This project shows how to mix Ember.js and Java to create a very simple application using the DS.RESTAdapter from Ember Data library.

This application depends on other technologies beyond the scope of Java. Therefore, I assume that you have this tools installed and know how to use them:

• Maven
• ruby
• RubyGems

Will be helpfull if you know something about tools that concatenate and minify or compress JavaScript and CSS assets like this one rake-pipeline.

First, run bundle to install the dependencies necessary to compile the static assets (CSS, JS, HTML). The Assetfile is configured to output the files located on app directory to the target/public/ directory.

Then execute mvn jetty:run to run the application on port 8080. This target executes the command bundle exec rakep at the validate phase, as configured in the exec-maven-plugin plugin section from pom.xml file.

When you execute the command bundle exec guard, the app directory will be monitored and every file modification on this directory starts the rake-pipeline process. This process updates the target/public/ directory and you can call <Cmd + R> or <Ctrl + R> to reload on the browser. This is useful when you need a fast development enviroment.

This is one of de advantages of use Ember with Java, because you don't need to restart you app while modifying only the views, and scripts.