SWE 432 Assignment

SWE 432: Design and Implementation of Software for the Web
Assignment — Fall 2014

This course is part of the ACS Software Engineering
and the minor in Software Engineering programs.

SWE 432 Assignment 8
Servlet Processing
Due 11/04

This assignment has three parts that will be implemented in a servlet.

First, you will implement doGet() to display your HTML with a blank form from the previous assignments.
Second, you will implement doPost() to add functionality for your Submit button. From assignment 6, the Submit button will submit the event information (name, date, time, location, and description). The response from doPost() should present the event information and the two confirmation buttons ("attend" and "not attend").
Third, you will implement functionality for the two confirmation buttons. The doPost() method should redraw the event information, and include a count of how many of each kind of confirmation has been provided.

You can format the screens as you wish as long as you follow the usability guidelines from class. Get creative and have fun! You might notice that I have left a few things unspecified in the assignment. I expect you to think about these for the future assignments, but you do not need to solve them now.

As before, you can work with a partner or alone. You can work with the same partner as the previous assignment, or a different partner.

Within the above constraints, feel free to format the output web pages any way you like and include extra functionality if you like. Your program will be graded on correctness, and also on the readability and maintainability of the Java and the HTML that it produces (for example, be sure to add carriage returns!).

You will deploy your servlet program on the swe432 application server, as detailed in the Servlet Deployment Instructions. (This is "apps-swe432.vse.gmu.edu", not "zeus.vse.gmu.edu").

Warning: You have two weeks to make sure you have time to deal with deployment issues. I strongly advise you to (1) get your HTML exactly as you want it, then (2) embed it into the doGet() method of a servlet and get that part to work. Then, (3) work on the doPost() parts. I also strongly advise you to start early. This will take longer than previous assignments.

Submission

Put your name and "SWE 432 - Assignment 8" on all screens. If you work with a partner, put both names on the screens. Submit your program by

Deploying your servlet on the server.
Placing a link to the servlet on your website. Your java file should have the name yourname-assignment8.java. Partners' websites should both link to the same web page.
Posting all your source files on Blackboard. Do not post source files on your website.

NOTE: I will access each assignment shortly after the due date and not look at your web site afterwards.

Making your web page available to me is your responsibility. If I cannot access your file then you will not get credit. Be sure to test access to your file before the due date.

Prepare to present your invitation system at the end of the semester.

Grading Rubric

The grading for this assignment will be as follows:
[Total: 20 points]

(6 points) — Displaying the HTML form in doGet() (one point for each form element)
- Event name
- Event date
- Event time
- Event location
- Event description
- Submit button
(2 points) — Correct functionality for the submit button in doPost()
(1 point) — Displaying the two confirmation buttons ("attend" and "not attend")
(2 points) — Correct functionality for the two confirmation buttons in doPost() (one point for each confirmation button)
- Displaying the number of times the "attend" button has been chosen
- Displaying the number of times the "not attend" button has been chosen
(5 points) — Adherence to all usability concepts discussed in class
(2 points) — Adherence to directions and submission instructions
(2 points) — Java, HTML, and JavaScript readability, style, and maintainability

Special Helper Extra Points

[Purpose: promote collaboration]
[Total: 10 points]

If you got help from your classmates (excluding your partner), when you submit your assignment on Blackboard, please

Clearly specify the name(s) of your special helper(s)
Clearly and briefly describe what and how you were helped

If you have multiple helpers, please specify their names and what/how they helped explicitly on Blackboard.

NOTE: Extra points will not be awarded if any of the above information is missing.

The helper earns 1 extra point for each project he/she helps, upto 10 extra points.

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