Method of generating end-to-end web application from tooling
Techniques describe generating an end-to-end web application. A user interface (UI) design tool generates a first application that includes a UI having one or more UI elements. One or more classifications of server properties (e.g., REST resource names, JSON names, CRUD actions, etc.) are mapped to each of the UI elements. A data schema is generated from the classifications. A machine-readable description of the data schema and mapped classifications is generated. The UI design tool generates a second application from the machine-readable description. The second application is an implementation of the UI of the first application and the machine-readable description.
1. A method for generating a web application, comprising:
generating a first application, wherein the first application includes a UI having one or more UI elements;
mapping one or more server properties to each of the UI elements;
generating a data schema from the mapped one or more server properties by generating one or more data samples for each of the mapped server properties and UI elements;
generating a machine-readable description of the data schema and the mapped one or more server properties; and
generating a second application from the machine-readable description, wherein the second application implements the UI of the first application and the machine-readable description.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the server properties for each UI element includes at least one of a REST (Representational State Transfer) resource name, a CRUD (create, read, update, delete) action, and a target URL attribute.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the one or more data samples includes at least one of a form field or a grid row.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more data samples and the data schema are formatted in JSON (Javascript Object Notation).
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable description is formatted in WADL (Web Application Description Language).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second application is a JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services) service stub.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
connecting the second application with a data store.
8. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code configured to perform an operation for generating a web application, the operation comprising:
generating a first application, wherein the first application includes a UI having one or more UI elements,
mapping one or more server properties to each of the UI elements,
generating a data schema from the mapped one or more server properties by generating one or more data samples for each of the mapped server properties and UI elements,
generating a machine-readable description of the data schema and the mapped one or more server properties, and
generating a second application from the machine-readable description, wherein the second application implements the UI of the first application and the machine-readable description.
9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the server properties for each UI element includes at least one of a REST (Representational State Transfer) resource name, a CRUD (create, read, update, delete) action, and a target URL attribute.
10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein
the one or more data samples includes at least one of a form field or a grid row.
11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the one or more data samples and the data schema are formatted in JSON (Javascript Object Notation).
12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the machine-readable description is formatted in WADL (Web Application Description Language).
13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the second application is a JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services) service stub.
14. The computer program product of claim of claim 8 , wherein the operation further comprises:
connecting the second application with a data store.
15. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing a program, which, when executed on a processor, performs an operation for generating a web application, the operation comprising:
generating a first application, wherein the first application includes a UI having one or more UI elements,
mapping one or more server properties to each of the UI elements,
generating a data schema from the mapped one or more server properties by generating one or more data samples for each of the mapped server properties and UI elements,
generating a machine-readable description of the data schema and the mapped one or more server properties, and
generating a second application from the machine-readable description, wherein the second application implements the UI of the first application and the machine-readable description.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the server properties for each UI element includes at least one of a REST (Representational State Transfer) resource name, a CRUD (create, read, update, delete) action, and a target URL attribute.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein
wherein the one or more data samples includes at least one of a form field or a grid row.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more data samples and the data schema are formatted in JSON (Javascript Object Notation).
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the machine-readable description is formatted in WADL (Web Application Description Language), and wherein the second application is a JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services) service stub.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operation further comprises:
connecting the second application with a data store.