Oracle ADF is an end-to-end development framework, built on top of the Enterprise Java platform, offering unparalleled productivity to application developers. The framework provides integrated infrastructure solutions for the various layers of the application and an easy way to develop on top of them. . The most prominent features of Oracle ADF are its powerful components for REA/RIA, Page Flow 2.0, Declarative Data Binding, Declarative Business Services, Multi-Channel Client Support, Declarative End-to-End, Security, Declarative Application, Customization, Reusability, Developer Productivity and Ease of Use.
Components for Rich Enterprise Applications
Oracle ADF includes a set of over a 150 standards-based Java Server Faces (JSF) components with built-in Ajax functionality. Developers can deploy web based applications that offer user interface components normally found in rich client applications. Business users benefit from an application that is much more feature rich and user friendly than traditional web based applications.
ADF Business Components
ADF Business Components utilizes a highly declarative metadata based development style. The business components can implement custom business functionality, declarative validation, security, and advanced object-relational integration using a declarative programming methodology.
ADF Business Components enables the developer to create a sophisticated user interface that lies on top of the programming logic that implements the actual bu siness rules and processes.
Drag and Drop Data Binding
Using ADF, development of the user interface is decoupled from the implementation of the business service layer. The binding of the UI to the business services can be done with a simple drag and drop operation in the IDE thereby simplifying the task. It also allows for developers to focus on the areas of the application development process most suitable to their skills.
Productivity
The developer has the capability to design an application utilizing visual editors and diagrams and then customize that design through integrated dialogs and property inspectors. Using Oracle JDeveloper, the developer can choose to directly manipulate source code at any time. The developer has the flexibility to use the appropriate development style that they prefer to work productively based on the task at hand.
A full debugging solution is available through JDeveloper. As one would expect, it provides a complete debugging solution that allows you to set breakpoints within the code snippets (eg. Java, JSP, PL/SQL) and frameworks that are typically used within an application.
Finally, ADF provides your developers with the ability to package and share various framework artifacts and business components into simple distributable archives.
