Confused about rich framework to be used with spring

Question

my requirement is to develop rich web applications quickly and easily, and the framework must be easy/compatible with spring something like IceFaces

i am confused about IceFaces/PrimeFaces, or use jsp with YUI/DWR

please advise me.

Answer 1

I wrote Spring integration with JSF 2.1 + RichFaces 4. it works not bad, if you are searching for rapid rich client implementation it might be good choice though.

You can see basic tutorial how it works:

http://www.mkyong.com/jsf2/jsf-2-0-spring-integration-example/

Answer 2

SpringSource suggests PrimeFaces officially.

http://forum.springsource.org/showthread.php?98040-Which-jsf-2-component-library-to-use

Answer 3

ZK is a good solution and has good integration with spring

Answer 4

Since the question is not really PrimeFaces vs IceFaces (both JSF), but JSF vs YUI (or any other rich client framework), then the question comes down to: whatever makes sense for you. See my answer here: Spring MVC, what view components to use?.

Answer 5

Incase you are open to options other than "IceFaces/PrimeFaces, or use jsp with YUI/DWR"

Take a look at Spring Roo and GWT combination

It is geared for rapid development, with a lot of emphasis on template based code generation. GWT is a very powerful framework when it comes to developing Rich Applications.