Foundations of Jini 2 Programming / Edition 1

by Jan Newmarch

Overview

To understand Jini, imagine that you could move to a new office across the world or check into any hoteland could simply plug your notebook or Palm directly into the local network. Your device would immediately be recognized, and you would have access to the services at that locationtransparently. Jini is Sun's Java-based technology, with potential to make transparent "universal plug and play" a reality.

Foundations of Jini 2 Programming, based on Jini 2.0, is an expanded, updated version of the most popular online tutorial for Jini. This is the perfect book for any Java programmer interested in learning and applying Jini toward their respective network applications (any Java-enabled device interoperable with another Java-enabled device).

Author Jan Newmarch covers comprehensive Jini advancements as well as other important concepts like how Enterprise JavaBeans blend in with the Jini framework and how CORBA fits in as well. This book contains revised chapters as well as several new chapters. New topics include Jeri, Config, Logging, ServiceStater, and advanced security.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590597163
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	10/02/2006
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Jan Newmarch teaches in the Department of Information Science and Engineering at the University of Canberra, Australia. He is a well-known figure in the Java and Jini community, and is author of the best-known online tutorial on Jini.

Table of Contents

Overview.- TroubleShooting Jini.- Ant.- Discovering a Lookup Service.- Entry Objects.- Service Registration .- Client Search.- Leasing .- Simple Example.- Jini Extensible Remote Invocation.- Choices for Service Architecture.- Discovery Management.- Join Manager.- Basic Security.- More Complex Examples.- Remote Events.- ServiceDiscoveryManager .- Example: Flashing Clocks.- Configuration.- Logging.- ServiceStarter.- Advanced Security.- Activation.- Introspection.- Extended Example: Home Audio.