A Specialized Framework for Data Retrieval Web Applications

• Main Authors: Jerzy Nogiec, Kelley Trombly-Freytag, Dana Walbridge
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2005-06-01
• Series: Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Subjects: Data Retrieval; Servlets; JSP; Web Application; Framework
• Online Access: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P535203.pdf

Although many general-purpose frameworks have been developed to aid in web application development, they typically tend to be both comprehensive and complex. To address this problem, a specialized server-side Java framework designed specifically for data retrieval and visualization has been developed. The framework's focus is on maintainability and data security. The functionality is rich with features necessary for simplifying data display design, deployment, user management and application debugging, yet the scope is deliberately kept limited to allow for easy comprehension and rapid application development. The system clearly decouples the application processing and visualization, which in turn allows for clean separation of layout and processing development. Duplication of standard web page features such as toolbars and navigational aids is therefore eliminated. The framework employs the popular Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, but it also uses the filter mechanism for several of its base functionalities, which permits easy extension of the provided core functionality of the system.