Jetty Essentials: Definitive Reference for Developers and Engineers

"Jetty Essentials"

"Jetty Essentials" is a comprehensive guide tailored for developers and architects seeking to master the Jetty server, one of Java’s most versatile and lightweight servlet containers. The book’s methodical progression begins with Jetty’s modular design and core architecture, providing crystal-clear explanations of server lifecycle, threading models, handler chains, advanced connector configuration, and robust class loading strategies. Whether deploying Jetty standalone or embedding it within applications and microservices, readers are given hands-on guidance for advanced configuration, modular customization, monitoring, and multi-context management in both traditional and cloud-native environments.

Delving deep into servlet container mechanics, "Jetty Essentials" illuminates servlet specification compliance, context isolation, dynamic registration, high-availability session management, and sophisticated request customization techniques for HTTP and WebSocket protocols. Readers will gain practical expertise in hardening Jetty deployments with advanced security configurations, including TLS, authentication and authorization schemes, access control, OWASP best practices, and runtime security auditing—all essential for today’s enterprise workloads.

Equipped with dedicated chapters on performance tuning, scalability, modern protocol support (WebSockets, HTTP/2), and cloud-native deployment patterns, this book arms professionals with proven patterns for zero-downtime deployments, reactive integrations, and advanced caching solutions. The final chapters focus on extensibility, observability, testing, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring that Jetty-based solutions are reliable, scalable, and responsive in production. "Jetty Essentials" is the authoritative reference for unlocking Jetty’s full potential, from foundational concepts to advanced operations in dynamic and distributed environments.

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E-bog: 1. juni 2025