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Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Part I Deployment Basics

1 Getting Started

• Basic Steps
• Choose the Execution Environment
• Create the Package
  • Packaging Tools
    • NetBeans IDE
    • Ant Tasks
    • Java Packager Command-Line Tool
• Create the Web Page
• Distribute Your Application
• Beyond the Basics

Part II Packaging

2 Self-Contained Application Packaging

• Introduction
• Benefits and Drawbacks of Self-Contained Application Packages
• Basics
  • Self-Contained Application Structure
  • Basic Build
  • Customizing the Package Using Drop-In Resources
    • Prepare Custom Resources
    • Substitute a Built-In Resource
  • Customization Options
  • Platform-Specific Customization for Basic Packages
    • macOS
  • Passing Arguments to a Self-Contained Application
  • Associating Files with a Self-Contained Application
  • Supporting Multiple Entry Points
• Customization of the JRE
• Packaging for Modular Applications
• Installable Packages
  • Types of Installable Packages
  • EXE Package
  • MSI Package
  • DMG Package
  • Linux Packages
• Working Through a Deployment Scenario

3 JavaFX Ant Tasks

• Requirements to Run JavaFX Ant Tasks
• JavaFX Ant Elements
• Using JavaFX Ant Tasks
• Ant Script Examples
  • Deploying the JavaFX Hello World Example
  • Deploying the JavaFX Hello World Example as a Self-Contained Application
  • Deploying a JavaFX Application with External JAR Files
  • Overriding JVM Options for Self-Contained Applications
• JavaFX Ant Task Reference
  • <fx:csstobin>
  • <fx:deploy>
  • <fx:jar>
  • <fx:signjar>
• JavaFX Ant Helper Parameter Reference
  • <fx:add-modules>
  • <fx:application>
  • <fx:argument>
  • <fx:association>
  • <fx:bundleArgument>
  • <fx:callback>
  • <fx:callbacks>
  • <fx:fileset>
  • <fx:htmlParam>
  • <fx:icon>
  • <fx:info>
  • <fx:jvmarg>
  • <fx:jvmuserarg>
  • <fx:limit-modules>
  • <fx:module-path>
  • <fx:param>
  • <fx:permissions>
  • <fx:platform>
  • <fx:preferences>
  • <fx:property>
  • <fx:resources>
  • <fx:runtime>
  • <fx:secondaryLauncher>
  • <fx:splash>
  • <fx:template>

Part III Java Web Start Technology

4 Overview of Java Web Start Technology

• Introduction to Java Web Start
  • Benefits of Java Web Start
  • Where to Find Java Web Start
• Using Java Web Start Software
  • Launching from a Web Browser
  • Launching from Desktop Icons and the Start Menu (Microsoft Windows and Linux Running GNOME 2.0+)
  • Using Java Web Start Software Behind a Proxy Server or Firewall
• Setting Up the Web Server
• Installing the Java Web Start Protocol Handler
  • Installing the Protocol Handler for Chrome
  • Installing the Protocol Handler in Firefox

5 Application Development Considerations

• Introduction to Web Deployment
• Retrieving Resources from JAR Files
• Accessing the Client Using the JNLP API
• Security and Code Signing
• Signing JAR Files with a Test Certificate
• How to Encode JNLP Files
• Dynamic Download of HTTPS Certificates

6 Migrating Java Applets to Java Web Start and JNLP

• Migrating an Existing Java Applet
• Rewriting a Java Applet as a Java Web Start Application
• Special Considerations

7 JNLP File Syntax

• Introduction to JNLP File Syntax
• Examples of a JNLP File
• JNLP Elements
  • jnlp Element
  • information Element
  • security Element
  • update Element
  • resources Element
  • application-desc Element
  • applet-desc Element
  • component-desc Element
  • installer-desc Element

8 JNLP API Examples

• Using the BasicService Service
• Using the ClipboardService Service
• Using the DownloadService Service
• Using the DownloadService2 Service
• Implementing the DownloadServiceListener Service
• Using the FileOpenService Service
• Using the FileSaveService Service
• Using the IntegrationService Service
• Using the PrintService Service
• Using the PersistenceService Service
• Using FileContents
• Using a JNLPRandomAccessFile
• Using the SingleInstanceService Service
• Using an ExtendedService Service

Part IV Configuring and Monitoring Deployment

9 Java Control Panel

• Overview of Java Control Panel
• General Tab in the Java Control Panel
• Update Tab in the Java Control Panel
  • Scheduling the Check for Updates
  • Java Update Scheduler
• Desktop Settings Tab in the Java Control Panel
  • Editing Desktop Settings
  • Java Runtime Parameters
    • Setting classpath or cp
    • Enabling and Disabling Assertion Support
    • Tracing and Logging Support
    • Debugging Applets in Java Plug-in
    • Default Connection Timeout
• Web Settings Tab in the Java Control Panel
  • Exception Site List Tab
  • Deployment Rule Set Tab
  • Temporary Files Settings Tab
  • Network Settings Tab
  • Java Cache Viewer Tab
• Security Tab in the Java Control Panel
  • General Security Settings Tab
  • Manage Certificates Tab
    • User-Level Certificates
    • System-Level Certificates
• Advanced Tab in the Java Control Panel
  • Debugging
  • Java Console
  • Shortcut Creation
  • JNLP File/MIME Association
  • Application Installation
  • Execution Environment Security Settings
  • Mixed code (sandboxed vs. trusted) security verification
  • Perform signed code certificate revocation checks on
  • Check for signed code certificate revocation using
  • Perform TLS certificate revocation checks on
  • Check for signed code certificate revocation using
  • Advanced Security Settings
  • Miscellaneous

10 Deployment Rule Set

• Overview of Deployment Rule Sets
• Create the Rule Set
  • Define the Rules
    • <ruleset>
    • <rule>
    • <id>
    • <certificate>
    • <checksum>
    • <jnlp-checksum>
    • <action>
    • <message>
    • <customer>
  • Set Up Rules for Calls From JavaScript Code (LiveConnect)
  • Set Up Rules for Mixed Code
  • Get the Certificate Hash
• Packaging the Rule Set
• Installing the Rule Set
• Viewing the Active Rule Set
• Security Considerations
• Examples
• Java Deployment Rule Set DTD