Migrating to Lagom 1.4.x?

Migrating to Lagom 1.4.x?

October 3, 2018ScalaAkka, lagom, lagom 1.4, lagom migration, play

Hi, In this blog we will discuss some of the challenges we faced while migrating lagom version from 1.3.x to 1.4.x that can be helpful if you are thinking to migrate your lagom version. But firstly we will see the versions we should have for Scala, Play and Akka. Play and Akka Versions While migrating Play and Akka version too needs to upgrade. With Lagom Continue Reading

Akka HTTP vs Other REST API Tools

June 12, 2017June 12, 2017Akka, akka-http, Play Framework, ScalaAkka, akka-http, Finch, http4s, play, scala, Scalatra, Spray

Hi Folks ! Lately there have been a lot of tools that allow us to build rest APIs like the following : Akka Http Play Scalatra http4s Finch Spray In my blog today, I will be discussing Akka Http and its counterparts(competitors) in terms of their advantages, disadvantages, performance and use cases. Let us begin comparsion of Akka-Http with Scalatra. Scalatra is a thread based,it Continue Reading

Web Designing using Pure.css

March 13, 2017September 7, 2018Play Framework, ScalaActivator Template, lightbend, play, Pure.css

In today’s blog I will be introducing Pure.css (simply referred to as “Pure”), it’s use case and advantages over its counterparts. The blog will get you acquainted with the basics of the Pure. I shall discuss the basic idea behind its inception and what are its different components and finally how to integrate and implement it in web projects. What is Pure.css? Pure.css a set Continue Reading

JWT Authentication with Play Framework

February 14, 2017April 28, 2017Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, Scalaplay, Play Authentication, Play Framework Security, Security

In this blog, I will demonstrate how to implement JWT Authentication with Play Framework. JSON Web Token (JWT) is a compact, self-contained which means securely transfer the information between two parties. It can be sent via Post request or inside the HTTP header. This information can be verified and trusted because it is digitally signed. JWTs can be signed using a secret or a public/private key Continue Reading

Gatling Integration with Play

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016LoadTesting, Play, Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, Scala, Testingactivator, gatling, htmlReports, lightbend, load testing, LoadTesting, Performance Testing, Performance Tuning, play, Play Application, Play framework, sbt, scala

I have started working on a project which require stress testing using Gatling. I Setup the sbt project on which gatling is working fine. But when I try to integrate it using play framework, it doesn’t work. The project structure for both are different so it doesn’t work for both the project in the same manner. Your build.sbt should be like this: import _root_.io.gatling.sbt.GatlingPlugin import Continue Reading

Play2 Pdf Plugin: JS enabled and disabled browser

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016CSS, JavaScript, Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, Play2-PDF, Scalacss, Javascript, pdf, pdf plugin, play, Play2-PDF, play2-pdf plugin

In this post I’m going to talk about generating PDF documents in Play web application with the help of “play2-pdf plugin”. Firstly, I want to focus on the criteria that we consider or investigate while generating PDF in our projects: Is it server side or client side pdf generation as client side generation doesn’t work for JavaScript disabled browser. Whether its on the fly or Continue Reading

Messages and internationalization in Play 2.4.x

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015Messages, MessagesAPI, Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, Scalai18n, Internationalization, Messages, play, Play Application, Play framework, scala

In this blog we would discuss about Messages and internationalization in Play Framework which would drive us through the implementation and testing of the Play MessagesAPI. Messages and internationalization Play supports Internationalization (i18n) out of the box by leveraging the underlying internationalization support. With Play you are able to customize the text that appears in a view based on the user’s Locale. Specifying languages supported Continue Reading

Introduction to Play Framework

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015Scalabasics of play, basics of play framework, harsh, model view controller, MVC, mvc with play, play, Play framework, Reactive Programming, scala, services in play, validations in play

Getting started with ReactJS, Play 2.4.x, Scala, Anorm and WebJars

July 19, 2015AJAX, Akka, Bootstrap, CSS, Future, JavaScript, jQuery, Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, React, Reactive Application, ReactJS, Scala, TutorialAjax, Anorm, application, Bootstrap, Clean code, Code Quality, Eclipse, functional programing, Javascript, jquery, JSON, play, Play framework, Public Cloud, React, ReactJs, sbt, scala, UI, Web, WebJars

playing-reactjs This blog describes a basic example to render UI using React(A JavaScript library for building user interfaces) with Play 2.4.x, Scala, Anorm and WebJars. It also demonstrates the use of evolution in Play 2.4.x This is a classic CRUD application, backed by a JDBC database. It demonstrates: Handling asynchronous results, Handling time-outs Achieving, Futures to use more idiomatic error handling. Accessing a JDBC database, Continue Reading

Play 2.4.X : Microservice Architecture using Play and Scala

June 15, 2015Architecture, Microservices, Play 2.4.X, Play Framework, Scala, Web, Web ServicesAmazon EC2, Architecture, Clean code, Code Quality, Microservice architecture design, Microservices, Multi Project Builds, play, Play framework, REST, sbt, scala, Testing, Web

Playing-Microservices This blog describes a basic Microservice architecture design using Play 2.4.X and Scala. The big idea behind microservices is to architect large, complex and long-lived applications as a set of cohesive services that evolve over time. The term microservices strongly suggests that the services should be small. In short, the microservice architectural style is an approach to developing a single application as a suite Continue Reading

Play 2.3.x PDF : Basic example for generating PDF documents dynamically from Play Application with the help of play2-pdf module

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015Bootstrap, CSS, Play Framework, Play2-PDF, WebBootstrap, Clean code, Code Quality, play, Play Application, Play framework, Play Framework module, Play2-PDF, scala, Web, Web Application, WebJars

In this blog I have created a basic example for generating PDF documents dynamically from Play Application with the help of play2-pdf module Play 2.3.x PDF module: This module helps generating PDF documents dynamically from your Play! web application. It simply renders your HTML- and CSS-based templates to PDF. It is based on the Flying Saucer library, which in turn uses iText for PDF generation. Continue Reading

Tutorial #3: Getting started with HTTP Programming in Play Framework

May 3, 2015Akka, Future, Play Framework, Reactive Application, Scala, Tutorial, WebAkka, Code Quality, development environment, functional programing, play, Play framework, sbt, scala, tutorial series, Web

We have already discussed about the Play development environment in Tutorial #1 and use of WebJars, jQuery, Bootstrap & Bootswatch with Play in Tutorial #2 So, In this blog we would discuss about HTTP programming in Play Framework which would drive us through rest of the tutorial series. We would be running this blog as a series and we would be looking at various aspects Continue Reading

Playing JSONP : A basic example to integrate JSONP mechanism in Play Application with the help of play-jsonp-filter module

April 11, 2015August 6, 2018AJAX, Bootstrap, CSS, Future, JavaScript, Play Framework, TestingAjax, Bootstrap, Clean code, JSON, play, Play framework, scala, Testing

Playing JSONP Basic example to integrate JSONP mechanism in Play Application with the help of play-jsonp-filter module play-jsonp-filter This filter enables JSONP on your existing API: any resource that returns a JSON content will return a JavaScript fragment if there is an additional callback parameter in the query string. For example, if the resource /foo gives the following JSON result: {“foo”: “bar”}, the resource /foo?callback=f Continue Reading

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