ZK Developer's Guide

org.zkoss.zkplus.hibernate.
HibernateSessionContextListener
The copies the sessionMap to the event thread's ThreadLocal
variable whenever a new event thread is initiated. So whenever you call
getCurrentSession() in Hibernate the same sessionMap is referenced.
Pay attention of this issue and then Hibernate can be used as described in
the Hibernate documentation.
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Chapter 5
JasperReport
JasperReport is an open-source reporting engine. It can generate print-quality output
like PDF, HTML, and RTF. Because there is no communication between the ZK layer
and the JasperReport module the integration is quite easy. Just generate the reports
(or graphs or PDFs) with JasperReport and show them with ZK tools. A graphic may
be loaded dynamically or a PDF can be shown by opening the link.
To use JasperReport use the Java Controller for a ZUL page and use statements like:
jasperReport = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(
"reports/zkbook_demo.jrxml");
jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(
jasperReport, new HashMap(), new
JREmptyDataSource());
JasperExportManager.exportReportToPdfFile(
jasperPrint, "reports/zkbook.pdf");
There is nothing more to configure.
ZK Mobile
Mobile devices have become more and more popular. There are some tools in
the market to create mobile websites. ZK also supports the mobile device market
with a special ZK Mobile solution. This ZK Mobile client has to be installed into
the mobile device and should be made to run as a thin client to interact with a ZK
server. However, the solution isn't perfect because the user has to install software
on his or her device even if he or she wishes to access only a single website. But the
installation process on mobile devices can be automated so it's not that big an issue.