Preface
This tutorial is a guide to developing enterprise applications for the Jakarta EE 9 Platform, using Eclipse GlassFish Server.
Eclipse GlassFish Server is the leading open-source and open-community platform for building and deploying next-generation applications and services. Eclipse GlassFish Server, developed by the Eclipse GlassFish project open-source community at https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.glassfish, is a compatible implementation of the Jakarta EE 9 platform specification. This lightweight, flexible, and open-source application server enables organizations not only to leverage the new capabilities introduced within the Jakarta EE 9 specification, but also to add to their existing capabilities through a faster and more streamlined development and deployment cycle. Eclipse GlassFish Server is hereafter referred to as GlassFish Server.
Audience
This tutorial is intended for programmers interested in developing and deploying Jakarta EE 9 applications. It covers the technologies comprising the Jakarta EE platform and describes how to develop Jakarta EE components and deploy them on the Eclipse GlassFish.
Before You Read This Book
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a good knowledge of the Java programming language. A good way to get to that point is to work through the Java™ Tutorials https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/index.html.
Related Documentation
The GlassFish Server documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. To obtain the GlassFish Server documentation, go to https://glassfish.org/docs.
The Jakarta EE 9 API specification can be viewed at https://jakarta.ee/specifications/platform/9/.
Additionally, the Jakarta EE Specifications at https://jakarta.ee/specifications might be useful.
For information about creating enterprise applications in the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE), see https://netbeans.apache.org/kb/.
For information about Apache Derby for use with GlassFish Server, see https://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.14/adminguide/.
The GlassFish Samples project is a collection of sample applications that demonstrate a broad range of Jakarta EE technologies. The GlassFish Samples are available from the GlassFish Samples project page at https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish-samples/.
Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
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Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action or terms defined in text. |
From the File menu, choose Open Project. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. |
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Monospace type indicates the names of files and directories, commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter. |
Edit your Use
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Italic |
Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values. |
Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. Do not save the file. The command to remove a file is |
Default Paths and File Names
The following table describes the default paths and file names that are used in this book.
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Represents the base installation directory for GlassFish Server. |
Installations on the Solaris operating system, Linux operating system, and Mac operating system:
Windows, all installations:
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Represents the parent of the base installation directory for GlassFish Server. |
Installations on the Solaris operating system, Linux operating system, and Mac operating system:
Windows, all installations:
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Represents the base installation directory for the Jakarta EE Tutorial examples project after you download or clone it. |
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Represents the directory in which a domain’s configuration is stored. |
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