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Google GWT and Sakai

Google GWT and Sakai

Mar 16, 2010

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

Name

Description

Name

Description

GwtQuery

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.]

google-gin

GIN (GWT INjection) brings automatic dependency injection to Google Web Toolkit client-side code.

gwt-dnd

Library providing easy to use drag-and-drop capabilities to GWT]

MyGWT/Ext GWT

Rich Internet Application Framework for GWT]

gwt-ext

is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, ...]

gwt-sl

The GWT Server Library is a collection of Java server side components for the GWT ...]

gwittir

Provides a set of code generators, scaffolding, utilities, and a basic MVC framework]

hibernate4gwt

Permits you to use your Hibernate POJO in the GWT client side code]

google-web-toolkit-incubator

A place to share, discuss, and vet speculative GWT features]

gwtx

An extended GWT JRE Emulation Library that picks up where GWT's basic set left off]

The Rocket GWT library/framework

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:

  • collab.sakaiproject.org: WG: Google GWT