The tag cloud below shows current labels used by the the Java CAPS Wiki with relative popularity indicated by the size of the tag.

What is "Grok Java CAPS"?

Grok is a term coined by Robert Heinlein to represent thorough understanding of a subject. "Grok Java CAPS" extends Java CAPS product documentation with practical experience that synthesizes multiple topics, including:

• Hands-on exercises that demonstrate key concepts,
• Presentations on various topics,
• Screencasts demonstrating product features,
• Information on how to build solutions using JavaCAPS,
• Core how-to's and workarounds,
• Design guidance,
• Patterns, frameworks, and reference architectures using JavaCAPS,
• Agendas for workshops to teach the important characteristics of Java CAPS 6.

Grok Java CAPS provides a place to store and distribute useful artifacts for learning and using Java CAPS, as well as cross-indexing artifacts in other public sources, such as Forums Blogs and Websites. The goal of Grok is to be a self-indexing set of resources which is easily searchable, extensible, and composable.

If you have any questions or comments, please send a mail message to caps-wiki-gov-ext@sun.com.

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How is Grok organized?

Grok uses an approach modeled after the Resource Description Framework used to build the Semantic Web. The approach is very straightforward.

Resources

Each item in Grok Java CAPS is described in a separate Wiki page, referred here as a "resource", following RDF terminology. Each resource should contain a useful title, a full description of the artifact(s), and attachment(s) as needed. In some cases, the resource will be fully described in its wiki page and require no attachments.

Properties

To facilitate finding and organizing resources, each resource will be tagged with Confluence labels. Labels are always in lowercase. Even if you use uppercase characters, Confluence will convert these to lowercase when it adds the label. Resource labels for Grokker use a 2-part structure. The first part is a property chosen from a set of features of the resource. The second part of the label describes the value of the property in the first part. For example, a label of "type-exercise" indicates that the resource describes an exercise for learning how to use Java CAPS.

To encourage consistency, the properties and values should be constrained to a small set of terms endorsed by the Java CAPS community. This table describes the current set of labels. You are certainly free to use other labels, but when using the "property-value" format, please choose from the following set.

The first and second part of the label are separated by a dash. For example, the label "type-presentation" indicates that the resource is a presentation about some topic described by other labels. If there is more than one applicable value for a property, then label the resource with multiple property-value labels. For example, if a resource describes something in both JBI and Java EE, it would be labeled with both "container-jbi" and "container-javaee".

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How do I find resources?

There are various methods for to find resources in Grok Java CAPS.

Property Links

Confluence provides the ability to search for pages with one or more labels using a simple URL. Use http://wikis.sun.com/label/JavaCAPS/type-howto to search for resources that use property-value of "type-howto". Use http://wikis.sun.com/label/JavaCAPS/component-iepse+type-howto to search for resources that use both "componenet-iepse" and "type-howto".

Property Searching

There is a robust search feature available. Access to quick search is given in the text box labeled "Search" in the top right corner of every wiki page. To search for resources that use both "componenet-iepse", enter the search string "labelText:component-iepse". The search syntax provides ability to perform more complicated searches. For example, use the search string "labelText:component-iepse OR labelText:component-bpelse" to search for resources that reference either IEP-SE or BPEL-SE.

Resource Maps

Another way to search for resources is to use Resource Maps. Resource maps are just another resource (i.e. wiki page) with two distinguishing characteristics: 1) Each resource map has the "map[" property to indicate that the resource is really just a group of resources, 2) The resource map presents a list of groups or search links for related resources. A couple of examples illustrate:

• Architecture Map Search for resources from an architectural diagram of Java CAPS showing platforms, containers, and components.
• Task Map Search for resources from a task list.

An important type of resource map is a workshop. You can search for these maps using either type-workshop or map-workshop. Workshop resource maps provide a list of resources in a suggested order to conduct a workshop on Java CAPS. Typically, workshops will reference resources with type-presentation and type-exercise.

How do I add a resource?

We are always looking for new resources for Grok Java CAPS. Currently, Sun personnel have permission to create new pages and edit existing pages. If you are a Sun partner, customer, or Open ESB user and are interested in contributing to Grok Java CAPS, please send a mail message to caps-wiki-gov-ext@sun.com.

Follow the steps below to create a new resource.

• Create a new page using "Add" ... "Page" menu selection in the upper right of this page. You will be placed in wiki edit mode.
• Give the page an informative name in the text box at the top of the page.
• Describe your new resource with descriptive text. See the Confluence documentation for instructions on how to edit page content. Including cross-reference URL links as needed, but please be aware that Java CAPS Wiki should only use links that are available on the public Internet.
• Attach related artifacts. If the artifact is available on the public internet in a relatively stable location, it is probably better to reference with a URL rather than directly attaching the artifact. If the artifact is maintained on an internal Sun repository, please attach most current copy here.
• Label your new resource by selecting "Labels:Edit" at the bottom of the page. Please use labels selected from the table above. If you feel you need a new property or new value for an existing property, feel free to add it. However, please try to use existing labels and add new properties or values sparingly.

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More Information

If you have any questions or comments, please send a mail message to caps-wiki-gov-ext@sun.com.

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Designing with Sun JCA Adapters This topic provides installation and deployment instructions for Sun JCA Adapters.
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Java CAPS Tutorials and Presentations

Java CAPS Screencasts: Tutorials and Presentations (Screencasts of tutorials and presentations for Java CAPS)
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What's New in Java CAPS 6 In this presentation, James Lee provides an overview of the major architectural and platform changes in Java CAPS 6; he also discusses enhancements in such areas as installation, application configuration, management and monitoring, and adapters.
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JBI and SCA In this presentation, Ron Ten-Hove compares JBI and SCA.
Application Configuration in Java CAPS 6 In this presentation, Frank Kieviet reviews the configuration models in Java CAPS 5.1, EJB 3, pure JBI, and repository-based projects in Java CAPS 6.