Up to Speed with Java Content Repository API and Jackrabbit

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Up to Speed with Java Content Repository API and
Jackrabbit

• ltltusergtgt
• Alexandru Popescu
• InfoQ.com

ltltimplementergtgt Jukka Zitting Day
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Agenda
ltltusergtgt Background JCR Architecture JCR Features
ltltimplementergtgt Background Jackrabbit
components Jackrabbit internals
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ltltusergtgtBackground

• Content applications
• Web content management
• Digital asset management
• Records management
• etc.
• Content repositories
• Vendor-specific systems
• Vignette, Livelink, SharePoint, etc.
• Custom solutions

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ltltimplementergtgtBackground

• JSR 170 (JCR 1.0)
• Content Repository for Java Technology API
• Started in February 2002
• Final Release in June 2005
• JSR 283 is currently working on JCR 2.0
• Apache Jackrabbit
• JSR 170 reference implementation
• Based on source code from Day Software
• Entered the Apache Incubator in August 2004
• Graduated from the Incubator in March 2006
• Current release Apache Jackrabbit 1.3

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ltltusergtgtJCR Architecture
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ltltusergtgtJCR Architecture
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ltltusergtgtJCR Architecture
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ltltimplementergtgtJackrabbit Components

• jackrabbit-core
• The Apache Jackrabbit content repository
• jackrabbit-jcr-rmi
• RMI-based remote access layer for JCR
• jackrabbit-jcr-server
• WebDAV server based on JCR
• Simple server for maximum WebDAV
  interoperability
• JCR server for remote JCR access over WebDAV

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ltltimplementergtgtJackrabbit Components

• jackrabbit-webapp
• all in one, drop-in deployable Jackrabbit
  content repository
• jackrabbit-jcr-server
• WebDAV server based on JCR
• Simple server for maximum WebDAV
  interoperability
• JCR server for remote JCR access over WebDAV
• jackrabbit-spi (contrib)
• Next generation internal implementation layer for
  JCR

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ltltusergtgtJCR Features
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ltltusergtgtJCR Features
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ltltusergtgtJCR Features
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ltltimplementergtgtJackrabbit Internals
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Check it out!

• http//jackrabbit.apache.org/

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See a live demo!