Hands- On Liferay DXP: Learn Portlet Development and Customization Using OSGi Modules

Explore the development and customization of OSGi modules in Liferay DXP and choosing the right underlying technology for it.

The book starts with the basic Liferay Architecture to understand how things work in Liferay DXP, as well as in OSGi. Next, you’ll understand Blade CLI, Liferay workspace and how you can develop portlet modules in different module templates. Once you are familiar with portlet modules, you’ll explore some advance concepts such as Inter Portlet Communications (IPC), message bus etc.

Moving on, you’ll understand about building service layer using service builder and exposing web services. Later chapters will cover how to customize the default behavior of Liferay, Liferay services, and user interface using Hooks. Additionally, this book will cover topics like Gogo shell, expando attributes, basic integration with the Liferay search framework etc.

By the end of this book, you should be able to develop portlet modules in Liferay DXP and customize the default Liferay behavior.

• What You'll Learn
• Review OSGI Concepts
• Use Liferay workspace and Blade CLI
• Develop Liferay Portlet modules
• Build services and web services using service builder
• Study customizations of Liferay default behavior and user interface

Who This Book Is For

Developers who wish to learn Liferay DXP development approach to improve their productivity. It is best suited for those who possess basic Java knowledge and are familiar with Liferay User Interface.

About the Author

Apoorva Prakash is a Liferay certified professional who is working on Liferay for over a decade. Currently, he is working with Schneider Electric Pvt Ltd., India; as Liferay Expert. Apoorva has defined architecture of different kind of portals, such as large Employee Portals, e-commerce sites, etc. in Liferay for over 12 years and counting. His other work area includes AWS and Kubernetes. Development and deployment are his passions and he is inherently very keen on attention to detail. He is an avid blogger and his blog has been mentioned in the Liferay community round-up several times. Apoorva has completed his master’s degree in computer application from Apeejay Institute of Technology, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and his other hobbies are tech blogging and wildlife photography.

Shaik Inthiyaz Basha is a Liferay Architect and Technical Specialist at Schneider Electric Pvt Ltd., India. He is an expert in Content Management Systems (CMS) and Amazon Web Service (AWS). Inthiyaz currently holds the position of Platform Architect in a group involved in developing Liferay and Elastic Search Applications. His accomplishments in enhancing and creating various Liferay components are evident from his various successful implementations. His experience and knowledge are supported by certificate such as Liferay Backend Developer (DXP), Inthiyaz is also founder of the etuslearnliferay, which contains a lot of information on Liferay and the CMS world. Since 2011, he has created various kinds of CMS applications, supporting large banking and financial systems. His main area of interest is web applications. Inthiyaz uses Java, AWS and Elastic Search on a daily basis, but he is open to learning other technologies and solutions. He holds a master's degree in Computer Networks from Quba College of Eng & Tech , Affiliated by JNTUA University, Andhra Pradesh, India.