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Introduction to Play Framework

Course Summary

The Introduction to Play Framework training course is designed to demonstrate how to build web applications with the Play framework.

The course beings with a quick review of key language constructs and web application development concepts leveraged by Play, including things like the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, convention over configuration, etc. Next, it discusses the Play architecture, key components, and walks students through the creation of a simple application. The course concludes with a discussion on how to move to production.

Purpose
 Learn how to quickly build web applications in Scala using the Play framework.
Audience
 Scala developers looking to build web applications with the Play framework.
Role
Software Developer - Web Developer
Skill Level
Intermediate
Style
Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops
Duration
3 Days
Related Technologies
Akka | Java | Scala | Web Development

 

Productivity Objectives
  • Describe the key architectural components of the Play framework
  • Install and configure Play
  • Build a simple Hello World application using Play
  • Create a "full-featured" Play-based application including database interactions and templating

What You'll Learn:

In the Introduction to Play Framework training course, you'll learn:
  • Play Framework Basics
    • What is Play?
    • History of Play
    • Requirements to use Play
    • Understand the Play community
  • Introduction to Play
    • Key advantages of Play over other frameworks
    • A quick look at the Play architecture
    • Install Play and configuring your IDE
    • Launch a website in under 5 seconds
    • Work with the Play console
    • Folder Layout of Play
    • Create Public Assets
  • Starting with Play Development
    • Action & Controllers
    • Rendering and Redirecting
    • Routers
    • Scopes
    • Play Ingredients
      • Iteratees
      • Enumerators
      • Enumeratees
  • Templating
    • Templating Syntax
  • Databases
    • Standard SQL handling with Anorm
    • Standard SQL handling with Slick
    • No SQL handling
    • Evolve Databases
  • Forms
    • Creating forms
    • Tying form to the controllers
    • Validation
    • Creating and reusing custom fields
    • File Upload
  • Caching and Application Global Objects
    • Cache API
    • Global Application settings
    • Define global settings for your application
    • Participating in application life cycles
    • Defining an application error page
    • Handling other errors Application Global Objects
    • Interception
  • Web Services
    • Router Content Negotiation
    • JSON Handling in Java and Scala
    • JSON Combinators
    • JSON Transformers
    • Processing XML
    • Web Service Handling with WS API
    • Open Authorization Standards
  • Ajax and Visual Candy
    • CoffeeScript
    • LESS CSS
    • Require JS
    • Web Sockets
  • Akka Integration
    • Set up Actors in an Akka environment
  • Testing Play
    • Testing Java with JUnit
    • Introduction to Specs2
    • Testing Templates, Controllers, and Routers
    • Testing with Selenium
  • Moving to Production
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