JSP / Struts based Web Application Development
Struts is an open source project. The goal of this project is to
provide an open source framework for building Java web applications.
The core of the Struts framework is a flexible control layer based
on standard technologies like Java Servlets, JavaBeans, ResourceBundles,
and XML, as well as various Jakarta Commons packages. Struts encourages
application architectures based on the Model 2 approach, a variation
of the classic Model-View-Controller (MVC) design paradigm. And provides
services common to most Web applications. Struts helps developers
deploy products that are reliable, scaleable, and easier to maintain.
Why Struts?
A) Centralized File-Based Configuration
Rather then hard-coding information into Java programs, many Struts
values are represented in XML or property files. This loose coupling
means that many changes can be made without modifying or recompiling
Java code, and that wholesale changes can be made by editing a single
file. This approach also lets Java and Web developers focus on their
specific tasks (implementing business logic, presenting certain values
to clients, etc.) without needing to know about the overall system
layout.
B) HTML Tags
Apache Struts provides a set of custom JSP tags to create HTML forms
that are associated with JavaBeans components. This bean/form association
serves two useful purposes:
It lets you get initial form-field values from Java objects.
Complex application gets alot less complicated with Struts
C) Consistent Approach
Struts encourages consistent use of MVC throughout application.
D) Integration
Struts provides its own Controller component and integrates with other
technologies to provide the Model and the View. For the Model, Struts
can interact with standard data access technologies, like JDBC and
EJB, as well as most any third-party packages, like Hibernate, iBATIS,
or Object Relational Bridge. For the View, Struts works well with
JavaServer Pages, including JSTL and JSF, as well as Velocity Templates,
XSLT, and other presentation systems.
Above features and advantages provides following business benefits
Cuts way down on web application development time,
Reduced time to market and overall cost of development application.
Complex application gets a lot less complicated with Struts
The Struts framework provides the invisible underpinnings every professional
web application needs to survive. Struts helps you create an extensible
development environment for your application, based on published standards
and proven design patterns.
e-Zest has the experience (developed complex Web Applications
on JSP/Struts platform) and the technical know how to assist you in
designing, developing and deploying open standard infrastructure solutions
based on JSP / Struts, and related standards.
Consulting
e-Zest assist you in architecting, developing, deploying and maintaining
your open standard infrastructure solutions based on JSP / Struts.
framework.
Development
e-Zest develop and deploy open standard infrastructure solutions based
on JSP / Struts and related standards.
Support
e-Zest support products/ projects developed JSP / Struts and related
standards throughout their life cycle.
Partial Portfolio of J2EE(JSP/Struts) Projects executed by e-Zest's team:
Workforce Scheduler Tool :
This product development outsourcing contract was for development of robust and highly scalable software product for workforce schedule optimization system with multi-database, multi-language and multi-browser support. The ruling engine for optimizing the schedule and selecting developed was highly customizable. This solution helps organizations implementing their policies to lower payroll costs, ensures sufficient skilled staffing and provides accurate record-keeping, optimize job assignments and replacements, work-shifts and increase return on investment with minimum total cost of ownership. e-Zest suggested development of product using J2EE technology (JSP, Struts) to provide much required better application scalability (in future extendable to EJB framework) and performance benefits.
Virtual payment manager platform:
Its an ecommerce trading platform for Customer and Merchant . Transaction between Merchants and Customers takes place on rusted third party website. This trading platform provides the services to many shopping carts. The application contains the user administration, payment gateway integration, access rights management, Merchant Zone, customer zone and website administration.
Note: Struts is a project of the The Apache Software Foundation.
The official Struts home page is at http://struts.apache.org/