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Introduction to Spring Web Flow

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 | Web Development

 

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

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
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