Java Portal for Integration

Question

I want to add toolbar functionality to an existing Java application, it must be a portlet container, so it can host other gadgets or open social gadgets.

What is the best solution for this? Integration of an existing full-blown portlet container?

Answer 1

Apache Pluto is an embeddable portlet server, if you are looking for a simple mechanism to use existing portlets - it even has a JSP taglib that you can use to insert in views.

You mentioned OpenSocial though (which I would recommend for JSR-168 if you don't have a specific portlet), for which you can look at Apache Shindig , although this is still a somewhat moving target.

Answer 2

Look at Liferay as a portal container:

http://www.liferay.com/products/liferay-portal

The open source version is free, and there is a corporate version (if you feel the need).

Answer 3

Infopark has a JSR-168 portlet container that delivers portlets anywhere for regular content. They are engaged in content management, so portlets are a way to create personal dynamic parts in static content. It works like webapp in any servlet container like tomcat 5.5. Sorry, but this is commercial software.