Accelerate your Lotus Domino Web Applications with Dojo and XPages
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The document presents a 2009 outline on enhancing Lotus Domino web applications using Dojo and XPages by Todd Weimer. It covers the features and benefits of the Dojo toolkit, integration with XPages, and various demos demonstrating their capabilities. Additionally, it highlights the advantages of using XPages for creating modern web applications with improved user interfaces and integration with Domino data.
Accelerate your Lotus Domino Web Applications with Dojo and XPages
- 1. Accelerate your Lotus Domino Web Applications with Dojo and XPages Todd Weimer Senior Consultant & Lotus Practice Manager – Davalen LLC LCTY 2009
- 2. Presentation outline What is Dojo? Using the Dojo framework in your existing Lotus Domino Applications Demo Brief introduction to XPages Using Dojo in XPages Demo
- 4. What is Dojo? An open source DHTML Javascript toolkit Includes Dijit (controls) and Dojox (effects) Part of Lotus Domino 8.5 (version 1.1.1) Can be used in other versions of Domino Part of Websphere Portlet Factory as well Cross browser, Internationalized Rich internet capabilities
- 5. Why use Dojo? Give web applications more rich text capabilities Toolkit maintained by a world-wide community of developers Relatively easy path to leveraging AJAX Reduce or eliminate custom cross-browser Javascript Controls can be extended to meet your specific needs
- 6. Demo
- 7. XPages
- 8. XPages basics New design element available with Domino 8.5 Allows for the creation of a better UI (modern web apps) Based on JSF technology Pure XML markup Addresses long standing issues with Domino Web apps Separation of data and UI Localization HTML generation Server state Fully integrated into Designer 8.5 (Eclipse based)
- 9. XPages basics cont'd Primary language is Javascript Javascript runs client side and/or server side Standard Formula language functions implemented in Javascript Can directly call Java code but not required! Do not need to be a HTML, CSS, or Javascript expert Presentation using CSS and themes (skinning) Targets mulitple clients Currently supports Domino data as a data source but more to come
- 10. Why use XPages? Fully integrated with NSF/NTF Fast access to your native Domino data Works well with other design elements Easy to localize applications Built-in drag and drop controls Virtually all properties computable Update multiple documents from one Xpage! Create custom controls Mobile Clients
- 11. XPages and Dojo Dojo version 1.1.1 is included on Domino server 8.5 XPages have built in features that use the Dojo framework Can leverage other features of the framework
- 12. XPages and Dojo AJAX type ahead
- 13. XPages and Dojo Automated basic validation
- 14. XPages and Dojo Partial Page Refreshes with AJAX
- 15. Demo
- 16. Resources The Dojo Toolkit - http://www.dojotoolkit.org/ Dojo Documentation/Tutorials - http://docs.dojocampus.org/ Dojo Quickstart - http://sitepen.com/labs/guides/?guide=DojoQuickStart Lotus Designer Wiki - http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf Dojo controls for Domino - http://www.dojomino.com
- 17. Thank you