This page contains links related to some of the packages and tools used in the Gateway. It is meant to provide a place to keep track of external documentation that developers may find useful.
| FTA - New EFile Site | The first place to look for information regarding State and IRS/State EFile projects. |
| FTA - Original EFile Site | Much of the early documentation is still on this site, most of it for the MeF 1120 project. |
| FTA - MeF Implementation Guide | Guide to Implementing FedState MeF Ver. 1.1 |
| IRS - MeF Site | IRS's Modernized e-File (MeF) Program Information. |
| SST - Streamlined Sales Tax Site | Where to find information on the Streamlined Sales Tax project. |
| SST - Technology Site | More detail technical information on electronic filing of SST Sales tax. |
| JavaServer Faces HTML Tags Reference | This is a handy reference guide for the standard HTML tag library that is built into JSF. |
| MyFaces | MyFaces is the implementation of the Java Server Faces framework we use for the portal. |
| Tomahawk | Tomahawk contains many useful JSP components that can improve portal usability. |
| JSF Tutorial | Full tutorial with lots of examples. |
| Exadel Tutorials | A broad collection of tutorials. |
| JavaServer Faces (JSF) Tutorial | JSF KickStart: A Simple JavaServer Faces Application. |
| Maven | Maven is the build system we use to keep our source organized and modular. |
| Maven Repository | This is a listing of all external dependencies that Maven can manage automatically. |
| Creating a Skin for the Maven 2 Site Plugin | Explains how to create a site skin. |
| Customizing Maven 2 Site Layout | Describes how to setup maven site templates. |
| Building For Different Environments with Maven 2 | Explains how to setup profiles. |
| Guide to uploading artifacts to the Central Repository | Guide to getting your stuff into the central maven repository. |
| XMLBeans | This package provides us with the tools we use to create/parse/validate XML documents. |
| Getting Started with XMLBeans | An introductory guide to XMLBeans. |
| How to Query XML using XPath | Examples using XPath and Java. |
| Finding current date and time | Explains how to get the current date/time in XSL. |
| Oracle App Server Downloads | Oracle Application Server 10g Software Downloads. |
| JBoss | Home page of our default app server (JBoss). |
| JBoss Webapp Hardening Notes | JBoss Security Tips. |
| Implementing J2EE security using JAAS on JBOSS | This paper introduces the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS). |
| Migrating to Apache Geronimo | This guide explains how to migrate from JBoss to Apache Geronimo. |
| Unit-Testing Hibernate With HSQLDB | Tutorial that demonstrates how to use HSQLDB to unit test hibernate code. |
| JUnitEE User's Guide | Guide to using JUnit Enterprise Edition (Implements JUnit Tests for JavaEE). |
| Testing Maven Plugins: Strategies | Provides several example unit/functional tests for maven plugins. |
| Web Security Threat Classification | Describes common classes of attack. |
| Internationalizing Your Application | A ResourceBundle tutorial. |
| Open source translation tools | Article about the different open source translation tools. |
| Localizing JSF and ADF Faces applications | A guide to localizing JSF web applications. |
| JavaServer Faces - i18n (locale, international) in JSF | Hints for writing a LocaleBean. |
| Problems with CFINCLUDE & UTF-8 files... | Guide to properly outputting UTF-8 files. |
| Comparison of free software hosting facilities | A comparison of facilities that host free software development services. |