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Vaadin BeanValidationBinder with Custom Resource Bundle

The BeanValidationBinder from Vaadin uses the default message bundle ValidationMessages from Bean Validation for translations. But often one has already a resource bundle with translations for the Vaadin application. So how can we override this resource bundle?

The BeanValidationBinder from Vaadin uses the default message bundle ValidationMessages from Bean Validation for translations. But often one has .....

19.08.2022

Vaadin UI Testing with Playwright

In my Vaadin projects, I usually use Karibu Testing for unit and/or Vaadins TestBench for end-to-end tests. Karibu Testing is an open source testing framework developed by Martin Vysny and TestBench the commercial UI testing framework based on Selenium.
Testing with TestBench/Selenium is often slow and flaky. I encountered non-reproducible problems when running the test. So I was looking for an alternative.

In my Vaadin projects, I usually use Karibu Testing for unit and/or Vaadins TestBench for end-to-end tests. Karibu Testing is an open source testing .....

23.07.2022

Deploy to Google Cloud App Engine with GitHub Actions

In my previous post, I was explaining how to deploy to Google Cloud. The final missing part was to deploy it automatically with GitHub actions.
The authentication will be done with Workload Identity Federation.

In my previous post, I was explaining how to deploy to Google Cloud. The final missing part was to deploy it automatically with GitHub actions. The .....

08.07.2022

Deploy Vaadin App to Google Cloud App Engine with Java 17

Today I tried to deploy a Vaadin application to Google Cloud App Engine
It was not as straightforward as expected so I want to share my findings.

Today I tried to deploy a Vaadin application to Google Cloud App Engine It was not as straightforward as expected so I want to share my findings......

04.07.2022

Build Master-Detail App with Hilla

In this post, I’ll explain how to use the web application framework Hilla to create a master-detail view with a Grid to display the data and a Form to edit the data.

In this post, I’ll explain how to use the web application framework Hilla to create a master-detail view with a Grid to display the data and a Form .....

21.06.2022

How to use jOOQ with Testcontainers and, Flyway

When using a database the question is how to manage the versions of the schema and how to use the database in testing. Container technologies became a defacto standard. Why not use containers for development and your database?

When using a database the question is how to manage the versions of the schema and how to use the database in testing. Container technologies became a.....

29.04.2022

Visualize Message Flow with Vaadin & Neo4j

Analyzing and visualizing the message flow between business functions was the goal of my current project. At first, we considered using a UML tool for this job, but we came to the conclusion that it might not be as flexible as we need it to be. Finally, I’ve got the assignment to create a custom web application.

Analyzing and visualizing the message flow between business functions was the goal of my current project. At first, we considered using a UML tool for.....

16.03.2022

Build Interactive Data Apps with Vaadin & jOOQ (Java)

Have you ever had to write an application that didn’t do much other than display and change data? And did you use a Single Page Application framework like Angular, a REST API, and Hibernate?

Have you ever had to write an application that didn’t do much other than display and change data? And did you use a Single Page Application .....

09.03.2022

Java 16 Records with JPA and jOOQ

The new Java version 16 includes a new feature: Records

The new Java version 16 includes a new feature: Records.....

20.04.2021

Vaadin Tip: Lazy Loading and Item Identity

When using grids, trees, or any other of the multi-valued component with Vaadin you often want to display data from a database table, and typically you have more than a few rows in the database.
In this case loading, thousands or even millions of records don’t make sense and would be a huge performance problem.

When using grids, trees, or any other of the multi-valued component with Vaadin you often want to display data from a database table, and typically .....

15.06.2020