## These enum conversions could be moved to the central message properties file called app.properties
## The structure we've chosen (enum class name, dot, enum value) is the same as expected by the Select component.
Regions.EAST_COAST=East Coast
Regions.WEST_COAST=West Coast

package jumpstart.web.pages.together.totalcontrolcrud;

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.Format;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.ejb.EJB;

import jumpstart.business.domain.person.Person;
import jumpstart.business.domain.person.Regions;
import jumpstart.business.domain.person.iface.IPersonFinderServiceLocal;
import jumpstart.business.domain.person.iface.IPersonManagerServiceLocal;
import jumpstart.util.ExceptionUtil;
import jumpstart.web.commons.EvenOdd;

import org.apache.tapestry5.PersistenceConstants;
import org.apache.tapestry5.annotations.Import;
import org.apache.tapestry5.annotations.Persist;
import org.apache.tapestry5.annotations.Property;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.Messages;
import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.Inject;

@Import(stylesheet = "css/examples/plain.css")
public class Persons {

    private final String demoModeStr = System.getProperty("jumpstart.demo-mode");
    static private final int MAX_RESULTS = 30;

    // Screen fields

    @Property
    private List<Person> persons;

    @Property
    private Person person;

    @Property
    @Persist(PersistenceConstants.FLASH)
    private String errorMessage;

    @Property
    private EvenOdd evenOdd;

    // Generally useful bits and pieces

    @EJB
    private IPersonFinderServiceLocal personFinderService;

    @EJB
    private IPersonManagerServiceLocal personManagerService;

    @Inject
    private Messages messages;

    @Inject
    private Locale currentLocale;

    // The code

    void setupRender() {
        persons = personFinderService.findPersons(MAX_RESULTS);
        evenOdd = new EvenOdd();
    }

    void onDelete(Long id, Integer version) {
        
        if (demoModeStr != null && demoModeStr.equals("true")) {
            errorMessage = "Sorry, but this function is not allowed in Demo mode.";
            return;
        }

        try {
            personManagerService.deletePerson(id, version);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            // Display the cause. In a real system we would try harder to get a user-friendly message.
            errorMessage = ExceptionUtil.getRootCauseMessage(e);
        }
    }

    public String getPersonRegion() {
        return messages.get(Regions.class.getSimpleName() + "." + person.getRegion().name());
    }

    public Format getDateFormat() {
        return DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, currentLocale);
    }
}

.eg {
                margin: 20px 0;
                padding: 14px;
                border: 1px solid #ddd;
                border-radius: 6px;
                -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
                -mox-border-radius: 6px;
}

package jumpstart.business.domain.person;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;

import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.EnumType;
import javax.persistence.Enumerated;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.PrePersist;
import javax.persistence.PreUpdate;
import javax.persistence.Temporal;
import javax.persistence.TemporalType;
import javax.persistence.Version;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import javax.validation.constraints.Size;


/**
 * The Person entity.
 */
@Entity
@SuppressWarnings("serial")
public class Person implements Serializable {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private Long id;

    @Version
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private Integer version;

    @Column(length = 10, nullable = false)
    @NotNull
    @Size(max = 10)
    private String firstName;

    @Column(length = 10, nullable = false)
    @NotNull
    @Size(max = 10)
    private String lastName;
    
    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
    @NotNull
    private Regions region;

    @Temporal(TemporalType.DATE)
    @NotNull
    private Date startDate;

    public String toString() {
        final String DIVIDER = ", ";
        
        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
        buf.append(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + ": ");
        buf.append("[");
        buf.append("id=" + id + DIVIDER);
        buf.append("version=" + version + DIVIDER);
        buf.append("firstName=" + firstName + DIVIDER);
        buf.append("lastName=" + lastName + DIVIDER);
        buf.append("region=" + region + DIVIDER);
        buf.append("startDate=" + startDate);
        buf.append("]");
        return buf.toString();
    }

    // Default constructor is required by JPA.
    public Person() {
    }

    public Person(String firstName, String lastName, Regions region, Date startDate) {
        super();
        this.firstName = firstName;
        this.lastName = lastName;
        this.region = region;
        this.startDate = startDate;
    }

    // The need for an equals() method is discussed at http://www.hibernate.org/109.html
    
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        return (obj == this) || (obj instanceof Person) && id != null && id.equals(((Person) obj).getId());
    }

    // The need for a hashCode() method is discussed at http://www.hibernate.org/109.html

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return id == null ? super.hashCode() : id.hashCode();
    }

    @PrePersist
    @PreUpdate
    public void validate() throws ValidationException {

    }

    public Long getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public Integer getVersion() {
        return version;
    }

    public void setVersion(Integer version) {
        this.version = version;
    }

    public String getFirstName() {
        return firstName;
    }

    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
        this.firstName = firstName;
    }

    public String getLastName() {
        return lastName;
    }

    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
        this.lastName = lastName;
    }

    public Regions getRegion() {
        return region;
    }

    public void setRegion(Regions region) {
        this.region = region;
    }

    public Date getStartDate() {
        return startDate;
    }

    public void setStartDate(Date startDate) {
        this.startDate = startDate;
    }

}

package jumpstart.business.domain.person;

public enum Regions {
    EAST_COAST, WEST_COAST;
}