What You'll Learn

• Setting up the Development Environment

  • Development Environment Setup

    • Preparing Your Environment

• OSGi Basics

  • The OSGi Framework

  • Bundles

    • Learn the Building Blocks of OSGi

  • Components and Services

    • Registering a Component as a Service

  • Sharing Features

  • OSGi Architecture

    • Behind the Scenes of the OSGi Framework

  • OSGi Benefits

    • Make Development Easier

• Liferay's OSGi Container

  • Introducing Liferay Modules

  • Working with Liferay Workspace

    • Liferay's Wrapper Environment

  • Manage Module Dependencies

• Managing OSGi Bundles

  • Manage OSGi Bundles with the Gogo Shell

  • Using Felix Web Console

• Working with Portlet Modules

  • Java Standard Portlets

  • Working with Liferay Portlet Modules

• Real-World Applications

  • Introducing Liferay Service Builder

  • Create the Presentation Layer

  • Implement Access Control

  • Integrate with Liferay Frameworks

  • Make the Application Configurable

  • Implement Workflow Support

  • Integrate with External Systems

  • Logging

  • Testing

  • Debugging

  • Managing Deployment Issues

• Platform Architecture Overview

  • Overview of the Architecture

    • Core Technologies and Standards

• Customize the User Interface

  • Liferay User Interface Technologies Overview

  • Change the Default Application UI with Widget Templates

  • Customize the Application JSPs

• Extend the Liferay Schema

  • Introducing Custom Fields

  • The Expando API

• Customize the Service Layer

  • Service Wrappers

  • Override OSGi Service References

• Override Controller Actions

  • Override MVC Commands

  • Override Struts Actions

• Catch Portal Events

  • Catch Portal Lifecycle Events

  • Intercept Events with Model Listeners

• Leverage the Liferay Message Bus

  • Introducing the Liferay Message Bus

• Customize the Portal Search

  • Introducing Liferay Search

  • Basic Search Concepts

  • Customize Indexing and Searching