Spring, Hibernate, and XFire

(Reposted from my original article on http://www.yawf.com)

• Spring, Hibernate, and XFire
  • Introduction
  • Configuring XFire
    • Adding XFireServlet to web.xml
    • Configuring spring-service.xml to include basic XFire properties
    • Configuring service beans.
    • Java code for EchoDatabaseTestServiceImpl
    • What's happening in java code?
    • Configuring the Interface for EchoDatabaseTestServiceImpl
  • Setting up Hibernate
    • Setting up spring-config.xml hibernate entries
    • The DAO pattern
    • The Identifiable interface.
  • Wrapping up
  • Coming soon

Introduction

A bit of back story:

I had to tie in web services to a hibernate-based backend for the upcoming release of FireBright's SaaS on Demand platform.

The problem: Doing it in such a way that:  read more »

• doesn't tie me down to a particular platform.
• Offers me maximum flexibility in terms of features
• Doesn't bog down performance.

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