Projects for

Murachs Java Servlets and JSP

3rd Edition
The projects in this document let you apply the programming skills that you learn in
Murachs Java Servlets and JSP by creating a Product Maintenance application that lets
users add, update, and delete the product records that are available to the application.

An introduction to the projects 2

How the projects relate to the book chapters 2
How to develop the projects 2

The projects 2
Project 1: Product Maintenance 3
Project 2: Product Maintenance with custom tag validation 9
Project 3: Product Maintenance with a database using JDBC 10
Project 4: Product Maintenance with a database using JPA 11
Project 5: Product Maintenance with SSL and authentication 12
Project 6: Product Maintenance within the Music Store web site 14
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An introduction to the projects

This introduction describes how the projects relate to the chapters in the book, and it
provides some general information about how to develop these projects.

How the projects relate to the book chapters

Once you finish chapter 9, youll have all the skills you need to complete the first
project, which is a simple version of the Product Maintenance application. Then, when
you finish the later chapters, you can enhance the Product Maintenance application by
applying the skills presented in those chapters. When you finish chapter 13, for example,
youll have all the skills you need to create the fourth project.

Project number Prerequisite chapters

Project 1 Chapters 1-9
Project 2 Chapters 1-10
Project 3 Chapters 1-12
Project 4 Chapters 1-13
Project 5 Chapters 1-13, 15, 16
Project 6 Chapters 1-13, 15, 16, 22, 23

How to develop the projects

The description of each project includes images that show how the pages should
appear in a browser, a general description of the operation of the projects pages, and
some general specifications for how the project should be coded. This information is
detailed enough for you to complete the project. However, you will need to determine
any unspecified details on your own. For example, you will need to create your own
names for the servlet and JSP files that you create, you will need to determine what error
messages to display when the user enters invalid data, and so on.
Unless youre instructed otherwise, you can implement each project using any
programming techniques you wish. In some cases, however, the projects specifications
will direct you to use a specific programming technique. In that case, you should
implement the project as directed.

The projects
The following pages present the user interface, operation, and specifications for each
project. As you view these pages, remember that each project builds upon the previous
projects.
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Project 1: Product Maintenance

For this project, youll create a series of pages that allow you to add, update, or delete a
product thats available to the application. (Prerequisites: chapters 1-9)
The Index page

The Products page

The Product page

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The Confirm Delete page

Operation
When the application starts, it displays the Index page. This page contains a link that
leads to the Products page that can be used to add, update, or delete products.
To add a new product, the user selects the Add Product button. This displays the
Product page with all text fields empty. Then, the user can fill in the text fields and
click on the Update Product button to add the product.
To edit an existing product, the user selects the Edit link for the product. This
displays the Product page with all existing data for the product displayed. Then, the
user can edit any entries and click on the Update Product button to update the data for
the existing product.
To delete a product, the user selects the Delete link for the product. This displays the
Confirm Delete page. Then, if the user confirms the deletion by selecting the Yes
button, the product is deleted and the Products page is displayed to reflect the new
data. If the user selects the No button, the Products page is displayed.

Specifications
Use a Product class like the one shown later in this document to store the product data.
Use a ProductIO class like the one shown later in this document to read and write the
product data to a text file named products.txt in the WEB-INF directory.
Use a text file like the products.txt file shown later in this document as a starting point
for the products that are available to the application.
Use server-side validation to validate all user entries. In particular, make sure the user
enters a code, description, and price for each product. In addition, make sure the
products price is a valid double value.
If possible, get the Product.java, ProductIO.java, and product.txt files from your
instructor or trainer. Otherwise, you can create these files yourself.
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The Product class

package music.business;

import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.io.Serializable;

public class Product implements Serializable {

private Long productId;

private String code;
private String description;
private double price;

public Product() {}

public Long getId() {

return productId;
}

public void setId(Long productId) {

this.productId = productId;
}

public void setCode(String code) {

this.code = code;
}

public String getCode() {

return code;
}

public void setDescription(String description) {

this.description = description;
}

public String getDescription() {

return description;
}

public String getArtistName() {

String artistName =
description.substring(0, description.indexOf(" - "));
return artistName;
}

public String getAlbumName() {

String albumName =
description.substring(description.indexOf(" - ") + 3);
return albumName;
}

public void setPrice(double price) {

this.price = price;
}

public double getPrice() {

return price;
}
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public String getPriceCurrencyFormat() {

NumberFormat currency = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance();
return currency.format(price);
}

public String getImageURL() {

String imageURL = "/musicStore/images/" + code + "_cover.jpg";
return imageURL;
}

public String getProductType() {

return "Audio CD";
}
}

The ProductIO class

package music.data;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

import music.business.*;

public class ProductIO {

private static List<Product> products = null;

private static String filePath = null;

// Called once from the controller based on servlet context

public static void init(String filePath) {
ProductIO.filePath = filePath;
}

public static List<Product> selectProducts() {

products = new ArrayList<Product>();
File file = new File(filePath);
try {
BufferedReader in
= new BufferedReader(
new FileReader(file));

String line = in.readLine();

while (line != null) {
StringTokenizer t = new StringTokenizer(line, "|");
if (t.countTokens() >= 3) {
String code = t.nextToken();
String description = t.nextToken();
String priceAsString = t.nextToken();
double price = Double.parseDouble(priceAsString);

Product p = new Product();

p.setCode(code);
p.setDescription(description);
p.setPrice(price);

products.add(p);
}
line = in.readLine();
}
in.close();
return products;
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} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println(e);
return null;
}
}

public static Product selectProduct(String productCode) {

products = selectProducts();
for (Product p : products) {
if (productCode != null
&& productCode.equalsIgnoreCase(p.getCode())) {
return p;
}
}
return null;
}

public static boolean exists(String productCode) {

Product p = selectProduct(productCode);
if (p != null) return true;
else return false;
}

private static void saveProducts(List<Product> products) {

try {
File file = new File(filePath);
PrintWriter out
= new PrintWriter(
new FileWriter(file));

for (Product p : products) {

out.println(p.getCode() + "|"
+ p.getDescription() + "|"
+ p.getPrice());
}

out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
}

public static void insertProduct(Product product) {

products = selectProducts();
products.add(product);
saveProducts(products);
}

public static void updateProduct(Product product) {

products = selectProducts();
for (int i = 0; i < products.size(); i++) {
Product p = products.get(i);
if (product.getCode() != null
&& product.getCode().equalsIgnoreCase(p.getCode())) {
products.set(i, product);
}
}
saveProducts(products);
}
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public static void deleteProduct(Product product) {

products = selectProducts();
for (int i = 0; i < products.size(); i++) {
Product p = products.get(i);
if (product != null
&& product.getCode().equalsIgnoreCase(p.getCode())) {
products.remove(i);
}
}
saveProducts(products);
}
}

A product.txt file that contains four products

8601|86 (the band) - True Life Songs and Pictures|14.95
pf01|Paddlefoot - The first CD|12.95
pf02|Paddlefoot - The second CD|14.95
jr01|Joe Rut - Genuine Wood Grained Finish|14.95
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Project 2: Product Maintenance with custom

tag validation
For this project, youll enhance the application described in project 1 by adding a custom
tag to validate user entries. (Prerequisites: chapters 1-10)
The Product page with custom tags for validation

Specifications
Use a custom tag to mark empty fields that are required on the Product page with an
asterisk.
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Project 3: Product Maintenance with a

database using JDBC
For this project, youll enhance the application described in the previous projects by
modifying it so it uses a database instead of a text file to store the product data. Youll
use JDBC to work with the data. (Prerequisites: chapters 1-12)
The Products page

Specifications
Use a class named ProductDB thats in the music.data package to add, update, and
delete the products in the Product Maintenance application. This class should use
JDBC.
Use a connection pool as described in chapter 12.
Use the music database thats created when you follow the procedures described in
appendix A (PC) or B (Mac).
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Project 4: Product Maintenance with a

database using JPA
For this project, youll convert the application in the previous project so it uses JPA
instead of JDBC to work with a database. (Prerequisites: chapters 1-13)
The Products page

Specifications
Add JPA annotations to the Product class.
Use a class named ProductDB thats in the music.data package to add, update, and
delete the products in the Product Maintenance application. This class should use the
EclipseLink JPA provider.
Since the EclipseLink JPA provider automatically creates a connection pool, please
delete any old code that creates a connection pool for JDBC.
Use the music_jpa database thats created when you follow the procedures described in
appendix A (PC) or B (Mac).
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Project 5: Product Maintenance with SSL and

authentication
For this project, youll enhance the application described in the previous projects by
modifying it so it uses a secure connection and only allows authorized users.
(Prerequisites: chapters 1-13, 15, and 16)
The Index page

The Warning page for a secure connection

The Login page with a secure connection

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The Products page with a secure connection

Specifications
Restrict access to all pages except the Index page. Only allow users in the programmer
role and customer service role to access the rest of the pages in the Product
Maintenance application. To do that, use the UserPass and UserRole tables in the
murach database to define the usernames and passwords for these roles.
Use a secure connection for all pages except the Index page.
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Project 6: Product Maintenance within the

Music Store web site
For this project, youll enhance the application described in the previous projects by
adding it to the admin section of the Music Store web site. (Prerequisites: 1-13,15, 16, 22
and 23)
The Login page

The Admin Menu page

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The Products page

The Add/Update Product page

The Confirm Delete page

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Specifications
Add the JSP files for the Product Maintenance application to the admin directory of the
Music Store web site.
Add the controller servlet for the Product Maintenance application to the music.admin
package of the Music Store web site.
Modify the admin/index.jsp file of the Music Store web site so it includes a button that
starts the newly added Product Maintenance application.
Modify all necessary JSP, CSS, Java, and XML files within the Music Store web site
so they work with the newly added Product Maintenance application.
In the controller for the Product Maintenance application, use the getRequestURI
method to determine which action to process as shown in chapter 22. If the URL
doesnt match any actions in your application, use the sendError method of the
response object to send a 404 error to the user to indicate that the page isnt available.
Dont break the other applications in the existing Music Store web site.