Updates to the original jsr java community process. If a new portlet is created in a dashboard, it has a new portletid. Javascript portlet ui widget for web apps developers. Start eclipse from either the windows start menu at ibm websphere portlet factory designer, or by. There are different types of portlet containers such as apache pluto, oracle web center and liferay.
No new functionality will be added and it is appropriate to use the standard portlet api. Often we will want to build custom ui pages in netsuite. Table of contents create custom pdf whats new in hxm suite odata api. It will provide the essentials needed to understand that java portlet api and to begin developing compliant portlets. Install portlet applications in liferay portal liferay savvy. Download portlet open source trading site post for free. Portlet is a layout component that allows placing other widgets inside of it. Portlet ui widget portlet is a pluggable javascript component that allows placing other widgets inside it and creating a flexible page layout. Ibm rational application developer v6 portlet application. Thus, its possible to change the apps structure in a. This article will highlight the main concepts behind the java portlet specification. Php portlet is an api to develop portlets in php 5 language inspired in the java jsr168 portlet specification. A portlet container runs portlets and provides them with the required runtime environment.
Essentially, quickly download, set an environment variable, run a shell script, and you have. This article describes the new features that are available in jsr 286, along with a sample application to demonstrate how to write portlets with these features. The notices portlet is activated on the home dashboard by default. This chapter also explains the features, technologies, and tools to help you decide which portlet building technology best suits your needs. Jeff linwood and dave minter show you how to solve these real problems in building portals with the java portlet api. If a new portlet is created in a dashboard, it has a new portlet id. The portlet invocation api is very similar to the java servlet api. I am trying the below code to download pdf, xls and csv file from portlet. The reason for this is that i am trying to download the file in render phase which supports only texthtml files.
Developing portlets using eclipse and websphere portlet factory. This package is a set of utility libraries to share across portlet projects. Professional portal development with open source tools. For this code, i could say, it is easy to maintain and could be used within all portlet applications without concerns. You cannot query porlet information of other users using this api.
Portlet apis, which may offer more or less differing semantics. The class simplefileexportbean and the streamfiledatatoresponse were vendor specific api, but they allowed despite jsf within portlet environment a small and simple download code. Mar 16, 2007 since its inception, jsr 168 has received strong and enthusiastic industry support. A portlet can aggregate integrate and personalize content from different. I want to know the difference between a portlet and a servlet. An outstanding team of authors provides a complete tutorial and reference guide to java portlet api, lucene, james, and slide, taking you stepbystep through constructing and deploying portal applications. Alternatively, if you will not be using the plugins sdk to house your portlet projects, you can copy.
The groups that are displayed in the groups portlet now have clickable links which, when clicked on, direct you to the device management portlet and display all the devices in that group. An open source site for organizations to share portlets developed according to the. Liferay have very build in ui components and we can simply use those ui components when we develop portlets. This updated version of a july 2003 article highlights java portlet specification 1. They can be read from any portlet api method, such as render. The portletnames attribute defines the portlet name, but can also define a list of names the portlet shown does not implement any portlet api specific interface shows use of simplified method signature returns a string add the namebean. Thus, its possible to change the apps structure in a simple way, without writing any extra code. The portletrequest defines the base interface to provide client request information to a portlet. An open source site for organizations to share portlets developed according to the new jsr 168 and wsrp standards. Introduction to portlet programming with jsr168 colorado. Developing portlets using eclipse and websphere portlet. In a dashboard, every portlet has its own portlet id. Liferay in action is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to building portals on the liferay 6 platform. In addition, this article introduces the enterpriseclass portal open source project along with its subprojects that deliver key portalrelated.
The java portlet specification promises to simplify the development of enterprise portals by providing a standardsbased set of apis. About the book portlets in action is a comprehensive guide to building portletdriven applications in java. For detailed information about the api, see the class documentation. While liferay does support portlet development with a wide variety of languages and frameworks, the most common portlets will be based on the jsr286 specification. Tss has excerpted a sample chapter from the building portals with the java portlet api book, by jeff linwood and david minter. The portlet api provides access to classes that provide the portal web applications navigation and request processing functions.
File download file upload software module status and enhancements. The java portlet specification defines a contract between the portlet container and portlets and provides a convenient programming model for java portlet developers portlets are pluggable user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a web portal, for example an enterprise portal or a web cms. This book describes the new java portlet api, including security, portlet life cycles, and portlet interaction with servlets and jsp. For all other jcp related questions, please see our frequently asked. In february 2006 the jsr 286 expert group was formed to start work on java portlet specification 2. This entity queries and retrieves the list of user info and standard element ids in a userinfo portlet. Alert notifications can be disabled for individual staff members by marking the disable alert and update notifications checkbox in the setup user preferences dialog in the updates section of the portlet, recent cs connect updates are listed indicating that an update is available for download. Building portals with the java portlet api portlet life. Liferay developers should be very familiar with the jsr286 specification and understand how its features are at the core of other popular portlet application frameworks. Part 1 provides an overview of the java portlet specifications and explains in detail one of the main features introduced in jsr 286. The accounting updates section of the notices portlet provides information about updates that are available for download or when updates are ready to be applied. Building portals with the java portlet api dave minter apress.
I am able to download csv file currently but whenever i download pdf or xls file i get corruptesd data. This introduction to the java portlet specification will introduce the basics of portals and portlets. Streaming a file to the client from the jsf backing bean. This book explains the fundamentals of a powerful set of open source tools and shows you how to use them. This tutorial shows you how to use websphere portlet factorys software automation technology to quickly develop complex portlet applications. In the manual deployment we need to download portlet application from liferay or some other portlet application vendors then we need to deploy the application in our liferay portal. This section does not apply to virtual office cs users as all updates are applied automatically and bulletins can be viewed at any time from the news portlet. A java portlet resembles a java servlet, but produces fragments rather than complete documents, and is not bound by a url. The portlet code shown below instantiates the idk and uses the idk portlet api iportletrequest object to check for a portlet setting called portletentry.
The java portlet specification pdf, which describes the benefits of jsr 168 and introduces the portlet programming model through the code of a robust portlet example. This repository accompanies building portals with the java portlet api by dave minter and jeff linwood apress, 2004 download the files as a zip using the green button, or clone the repository to your machine using git. Download product flyer is to download pdf in new tab. A portal is a web application that presents content from multiple sources. This chapter provides an overview of portlets, and describes, with the help of examples, the use of portlets.
The portlet container uses two specialized versions of this interface when invoking a portlet, actionrequest and renderrequest. For all other jcp related questions, please see our frequently asked questions faq. Liferay tutorial liferay portal portlet tutorial journaldev. The id of a user who is currently logged in to the system. Building portals with the java portlet api dave minter. Ibm portlet api is the portlet api that was initially supported for websphere portal v4. The examples will work on any portal that complies with the jsr168 portlet api. A web api framework for developing grid portals core. Can anyone tell me where i can download the portlet 2. Building portals with the java portlet api jeff linwood, dave minter. In the presented introduction about apache pluto, weve mainly discussed the most simple portlet application that you may have. The ibm portlet api is being deprecated for websphere portal version 6.
A portlet is a java technology based web component, managed by a portlet container, that processes requests and generates dynamic content. If the setting has an associated value, the portlet displays it. Portlets provide a presentation layer to information systems. Install portlet applications in liferay portal website creation and design in liferay open source ecommerce frameworks for liferay liferay ajax server side validations liferay friendly url liferay 6. The chapter discusses how a portlet interacts with a portal, from initialization to removal, provides examples that walk you through the stages of the portlet life cycle and illustrate the issues of multithreaded portlet applications. The following classes are of particular usefulness in creating custom portlets. It is possible to drag portlets around the page, which enables changing the structure of the app without writing extra code. A portlet container contains portlets and manages their life cycles. When present, click the maximize button in the title bar of the portlet to maximize it within the dashboard.
A new api has been added to prime home to enable updating a software module on a. It explains portlet anatomy and the resources to create portlets. How where does a portlet differ may be functionally from a servlet. Jsr168 portlet development simplified, second edition. The portlet id is used by the epprofileuserinfoportlet query. To download the idk or ali logging utilities, go to the alui developer center on dev2dev. Portlet api a jetspeed fork, the uportal api, or other, nonstandard.
The portlet also displays a form that allows the user to enter a value. The portlet container creates these objects and passes them as arguments to the portlets processaction and render methods. The business scenarios are more complicated then normal and they require a full knowledge about the portlet, portlet life cycle and how could provide a compliant enhanced portlet that complying with the latest standards presented at the portlet field. Includes the portal tools and a test runtime copy of portal that you can use to develop a. This is a boolean value, indicating whether its a personal identifiable information. Typically, the implementation of these technologies for testing necessitates the manual. This tutorial is intended to provide you a full detailed explanation for getting liferay portal up and running and deploy the same employee registration sample that we had developed in earlier tutorial. Part 1 part 2 part 3 in this threepart series, the articles describe new features available in the java portlet specification 2. You can easily drag this or that portlet anywhere you want on the page. If you need assistance with downloads, please contact customer service. Learn what to expect from this tutorial, and how to get the most out of it. Fully supported and authorized by liferay, this book guides you smoothly from your first exposure to liferay through the crucial daytoday tasks of building and maintaining an enterprise portal that works well within your existing it infrastructure.
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