Java Business Application

Java EE technology

Basic Level

1. Overview of Library Management System
   • In this tutorial we introduce you to a web application.
   • In this series, we have demonstrated how to create a basic inventory system.
   • We have used the example of a Library Management system.
   • What is Library Management System?
   • Why do we need Library Management System
   • What will we learn in the series?
2. Creating a Java web project
   • Developing a simple web project
   • Deployment descriptor
   • Web content folder
   • web.xml
   • HTML Page
   • Run the application
3. Java servlets and JSPs
   • Definition of web server
   • Definition of web container
   • Creating a servlet
   • Running the servlet
   • Including HTML inside Java code
   • Running the Project again
   • Difference between Servlets and JSPs
   • Creating a JSP
4. Servlet Methods
   • Creating the home page of Library Management System
   • Go to index.jsp
   • Modify the index.jsp by creating a form
   • Create GreetingServlet.java
   • Servlet as a controller
   • Inside the doGet method retrieve the form data parameters
   • Run the project and see the output
   • Repeat the same for doPost method
   • Difference between doGet and doPost methods
5. Database and validation
   • Create database library
   • Create table users
   • Load JDBC Driver
   • Run the project
   • Login and show successGreeting page
   • Explain GreetingServlet.java
   • Explain getParameter method
   • Explain code for JDBC connection
   • To redirect to successGreeting.jsp use RequestDispatcher
   • Similarly explain how to print error messages on index.jsp
   • Explain about scriptlet in index.jsp
   • What is Model
   • Explain the User Model
   • Register as a new user
   • Explain about successUser Page
   • Explain AddUserServlet.java
   • Explain different errors possible while filling the form
6. Creating and viewing inventories
   • Modify the login page to redirect to admin page
   • Create Book and Checkout model Modifying GreetingServlet.java Creating #*AdminSection.java Create listBooks.jsp Fetch all the book details
   • Create listBorrowedBooks.jsp Fetch borrowed book details
   • To display the books borrowed by logged in user
7. Issuing and Returning a book
   • Adding more functionalities to the Admin Section Page
   • Listing all the users
   • Checkout/Return a book
   • Modifications in the corresponding servlets
   • Interface for checkout and return
   • Creating CheckoutServlet.java

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey, PoojaMoolya