This document introduces Spring Roo, an open source code generation tool. It provides rapid application development for database-backed MVC applications. Key features include generating boilerplate code, integration with Spring MVC and databases like MySQL. The document discusses using Roo for scenarios like creating new web apps or reverse engineering existing databases. It also lists additional capabilities and references for further information.

1. Intro into Spring Roo
MVC applications made simple and fast
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2. What and Why?
• Scripting based Code Generator (Roo)
• First, speed
• Second, removes boiler plated code (‘setup’
command).
• Third, No Lock In (can be easily removed, no
runtime requirements)
• And..Australian (http://static.springsource.org/
spring-roo/reference/html/background.html)
• About to release 1.2.4 (May 2013 - GA)
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3. Overview
Roo Shell
Rapid App Dev
DB based MVC application
STS integration (Active Shell)
Aspect Files
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4. DB
• JPA - Hibernate, EclipseLink and Open JPA
• Out of the Box - DB
• MySql, PostGres, HyperSonic etc
• OSGI - Oracle
• http://www.cerebro.com.au/2011/12/23/how-to-generate-pgp-signatures-gpg-setup/
• http://www.cerebro.com.au/2012/01/13/build-osgi-oracle-jdbc-driver-11g-11-2-0-3-for-use-in-
spring-roo-and-functioning-database-reserve-engineer/
• Reverse Engineer from Existing DB.
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5. MVC
• Spring MVC - Default
• Apache Tiles
• GWT
• Vaadin
• Flex
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6. Other Add Ons
• JSON (flexjson)
• Apache Solr (Text search)
• JMS (ActiveMQ)
• Spring Security (Post Creation)
• JUnit, Selenium and Log4J
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7. Time to Code
• Roo Console
• STS (Active Shell)
• Scripts (Reuable)
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8. Scenarios
• New Database Backed Web App
• Reverse Engineer Existing Database to
create a new Application
• Get JSON api to load Data from Database.
(new service on existing data, e.g. archive
database)
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9. Issues
• Addon issue:
• http://lalyos.github.io/blog/2012/09/24/
spring-roobot-workaround/
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10. References
• ‘hint’ in Shell and Roo Site
• Roo Cookbook 1.1 (old as soon be at 1.2.4)
• http://static.springsource.org/spring-roo/reference/
html/beginning.html
• http://spring-roo-repository.springsource.org/
Getting_Started_with_Roo.pdf
• http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-
springroo2/index.html
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