Send Direct Message to followers using Twiter4J API in Oracle ADF and Java

My previous post was about tweeting using Twitter4J API from Oracle ADF Application . Twitter4J is a Java API that simplifies accessting twitter features in our application easily

In this I am going to show how to send DM (Direct Message) to anyone using their twitter handle and for this we need to use same consumer key, secret and access token, secret (How to access all these is described in previous post)

Post to twitter using Twitter4J API in Oracle ADF and Java

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In this post I am talking about how to post a tweet on your twitter timeline using Twitter4J Java API in your Oracle ADF Application
Using this API makes the process very simple , For accessing twitter we need Twitter API keys, It is called Consumer Key and Access Token

For this you need a twitter account and then follow these steps

Generate permanent Facebook Page Access Token to access Graph API

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Hope you are doing well

Earlier I have posted about using facebook graph api to get profile information, post status on facebook timeline and post as facebook page.

To Access Facebook graph API we need to use Access Token and each access token has it's expiry time (temporary access tokens) but to build an application we need a permanent access token so that our app doesn't stop working after a time and it is not very easy to get a permanent access token , there are some steps you need to follow to get one

Post to Facebook Page Wall using restfb Graph API in ADF & Java

This is next post working with Facebook Graph API series, Previously I have posted about gettting access token and use it to get Facebook Profile detail and Posting status on your Facebook Timeline using restfb Facebook Graph API

Go through previous posts for better understanding of this blog post

Post Status on Facebook Timeline using restfb Graph API in ADF & Java

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Previous post was about generating temporary access token and using it get Facebook profile detail usinf restfb Graph API , Go through previous post before this as graph api basics are described in that post

Now In this post I am talking about posting facebook status update so for this I am extending same sample application

Get Facebook profile detail using restfb Graph API in Java & ADF

Facebook is most popular social networking sites now a days and influencing our life in all aspect. Facebook gives us option to use it's Graph API to access it's features programmatically, The Graph API is primary way to read and write to facebook social graph using Access Tokens

In this post I am talking about how to access Facebook profile detail using restfb graph API . So First we need to know about Acsess Tokens

Change live application language/resource in Oracle ADF, Change XML Resource file at runtime

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I have posted about using external XML file as List resource bundle earlier , the aim of resource file is to read application static text from some source so that we can change that without compiling and redeploying application

Next requirement is to change application language , sometimes we need support multiple langauge in ADF application and it requires change in all static text so for this I am going to use separate XML resource file for different language and in this post I'll show that how to update resource file in a live running application

Export ViewObject data to PDF file using Apache PDFBox

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Hope you all are doing well :)

This post is about exporting view object data in a pdf file directly from af:table , export to excel is built in feature of ADF but exporting data in PDF requires little bit of extra effort
So here for this requirement I am using Apache PDFBox library , previously I have posted about using this API to create PDF file from text data
I know many of you will not visit that link ;) So a quick overview

Using external XML file as list resource bundle in ADF Application

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In this post I am talking about using external XML file as list resource bundle in ADF Application

Using this approach we need not to hard code component's label and messages , all labels and messages will be read from XML file and no need to open application to change any resource , In short we can update resources without compiling and redeploying application

Import data from XLS and XLSX (Excel) to ADF Table Using Apache POI

ADF provides feature to export data to excel using export collection listener with just one click but there is no built in feature to upload data from excel file to ADF table

For this requirement we have to use some other API and Apache POI is best for excel communication, In this post I am going to discuss about uploading excel (XLS and XLSX) file data to ADF table

ADF Basics: Duplicate Record Validation Using Custom Java Method

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Recently I have posted about duplicate record validation using model level business rules (Unique Key Validation) but sometimes we need to check some more conditions or we have some other logic that should be checked before validating the input then in that case we can write custom java method in model (Application Module Impl class) and call it in bean validator using binding layer

Uploading mulitiple files to server path in Oracle ADF using af:inputFile

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Previously I have posted about uploading and downloading files from server path (Refer this post for more clarification), In that post I have described the process of uploading single file at a time but sometimes we need to upload multiple files at a time and for that requirement we can use same code with little modification


So In this post we'll see that how can we upload multiple files at a time using af:inputFile, Here I am using same sample application that is used in previous post

ADF Basics: Duplicate Record Validation Using Model Level Business Rules

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Hope you all are doing well :)

When we are creating any data entry form , at that time preventing duplicate entries for some of attributes is very basic validation requirement .

Suppose We are creating a form to make new Departments entry and  there should not be two departments with same name so for this type of validation we need not to write single line of code in Oracle ADF as there are predefined business rules for basic validation

Get Installed Printer List using Java, Print a file with default Printer

This post shows that how can we get installed printers list using PrintServiceLookup class


Implementations of this class provide lookup services for print services

Invitation to Write for My Blog - A New Start on this New Year

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I am thinking about doing something new in this New Year and for that I thought about guest blog posts for deeper knowledge and information

If you have some great content that you would like to share with world then I have this good news for you, I am accepting guests blog posts for this blog (www.awasthiashish.com)

Best Wishes- Happy New Year 2017

Another year filled with memories and joyous times has passed

Another year filled with endless possibilities and happiness has come

You all have made my year very special, and I wish a very Happy New Year to all of you

Every New Year gives you the perfect chance to start something new and fresh. So do your bit this year and make the world a better place for yourself and others

Thanks everyone for your love and support :) :)