REST + Hibernate

[paul.proemer]

Hi,


I am pretty new to SmartGWT and GWT overall.

My Question is, is it possibly to fetch data from a OracleXE Database using Hibernate and to provide it through a REST Service on the Server, retrieving the REST data on the client side.

The idea behind that would be, to have a clear separated interface for all possible clients.

So would it be possible to build an application in such way, if yes how would i approach it.
Or would that be pointless, as i saw that the described ways to fetch data from the Server is "DataSource Communcation".

Hopefully my question isn't absurd and someone can help me.


Thanks a lot in advance,
Paul

[Isomorphic]

Providing access to server-defined DataSources via a REST interface is an automatic capability of SmartGWT Pro+. See the QuickStart Guide, Server Framework chapter, look for RestHandler.

If you aren't buying Pro+, and you want to provide a REST interface to SmartGWT, use RestDataSource. This is a well-documented protocol that other (non-SmartGWT) clients can use.