Comments on: GWT Question http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/ Technology and Geek Stuff by Eric Burke Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:52:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: robert cooper http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45873 robert cooper Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:35:34 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45873 There are a few ways to do that. First, the Shell app approach. If you want people to use all the apps a the same time, this is likely the best. You have to make sure your individual apps are set up with 2 different modules, one with the EntryPoint declared, and one without. The reason being, if you inherit from modules with entry points, all the entry points execute. Perhaps the best way, as this would save your users download time, is to package your shell application, that inherits from all of the others, to launch each one as needed using the new .runAsync() call to their respective EntyPoints' onModuleLoad() method. This would break the compiled JavaScript up so the only code you download initially is the shared code between all the modules (including the JRE implementations). There are a few ways to do that.

First, the Shell app approach. If you want people to use all the apps a the same time, this is likely the best. You have to make sure your individual apps are set up with 2 different modules, one with the EntryPoint declared, and one without. The reason being, if you inherit from modules with entry points, all the entry points execute.

Perhaps the best way, as this would save your users download time, is to package your shell application, that inherits from all of the others, to launch each one as needed using the new .runAsync() call to their respective EntyPoints’ onModuleLoad() method. This would break the compiled JavaScript up so the only code you download initially is the shared code between all the modules (including the JRE implementations).

]]> By: Gabriel http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45868 Gabriel Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:37:02 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45868 The simplest solution would be to use different HTML pages (or any web technology that generates HTML) where each page contains another compiled GWT application. A downside of this approach is that you serve three possibly big compiled JavaScript apps which contain the same GWT core content in addition to each application specific code. I would recommend trying to merge the three GWT applications into one GWT application in order to reduce the total download size. The simplest solution would be to use different HTML pages (or any web technology that generates HTML) where each page contains another compiled GWT application. A downside of this approach is that you serve three possibly big compiled JavaScript apps which contain the same GWT core content in addition to each application specific code. I would recommend trying to merge the three GWT applications into one GWT application in order to reduce the total download size.

]]> By: Tom Chiverton http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45856 Tom Chiverton Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:24:20 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45856 @Hugo: Yup, or something like Ext or JQuery tab controls. @Hugo: Yup, or something like Ext or JQuery tab controls.

]]> By: Hugo Josefson http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45849 Hugo Josefson Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:32:15 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45849 (Disclaimer: I'm not that experienced with GWT at all.) Are the requirements for the shell app such that it really needs to be a full-blown GWT app? What you mention about the the shell app sounds to me like it could be handled simply by a good old HTML frameset. (Disclaimer: I’m not that experienced with GWT at all.)

Are the requirements for the shell app such that it really needs to be a full-blown GWT app? What you mention about the the shell app sounds to me like it could be handled simply by a good old HTML frameset.

]]> By: Chris Yunker http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45845 Chris Yunker Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:32:21 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45845 I've just been getting acquainted with GWT in the last week. So take this with a grain of salt... However, it seems like you've answered your own question. If you define your application at the top level as a Widget class, you can use a TabFrame or another layout panel to encapsulate all of your application Widgets. I’ve just been getting acquainted with GWT in the last week. So take this with a grain of salt…

However, it seems like you’ve answered your own question. If you define your application at the top level as a Widget class, you can use a TabFrame or another layout panel to encapsulate all of your application Widgets.

]]> By: daniel hinojosa http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/2009/08/25/gwt-question/comment-page-1/#comment-45843 daniel hinojosa Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:25:29 +0000 http://stuffthathappens.com/blog/?p=1324#comment-45843 Just thought I'd throw this out there. Why can't you svn externals to bring A, B, C to the main app? Just thought I’d throw this out there. Why can’t you svn externals to bring A, B, C to the main app?

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