Using Backbone.js with a RESTful Java Back-End

January 10, 2012 By 5 Comments

In a previous post, RESTful services with jQuery and Java using JAX-RS and Jersey, I demonstrated how to build a RESTful API using JAX-RS and Jersey, and how to build a jQuery application that leverages that API. The application used as an example was a Wine Cellar management application.

In follow-up posts, “Backbone.js Wine Cellar Tutorial” (part1, part 2, part 3), I showed how to add structure to the client-side of the Wine Cellar application using Backbone.js. But that three-part tutorial was provided with a PHP back-end.

By popular demand, here is a version of the Backbone.js Wine Cellar application powered by a Java / JAX-RS back-end using Jersey. The server-side of the application provides an example of building a complete RESTful API in Java using the different HTTP methods:
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RESTful services with jQuery and Java using JAX-RS and Jersey

December 1, 2011 By 8 Comments

NOTE: This is the Java version of this article and its companion app. A PHP version is available here.

This is a more in depth version of my previous post on the same topic. The previous article only covered the HTTP GET method for building RESTful services. This article (and its new companion app) provides an example of building a complete RESTful API using the different HTTP methods:

  • GET to retrieve and search data
  • POST to add data
  • PUT to update data
  • DELETE to delete data

The application used as an example for this article is a Wine Cellar app. You can search for wines, add a wine to your cellar, update and delete wines.


You can run the application here. The create/update/delete features are disabled in this online version. Use the link at the bottom of this post to download a fully enabled version.
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Building Apps with jQuery and JAX-RS – Sample App

November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

In my previous post, I discussed the process of building RESTful services in Java using JAX-RS and Jersey. As an example, I shared a web application that provides a simple RESTful API for an Employee directory application:

In this post, I share a simple client application that uses these services to provide a basic User Interface for the application. The client is built with jQuery and uses JSON as the data exchange format.
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Building RESTful Services with Java Using JAX-RS and Jersey — Sample Application

November 7, 2011 By 3 Comments

I’m working on a project that required a RESTful API implemented in Java. Jersey, the reference implementation for JAX-RS, made it easy to implement and deploy these services. I figured I’d share my sample application here.
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Filed Under: Java, JAX-RS, REST