For accessing the user's session or httpRequest you can use: FlexContext.getHttpRequest(); FlexContext.getFlexSession();
You can then call setAttribute()/getAttribute() on the session, to get and store things like userId, loggedIn status, etc To listen for sessions starting and ending, use: FlexSessionListener These are explained somewhat here: http://livedocs.adobe.com/blazeds/1/blazeds_devguide/help.html?content=messaging_framework_6.html Something to watch out for big time, is that if your setup is clustered where each request might go to a different server, then the above setup will not work as expected. You would need to enable session replication across servers, which is a whole nuther topic ;) As far as frameworks for Flex remoting apps, I like to keep things as simple as possible.. Apache/Tomcat + BlazeDS + Hibernate/Mysql + Java/POJO's = pure goodness.. of course JBoss works even better and is more scalable.. - Alan On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Derrick Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > hi jim, thanks for your response- > > for the first question, i want to save variables on the server because in my > application, the database used for all queries is determined at login > (different clients go to different databases) but it's all the same client > code. when the backend was coldfusion I would just save that datasource name > in a session variable and use it for my queries. if i cannot save to the > server, i have to pass that variable to all remoteObject requests so it knows > what DB to interact with. that page you sent me looks most helpful for this > > for the framework i was more asking on the java development side of things. > i hear people talk about Spring and others, just wondering if I should be > using something like that or just writing pojo's. (i know nothing about java > frameworks) > > thanks again, > d. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Jim Boone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Derrick, > > > > Your correct, this isn't a simple questions. > > > > 1) Why do you want to save variables in session on the server when you > > can save state in your client? If you really have a business need to > > save session variables, then look in the section titled "Working with > > session data" in the BlazeDS Developer Guide. > > (http://livedocs.adobe.com/blazeds/1/blazeds_devguide/) There is a > > great example of how to write a remote Java object that will give you > > access to anything in the request/response streams. > > > > 2) Working with query result sets? Simple, just create some type of > > collection with the result set objects. Define an equivalent object on > > the AS3 side (make sure you include the RemoteObject meta tag on the AS3 > > object), and let BlazeDS convert the dataobjects to and from AS3 to Java > > > > 3) Frameworks are a function of how big the project is and how many > > folks might be working on it. If it is simple, you don't need a > > framework. More complex projects can but don't need to. You can use > > Cairngorm or PureMVC. I have used both and prefer PureMVC for the > > reasons that the author states on his web site. > > > > I know this is only a start but your Qs cover a bunch of ground. > > Remoting between Flex and Java is almost brain-dead simple primarily > > because BlazeDS is written in Java and Adobe has abstracted away all the > > complexity. Good luck! > > > > Jim > > > > --- In [email protected], "Derrick Anderson" > > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > hey everyone, i'm switching my server side app from coldfusion to > > java- i'm > > > still new to java so i'm looking for some docs or any tips that cover > > the > > > basics: > > > > > > 1) sessions/persisting variables between requests to the app server, > > how do > > > you handle it? i'm assuming that I might need an application server > > to > > > handle that right? My current plan was to just export my java project > > to a > > > JAR- what options do I have for persistence? > > > 2) working with query resultsets > > > 3) any particular framework that you develop in that works well with > > blazeds > > > (or does it matter)? > > > > > > > > > sorry, i know it's really a java question, but I figure a lot of you > > have a > > > java background and might be able to give me some tips on ramping up > > with > > > java+flex (i have seen the blazeds turnkey sample apps, so i've seen > > 1 > > > example of using List to handle query resultsets) > > > > > > thanks > > > d. > > > > > > > > > -- Alan Queen President and Founder DigiMix Inc. http://www.digimix.com 404-964-7618
