Re: Creating an iTunes-like app
Re: Creating an iTunes-like app
- Subject: Re: Creating an iTunes-like app
- From: <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:13:12 -0700
Thank you, David ...and everyone else who responded.
> > 1) The books and online material primarily use/describe Project > Builder as opposed to Xcode. Is there any quick start guide for > getting up to speed with Xcode and WO?
> I don't remember the jump from PB to Xcode being all that difficult, but I'd probably recommend the Apple documentation <http:// developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/GettingStarted/GS_Tools/ index.html>.
OK. Thanks for the URL. I was concerned that there might be a decent shift in the mechanics.
> > 2) I would like to create an iTunes-like app in Java (WebStart?), > by which I m! ean a fat client with a local data store (flat file > or simple DB) and business logic as well as a server side content > component and online store.
> > a) Would WO be an appropriate technology for this client app?
> > b)!
Is there a simple embedded browser sample/tutorial available as > a starting point/reference for the fat client to display the WO > generated web content?
> > c) Any recommendations for the local data store? Preferably a low- > cost option?
> iTunes is a native client application (Cocoa on the Mac, ??? on Windows) that talks to a WebObjects back-end (via XML I believe). In this scenario WebObjects can help you build the back-end but it will not help you build the client app. I suppose you could build a swing app that talks to your WebObjects back-end and caches data locally, but you're on your own there :-).
I think I knew this already, but I guess I was hoping for a bit of direction for creating the app in Java/WebObjects. Thanks anyhow.
> WebObjects also contains the JavaClient and Direct To Java Client technologies that will help you build rich client-server applications that support !
business logic partitioning. They don't however support data partition
ing - all of the data resides on the server.
Yes. So in order for Direct to Java to work, it needs the server component? There is no way to a single tier, standalone app w/ a local DB using WO?
So it looks like I'll be creating a Java Swing app, which can display HTML generated by a WO server w/ a local data store. Anyone have recommendations for:
1) Method for displaying teh HTML in a Swing window?
2) A local data store? (flat file/XML file/MySQL) - I suppose one of my biggest concerns will be simplicity of download/install
Thanks again everyone
Jason
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