Glossary
- asynchronous RPC
- A remote procedure call that returns control to the calling function immediately after making a request to the server. A callback method will be called later to return the result (or an exception) from the server. GWT-RPC methods are always asynchronous.
- code server
- Development runs a code server , which listens for connections from a browser with the developer plugin to run Java code in a real JVM.
- code splitting
- A compiler feature that automatically splits your compiled application into multiple fragments that are downloaded on-demand.
- composite widgets
- Widgets that are composed of one or more panels or widgets. Composite widgets are an easy way to extend GWT's existing widgets .
- cross-browser
- Refers to the ability to operate on multiple browser platforms (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari, etc...). See the following FAQ for the full list of browsers supported by GWT.
- deferred binding
- A technique used by the GWT compiler to create or select a specific implementation of a class based on a set of environment parameters. The method GWT.create() triggers deferred binding, allowing Java code to work with a declared Java interface. Some GWT features that use deferred binding include static string internationalization , ImageBundle localization as well as GWT-RPC . For more details on deferred binding, check out the deferred binding chapter in the development guide.
- deployment
- The act of copying your GWT compiled application files and public path contents to a web server, as well as porting your servlet implementations and configurations to a non-GWT servlet container.
- developer plugin
- To run development mode, the browser you use needs a special plugin that communicates with the code server to execute Java code.
- development mode
- Refers to running your application in a regular browser that has the developer plugin installed. Development mode runs your application directly in Java so that you can use a Java IDE debugger to help test and debug your application.
- dynamic string internationalization
- Allows you to look up localized strings defined in a HTML host page at runtime using string-based keys.
- ClientBundle
- A mechanism for automatically including static resources, such as CSS and images, in compiled output.
- code server
- The embedded development mode web server that supports development and debugging.
- compile report
- A report that helps you understand the details of the compiled output — which classes, packages, and methods exist in the output, and how they are distributed across fragments.
- CssResource
- CssResource allows you to use Client bundle to process and include CSS in compiled output.
- development mode
- Refers to running your application under a special GWT supplied browser. Development mode runs your application directly in Java so that you can use a Java IDE debugger to help test and debug your application.
- Google Plugin for Eclipse
- An Eclipse plugin that supports development of GWT and App Engine applications.
- GWT compiler
- A part of the GWT toolkit that translates Java into JavaScript.
- hosted mode
- Prior to GWT 2.0, development mode was called hosted mode, but used a special GWT supplied browser.
- GWT developer plugin
- A browser plugin that supports debugging of GWT applications in development mode.
- HTML host page
- An HTML page that includes a reference to a GWT `
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