Go beyond with Jfinal: Jump to Third-Party Links and Packaging
What is Jfinal?
Jfinal is an excellent full stack Java web framework. It simplifies web development in Java by adopting the Model View Controller (MVC) architecture. It also provides a straightforward way to access databases, integrated routing, and robust error and exception handling features. All these capabilities make it a favorite of a large number of developers.
How to Jump to Third-Party Links In Jfinal?
There are times when you want your web application to navigate to a link completely outside your application. It could be for integrating external services or only redirecting to external pages for payments or other purposes. In these cases, you don't wish to keep the current session information when navigating to such links. Jfinal gives us a way to jump to a third-party link as follows:
redirectUrl,(HttpServletResponse)getResponse();
Fill in the URL of the page to which you need to redirect:
redirectUrl(\"www.example.com\"),(HttpServletResponse)getResponse();
Learn How to Package Your JfinalApp:
Jfinal provides a data package where you maintain your application. So, the steps for packaging involve just archiving your application:
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Set the package name explicitly for your Jfinal app.
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Build the package using your favorite tool such as, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or Maven.
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Create an archive using a suitable command. It could be a tarball, war, or a ZIP file that will contain your compiled binary and fetchable html, css, JS and images.
How to Package Your Jfinal App With Extra Components
If your application requires additional resources such as images, videos, or audio files, make sure to package these as part of the application. You could place them in a resource directory then create a Maven or war package distribution of your project. This ensures that your web artifacts’ static files’ access remains up and running whenever your application is deployed .
If packaging was not your thing initially, you’ve now learned how simple it is using Jfinal. Additionally, you can bundle your web pages along with your app, which eventually makes deployment quite effortless. What remains now is to get to coding and providing quality products that are both easy to deploy and perform adequately.
