Introduction

In Chapter 2, Persisting Objects Using JPA and Chapter 3, Advanced JPA Support in Spring Roo, we looked at how domain layer of an application can be quickly developed using a JPA add-on of Spring Roo. In this chapter, we'll look at how Spring Roo simplifies developing the web layer of an enterprise application using Spring Web MVC. We'll also look at how Spring Roo lets you quickly test your web application locally.

Tip

You can use Roo in developing your enterprise application's persistence layer even if the web framework that you want to use is not supported by Roo. For instance, if you are developing a web application using Wicket, you can still use Roo to generate the persistence layer of your application. Similarly, if you are developing a Swing application, you can use Roo for creating the persistence layer.