08. Advanced JSF2 HTML5 Components

09. JSF Component Libraries

10. Creating a Basic JSF2.2 Application

11. JSF2 Advanced Topics

12. JSF2 Security and Performance

13. Applying it All: The Mega App