An Introduction to ZK's Server client Fusion Architecture"
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| − | A ZK application runs at the server | + | A ZK application runs at the server. It could access the backend resources, assemble UI with components, listen to user's activity, and then manipulate components to update UI. All are done at the server. The synchronization of the states of the components between the browser and the server is done automatically by ZK, and transparent to the application. |
| − | + | When running at the server, the application can access the full stack of Java technology. User activities are, including Ajax and Server Push, abstracted to event objects. UI are composed by POJO-like components. It is the most productive approach to develop a modern Web application. | |
| − | + | With ZK's Server+client Fusion architecture, your application won't stop at the server. The application could enhance the interactivity by adding optional client-side functionality, such as client-side event handling, visual effect customizing, and even UI composing without the server-side code. ZK enables the seamless fusion ranging from pure server-centric, to pure client-centric. You could have the best of two worlds: productivity and flexibility. | |
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A ZK application runs at the server. It could access the backend resources, assemble UI with components, listen to user's activity, and then manipulate components to update UI. All are done at the server. The synchronization of the states of the components between the browser and the server is done automatically by ZK, and transparent to the application.
When running at the server, the application can access the full stack of Java technology. User activities are, including Ajax and Server Push, abstracted to event objects. UI are composed by POJO-like components. It is the most productive approach to develop a modern Web application.
With ZK's Server+client Fusion architecture, your application won't stop at the server. The application could enhance the interactivity by adding optional client-side functionality, such as client-side event handling, visual effect customizing, and even UI composing without the server-side code. ZK enables the seamless fusion ranging from pure server-centric, to pure client-centric. You could have the best of two worlds: productivity and flexibility.