List of Figures

Chapter 1: Building Web Applications in WebLogic

Figure 1.1:  JSP page is converted to a servlet.

Figure 1.2:  Servlet filtering.

Chapter 2: Choosing a Web Application Architecture

Figure 2.1:  J2EE application tiers.

Figure 2.2:  J2EE components mapped to MVC pattern.

Figure 2.3:  Steps required during form processing.

Figure 2.4:  Typical validation error display.

Figure 2.5:  JSP-centric architecture components.

Figure 2.6:  Servlet-centric architecture components.

Chapter 3: Designing an Example J2EE Application

Figure 3.1:  bigrez.com logical database design.

Figure 3.2:  bigrez.com basic presentation layout.

Figure 3.3:  bigrez.com reservation process.

Figure 3.4:  bigrez.com administration site example page.

Figure 3.5:  bigrez.com primary view components and layout.

Figure 3.6:  Comparison of self-assembly and master page assembly.

Chapter 4: Building an Example Web Application

Figure 4.1:  Working directory structure for the bigrez.com application.

Figure 4.2:  The RezInfoAction controller determines the display page.

Figure 4.3:  Property list page.

Figure 4.4:  Select dates page.

Figure 4.5:  Select room type page.

Figure 4.6:  Review reservation page.

Figure 4.7:  Property main page.

Figure 4.8:  Property rates page.

Figure 4.9:  Property rate page.

Figure 4.10:  Availability list page.

Figure 4.11:  Availability maintenance page.

Chapter 5: Packaging and Deploying WebLogic Web Applications

Figure 5.1:  Basic packaging and deployment process.

Figure 5.2:  Standard Web application directory structure.

Figure 5.3:  Place supporting files in separate directories.

Figure 5.4:  Use directories to organize the application.

Figure 5.5:  Web applications located in working directory structure.

Figure 5.6:  Web applications deployed in applications directory.

Figure 5.7:  Contents of the MyApps directory.

Figure 5.8:  Groups in the default security realm.

Figure 5.9:  Create the HotelAdministrators group for the admin site.

Chapter 6: Building Enterprise JavaBeans in WebLogic Server

Figure 6.1:  Using home methods to invoke select methods .

Figure 6.2:  The replica-aware stub provides SFSB failover.

Figure 6.3:  Replicated HttpSession and SFSB component.

Figure 6.4:  Read-mostly pattern.

Chapter 7: Building an Example EJB Application

Figure 7.1:  Session faade encapsulates complex business logic.

Figure 7.2:  The relationship table implements a many-to-many association.

Figure 7.3:  Business objects can implement relationships directly.

Figure 7.4:  Projection objects are used to manage relationships.

Figure 7.5:  Options for O-R mapping of inheritance.

Figure 7.6:  Stateless service JDBC architecture.

Figure 7.7:  Stateless service entity-bean architecture.

Figure 7.8:  Direct interaction eliminates value objects.

Figure 7.9:  Object model for bigrez.com application.

Chapter 8: Packaging and Deploying WebLogic EJB Applications

Figure 8.1:  Basic packaging and deployment process.

Figure 8.2:  EJB archive created using Java and EJB compilers.

Figure 8.3:  Summary of work directory structure.

Figure 8.4:  BigRez.com primary build file targets.

Figure 8.5:  EJB archive creation process using EJBGen.

Figure 8.6:  EJBs and Web apps deployed as separate applications.

Figure 8.7:  Separate classloader used for each application.

Figure 8.8:  Standard enterprise application directory structure.

Figure 8.9:  Classloader hierarchy in enterprise application.

Figure 8.10:  BigRez.com enterprise application directory structure.

Figure 8.11:  Application classloader used for utility archives.

Figure 8.12:  Enterprise archive created by the makeear target.

Figure 8.13:  bigrez.ear contains all required components.

Figure 8.14:  Use WebLogic Console to redeploy applications.

Chapter 9: Using WebLogic JMS

Figure 9.1:  The anatomy of a JMS message.

Figure 9.2:  Sending messages to a distributed queue.

Figure 9.3:  Consuming messages from a distributed queue.

Figure 9.4:  Publishing messages to a distributed topic.

Figure 9.5:  Configuring a JMS servers thresholds and quotas.

Figure 9.6:  Configuring the flow control parameters.

Chapter 10: Using WebLogic Security

Figure 10.1:  Client connectivity options.

Figure 10.2:  WebLogic Server security architecture.

Figure 10.3:  Authentication and authorization call flow.

Chapter 11: Administering and Deploying Applications in WebLogic Server

Figure 11.1:  WebLogic Server domain architecture.

Figure 11.2:  WebLogic Server internal architecture.

Figure 11.3:  Web server proxy-based deployment model.

Figure 11.4:  Proxy-less deployment model.

Figure 11.5:  Server life cycle state transition diagram.

Figure 11.6:  bigrez.com deployment architecture.

Figure 11.7:  Viewing plug-in configuration data.

Figure 11.8:  Monitoring server performance.

Figure 11.9:  Monitoring execute queue statistics.

Figure 11.10:  Viewing the WebLogic Server MIB.

Chapter 12: Optimizing WebLogic Server Performance

Figure 12.1:  Understanding the HotSpot heap partitioning.

Figure 12.2:  Administration console performance monitoring.

Figure 12.3:  Problem resolution flow chart.

Chapter 13: Development Environment Best Practices

Figure 13.1:  Multiple databases support different builds.

Figure 13.2:  Recommended working directory structure.

Figure 13.3:  BigRez.com build targets.

Figure 13.4:  Configuring IntelliJ IDEA for remote debugging.

Figure 13.5:  Typical hierarchy of JUnit TestSuites and TestCases.

Figure 13.6:  Direct invocation of tested components.

Figure 13.7:  Invoking components using remote interfaces.

Figure 13.8:  Successful run of bigrez.com application tests.

Figure 13.9:  ApplicationTestDriver.jsp displays test hierarchy.

Chapter 14: Production Environment Best Practices

Figure 14.1:  Simple cluster before failure.

Figure 14.2:  Simple cluster after failure.

Figure 14.3:  Complex cluster before failure.

Figure 14.4:  Complex cluster after failure.

Figure 14.5:  WebLogic cluster spanning multiple sites.

Figure 14.6:  WebLogic cluster per site.

Figure 14.7:  Local traffic management using local load balancers.

Figure 14.8:  Global traffic management using global load balancers.

Figure 14.9:  Single perimeter firewall layout.

Figure 14.10:  Typical DMZ firewall layout.

Chapter 15: Developing and Deploying Web Services

Figure 15.1:  Web Services container architecture.

Figure 15.2:  Viewing the Web Service home page.

Figure 15.3:  Testing Web Service operations.

Figure 15.4:  Client-specific jar file contents.

Figure 15.5:  High-level bigrez.com Web Service architecture.