Plex: Webclient i+

ADC Austin anuncia este mes su release 1.4.6 de su Webclient, la alternativa que desarrollara en conjunto con Websydian, basado en modelos Plex. Para quien no conozca el producto, esta es la presentación resumida en su wiki:

WebClient is an extension to the CA Plex development environment. It allows CA Plex-developed Java GUI applications to be deployed as web applications with minimal modifications.

In order to use WebClient to deploy an application, you must:

• Have an application that is configured for and operational as a Plex Java client/server application
• Have a Java EE-compliant web application server
• Build and deploy the application using the Eclipse development environment

WebClient consists of two principal components:

• A template generator which runs during the generate and build process. For each Plex GUI panel, a file is generated which contains the HTML and Javascript code needed to display the panel as a web page. The generated templates can be customized to alter the look and feel, implement new controls, and provide additional functionality to the panels.
• A servlet that is loaded into the Java EE application server at runtime. The servlet loads the Plex-generated Java application's class files and allows them to communication to and from the web user using the generated templates.
  

Crecientemente, distintos socios de CA, embarcados en extender Plex, exploran las nuevas tendencias en Model Driven Design para lograr mayor alcance, tanto para crear puentes con otras aplicaciones y paradigmas de modelo, como para abordar nuevas plataformas y arquitecturas. Este es uno de los ejemplos en curso. Cobra importancia Eclipse en este y otros proyectos.
Volveremos sobre el tema.