J2EE Blueprints

JavaTM Pet Store Demo

 introduction
 
Welcome to J2EE Blueprints and the Java Pet Store, the sample application for the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition! This sample application demonstrates how to use the capabilities of Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) to develop flexible, scalable, cross-platform e-business applications. The Pet Store comes with full source code and documentation, so you can experiment with J2EE, and learn how to use it to build your own enterprise solutions.

This document contains pointers to the other documents you'll need to install, configure, use, and customize the Java Pet Store. The document is divided into the following sections:

  • installation and configuration - installing, configuring, rebuilding, and troubleshooting the sample application on UNIX and Windows systems.
  • design documents - documents explaining design decisions and outlining best practices in the Java Pet Store, plus API documentation
  • switching databases - how to switch databases from Cloudscape (shipped with the Pet Store application) to Oracle or Sybase.
  • security - how to control security, including configuring https.
  • pet store administrator - setting up and using the Pet Store Administrator application.
  • about the book... - about the J2EE Blueprints book, which describes the Pet Store application
 
 installation and configuration
 
 
 design documents
 
 
 switching databases
 
 
 security
 
 
 pet store administrator
 
 
 about the book...