Developing XPages Applications

1. Developing XPages Applications
August 7, 2012
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2. Agenda
● XPages Updates coming in 8.5.x
● Q&A
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3. XPages Updates
● 8.5.3 Upgrade Pack 1 integrated to Notes/Domino 8.5.x
­ All UP1 Features/Plugins installed with Domino server, Designer, Notes client
• Really UP1+ as fixes and enhancements are included
­ Templates will be translated - TeamroomXL and DiscussionXL
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4. XPages Updates
● Technology Updates
­ Dojo 1.7.2
• Leverage enhanced mobile support and bug fixes
• Issues Fixed in 1.7.2
http://bugs.dojotoolkit.org/query?group=status&milestone=1.7.2
­ CKEditor 3.6.3
• Many issues fixed regarding
­ Multiple instances per XPage
­ Text and other HTML artifacts surrounding inline images
­ Attachment handling
­ Image resizing
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5. XPages Updates
● XPiNC Performance
­ Single-Copy-Design feature supported in Notes 8.5.x client
­ Single-Copy-Design with computeWithForm enhancement
• computeWithForm can be very expensive in XPiNC when running remote applications
• Computed form plus all its children are hauled across the net to be executed locally
• Forms are arbitrarily large
• Large Computed Forms + High Latency Networks = Poor XPiNC Performance
• With local SCD, computeWithForm loads the form and its children from the local NSF
­ XPiNC – Beware of App Design Bad Practices
• Avoid any application logic that incurs unnecessary network transactions, e.g.
­ custom columns in viewPanel control that getDocument().getItemXxx()
­ @DbColumn(), @DbLookup() etc in computed “rendered” property logic
­ Option to run remote XPiNC applications on Domino http server
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6. XPages Updates
New Redirect Control
● Use cases:
­ Traveler or iNotes rewrites the Notes doclink to a web link
­ Custom redirect handling required within an application
● How: Set form display property to a target XPage that includes a Redirect control instance
● Effect: The Redirect control instance will transform the request URL accordingly based on the set of redirect rules
­ Example: For a mobile redirect rule:
­ http://foo/bar.nsf/0e5e7/04aae/?OpenDocument
becomes...
­ http://foo/bar.nsf/mobile.xsp?documentId=04AAE&action=openDocument#document
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7. XPages Updates
New Client-Side JavaScript / Dojo Debug Option
● Use cases:
­ Dojo 1.7.2 Library deployed in an OSGi Bundle
­ Developer needs to debug uncompressed versions of the source files
• ie: xspClientDojo.js vs xspClientDojo.js.uncompressed.js
● How:
­ Set the -u suffix on the Dojo Library Version in Application Properties
● Effect:
­ The XPages Runtime will server *.uncompressed.js | *.uncompressed.css if available
from within the OSGi Bundle
● We're also finalizing another new XSP property that will allow Developers to point at a
designated file system location containing the Dojo resources:
­ xsp.dev.dojostream=c://dojo-xyz/
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8. Domino Designer 8.5.x - Goals
● Improve Domino Designer “Welcome” and “Home Page” experiences
● Improve XPages developer productivity
● New Jar design element
● Integrate Domino Designer Extension Library tooling into Designer 'core'
● Integrate and improve xsp.properties editor
● Bug fixes and quality improvements in 'high traffic' areas
● Improve SSJS debugging experience!
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9. Improved XPages' Developer Productivity
● Content assist in xsp source
editor editor!!
(also works with SSJS in xsp source editor)
● Hyperlink navigation within the xsp source editor
● Hover help within the xsp source editor
● Palette state saving
● Jar design element
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10. Domino NEXT...
Server Side JavaScript Debugger!!
● “IBM Lotus Domino Designer JavaScript” debug configuration
● Additional 'debugger' SSJS keyword which will cause the
SSJS engine to pause code execution when encountered when
running in debug mode
● Will require server to run in 'debug' mode via properties:
JavaScriptEnableDebug=1
JavaEnableDebug=1
JavaDebugOptions=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=8000
● Based on Eclipse 'Remove Java Connection', uses JPDA/JDI
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11. References & Resources
● Lotus Notes and Domino Application Development wiki -
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/ddwiki.nsf/
● XPage Development Forum - http://www.lotus.com/ldd/xpagesforum.nsf
● Openntf - www.openntf.org
● Mastering XPages book -
http://www.ibmpressbooks.com/bookstore/product.asp?
isbn=0132486318
● XPages Extension Library book -
www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/ibmpressisbn/9780132901819
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