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h4. Build GWT From Source 2008-05-17
- Checkout source code
-- svn checkout -web-toolkitgooglecode.svn/tools/ ~/src/gwt-tools
-- svn checkout http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ ~/src/gwt-trunk
- Setting environment variable
-- setenv GWT_TOOLS ${HOME}/src/gwt-tools
- Build gwt-trunk
-- cd ~/src/gwt-trunk
-- ant
- The GWT build creates each binary distribution in the build/dist subdirectory of the source root directory
-- ls ~/src/gwt-trunk/build/dist
--- gwt-linux-0.0.0.tar.bz2, gwt-mac-0.0.0.tar.gz, gwt-windows-0.0.0.zip Name | Description |
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GwtQuery
| is a jQuery-like API written in GWT, which allows GWT to be used in progressive enhancement scenarios where perhaps GWT widgets are too heavyweight.] | GXT | GXT is a java implementation of the EXT JS library. It has many rich widgets.
| gwt-dnd
| Library providing easy to use drag-and-drop capabilities to GWT] | MyGWT/Ext GWT
| Rich Internet Application Framework for GWT] | gwt-ext
| is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, ...] | gwt-sl
| The GWT Server Library is a collection of Java server side components for the GWT ...] | gwittir
| Provides a set of code generators, scaffolding, utilities, and a basic MVC framework] | hibernate4gwt
| Permits you to use your Hibernate POJO in the GWT client side code] | google-web-toolkit-incubator
| A place to share, discuss, and vet speculative GWT features] | gwtx
| An extended GWT JRE Emulation Library that picks up where GWT's basic set left off] | The Rocket GWT library/framework
| consists of a number of components that can assist developers get more out of GWT. e.g. Comet support, ...] |
- gwt-toolingGoogle Webtoolkit (GWT) Tooling for Eclipse
- Cypal Studio for GWT is a set of Eclipse plugins for the Google Web Toolkit. Its free and Open Source. Its distributed under Apache License.
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- I18N support
- Strongly typed language benefits: No JavaScript syntax errors
- Tooling support: eclipse, etc.
- Debugging support
- Unit Testable
- Compiled to specific targets: no browser specific code
- Cross browser support
- Users are familiar seeing/using GWT widgets: Google application suite and many other Web 2.0 apps
- Able to use 3rd party libraries via JSNI (JavaScript Native Interface)
- Rapid development using GWT tools such GWTShell etc.
- 3rd party tools for producing WYSIWYG UI
- MVC implementation that is very similar to programming in AWT/SWING
- "When working with GWT as a developer, it's best to think of it as an analogue to the Java Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT). It's the basis for your application framework, not the framework itself."
- GWT4Gadgets: Support for iGoogle Gadgets / OpenSocial Apps / Google Mapplets
- Offline applications using Google-Gears
- Full access to the GData APIs
- Supports GWT-RPC, REST, WS, etc. communication to back-end, and or Data-APIs
- Can send complex Java types to and from the server. Data gets serialized across network
- Accessibility support: ARIA support on FireFox 3+, or FireFox2 with FireVox
- Works with Java-Applets and or Flash
- Optimizes out redundant metadata from JSON communication to reduce bandwidth cost of client-server communication
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