Java EE 8: Web Services

Learn how to develop modern and lightweight web services using Java Enterprise Edition (EE) 8.

Introduction

• Web services with Java EE 8

1. Web Services Primer

• Why web services are developed
• Web service terminology

2. Java EE Web Service Toolkit

• REST and SOAP
• JAX-RS for RESTful services
• JAX-WS for SOAP Services
• Know the difference: SOAP vs. RESTful
• What's new in Java EE 8 for web services

3. Quick Start with JAX-RS

• Configure the Java project in Eclipse
• Your first RESTful web service
• Package and deploy the service
• Testing with Postman
• Dissecting your REST service
• All about paths in JAX-RS

4. Quick Start with JAX-WS

• Your first SOAP web service
• Packaging and deploying your SOAP service
• Testing with SoapUI
• Dissecting your SOAP service
• Consume SOAP services with Java clients
• Java SOAP client

5. JAX-RS Toolkit for Building RESTful Services

• Configure your service URL
• Handle different HTTP methods in JAX-RS
• Handle request parameters in JAX-RS
• Use server-sent events (SSE) in JAX-RS
• The @Context resource

6. Consume Your RESTful Service

• Synchronous REST service client
• Asynchronous REST service client
• Reactive clients in JAX-RS
• Implement a reactive client

7. Customize Your JAX-RS Web Service

• Validation in JAX-RS
• Error handling in JAX-RS

8. JAX-RS Service Maintenance

• Logging and monitoring in JAX-RS and JAX-WS
• Tracing in JAX-RS
• Custom logging in JAX-RS with filters
• Document JAX-RS with Swagger

9. JAX-RS Service Security

• Password authentication in JAX-RS
• Security using the JWT API
• Implementing password authentication
• CORS in JAX-RS

Conclusion

• Next steps