Google GWT and Sakai
WG: Google GWT
Info
GWT Sakai Projects
Benefits of using GWT
- I18N support
- Strongly typed language benefits: No JavaScript syntax errors
- Tooling support: eclipse, etc.
- Debugging support
- Unit Testable
- Compiled to specific targets: no browser specific code
- Cross browser support
- Users are familiar seeing/using GWT widgets: Google application suite and many other Web 2.0 apps
- Able to use 3rd party libraries via JSNI (JavaScript Native Interface)
- Rapid development using GWT tools such GWTShell etc.
- 3rd party tools for producing WYSIWYG UI
- MVC implementation that is very similar to programming in AWT/SWING
- "When working with GWT as a developer, it's best to think of it as an analogue to the Java Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT). It's the basis for your application framework, not the framework itself."
- GWT4Gadgets: Support for iGoogle Gadgets / OpenSocial Apps / Google Mapplets
- Offline applications using Google-Gears
- Full access to the GData APIs
- Supports GWT-RPC, REST, WS, etc. communication to back-end, and or Data-APIs
- Can send complex Java types to and from the server. Data gets serialized across network
- Accessibility support: ARIA support on FireFox 3+, or FireFox2 with FireVox
- Works with Java-Applets and or Flash
- Optimizes out redundant metadata from JSON communication to reduce bandwidth cost of client-server communication
Libraries
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is a jQuery-like API written in GWT, which allows GWT to be used in progressive enhancement scenarios where perhaps GWT widgets are too heavyweight.] |
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GIN (GWT INjection) brings automatic dependency injection to Google Web Toolkit client-side code. |
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Library providing easy to use drag-and-drop capabilities to GWT] |
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Rich Internet Application Framework for GWT] |
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is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, ...] |
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The GWT Server Library is a collection of Java server side components for the GWT ...] |
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Provides a set of code generators, scaffolding, utilities, and a basic MVC framework] |
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Permits you to use your Hibernate POJO in the GWT client side code] |
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A place to share, discuss, and vet speculative GWT features] |
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An extended GWT JRE Emulation Library that picks up where GWT's basic set left off] |
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consists of a number of components that can assist developers get more out of GWT. e.g. Comet support, ...] |
Project Info
- Lead(s): Former user (Deleted)
- Description:
The Development Discussion Group (DG) is for those interested and involved in the design and development of Sakai. This is the companion wiki space for the sakai-dev email list hosted on Collab's DG: Development (a.k.a. sakai-dev) site. Conference presentations related to this topic can typically be found in the "Building Sakai" track.
- collab.sakaiproject.org: WG: Google GWT