Introduction to Spring Web Flow Course

Course Summary

The Introduction to Spring Web Flow training course is designed to demonstrate the creation of simple and complex web applications using the Spring Web Flow framework.

The course begins with a review of core Spring Framework concepts required to use Spring Web Flow within an application. It then transitions into an in-depth examination of the key concepts, components, configurations, best-practices, and gotchas when adopting the Web Flow. The course concludes by introducing advanced techniques including custom convertors, validators, sub-flows, and life cycles.

Prerequisites: This course assumes developers are already familiar with both the Spring Framework and Java web development.

Purpose

Learn how to create web applications using the Spring Web Flow framework.

Audience

Experienced Java web developers and Spring Framework programmers looking to adopt Spring Web Flow.

Role

Software Developer

Skill Level

Intermediate

Style

Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

3 Days

Related Technologies

Spring.io

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Productivity Objectives:

Develop a simple Spring Web Flow application
Enhance and configure the functionality of the application using beans and bindings
Discover how to process requests using actions on controllers, service objects, and other JavaBeans placed in Web Flow or Spring singleton scopes
Create robust input validation using model beans and view states
Demonstrate how to organize complex applications into master flows and subflows
Observe the progress of a flow using a flow execution listener and implement interceptors over one or more lifecycle hooks

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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to Spring Web Flow training course, you'll learn:

Review of Key Spring Concepts
Review of Key Java Web Development Concepts
Understanding the Model-View-Controller Problem and Pattern
Overview of Spring Web Flow
Defining a Flow
- Work with States and Transitions
- Define and working with Actions
- Utilize variables and scope
Using Expression Language (EL)
Rendering Views
- Specifying identifiers
- Managing view scope
Creating and Managing Models
Implementing Data Bindings
Implementing Type Convertors
Performing Data Validation
- Bean validation
- Programmatic validation
Designing and Implementing Subflows
Working with and Customizing the Lifecycle
Testing Web Flows