EJB Architecture and Design.pptVIP

EJB Architecture and Design CS486 Global Knowledge Networks Instructor : Dr. V. Juggy Presentation by: Aravind Vinnakota What is EJB? An EJB is just a collection of Java classes and XML file, bundled into a single unit. The Java classes must follow certain rules and provide certain callback methods. EJB is just a specification. It is not a product. EJBs are reusable components. What is EJB? EJB is a widely-adopted server-side component architecture for J2EE. EJB components are designed to encapsulate business logic, and to protect the application developer from having to worry about system level issues. Contents Services provided by EJB container Circumstances of EJB component usage How an EJB component looks like? View of an EJB component by client programmer and EJB developer Mechanisms by which EJB container provides its services Rules an EJB developer must follow and how to use EJBs in a web architecture? Key features of EJB technology EJB components are server-side components written entirely in the Java programming language EJB components contain business logic only - no System-level programming System-level services (i.e. plumbing) such as transactions, security, Life-cycle, threading, persistence, etc. are automatically managed for the EJB component by the EJB server Key features of EJB technology EJB architecture is inherently transactional, distributed, portable, multi-tier, scalable and secure EJB components are fully portable across any EJB server and any OS, work with any client. Components are declaratively customized There are four major parts to every bean: the home interface, the remote interface, the implementation class and the XML deployment descriptor EJB vs JavaBeans The JavaBeans architecture is meant to provide a format for general-purpose components whereas the EJB architecture provides a format