Software enterprise Exadel has released version 4.0 of its web applications tool suite Exadel Studio Pro. The software, which is based on Eclipse, comes with support for open source technologies JSF, Struts, Hibernate, MyFaces, Oracle ADF, Shale, Spring, etc. It also supports the newest versions of Eclipse (3.2) and the Web Tools Platform (1.5)

Exadel Studio Pro is an advanced enterprise-level web application development environment for leveraging open source, J2EE, and Ajax technologies within the Eclipse environment. The extensive collection of specialized wixards, editors, and views in Exadel Studio Pro is constantly expanded to meet the needs of enterprise developers to keep pace with rapidly changing business environments. Exdel Studio Pro is packed with powerful features, including a WYSIWYG Visual Page Editor for JSP files and also comprehensive visual and wizard support for Hobernate Object/Relational Mapping covering forward-engineering and meet-in-the-middle approaches.

Key features of Exadel Studio Pro 4.0 include:

• Project development support for JSF, Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Facelets 1.0 and Struts Shale: Leverage multiple open source technologies within one application, allowing more flexibility and greater success
  
• WYSIWYG Visual Page Editor for JSF and Struts, with additional configuration wizards for complex JSF components: Easily delegate presentation design within a project team, increasing productivity and development speed (or ease of development)
  
• A comprehensive set of Hibernate Mapping Tools including many specialized wizards, views and editors, with a DAO class generation wizard: Hibernate-based database support to web applications quickly and easily with little coding necessary
  
• Code assist and code folding for XML and JSP files, with additional assist for Facelets and Shale tags: Edit source code more efficiently through code completion suggestions during typing and through zooming in and out of different parts of the source code easily.
  
• Full instant synchronization among editing modes: Avoid updating when working between various editing modes
  
• Flexible and customizable project template management, including additional templates for Facelets 1.0 and Shale: Jump-start development with out-of-the-box templates or easily customizable templates for re-use

Other features include the option of setting a ‘Delete Source File’ checkbox in the JSF Configuration File Editor, a drag and drop option for HTML files in the ‘Delete Managed Bean’ wizard, Java content assist in the Property View and the option of removing WTP Natures from Exadel projects is the JSF or Struts features is eliminated. Exadel Studio Pro 4.0 is available at a price of USD 200 per single license.