Summary Play for Scala shows you how to build Scala-based web applications using the Play 2 framework. This book starts by introducing Play through a comprehensive overview example. Then, you"ll look at each facet of a typical Play application both by exploring simple code snippets and by adding to a larger running example. Along the way, you"ll deepen your knowledge of Scala as a programming language and work with tools like Akka. About this Book Play is a Scala web framework with built-in advantages: Scala"s strong type system helps deliver bug-free code, and the Akka framework helps achieve hassle-free concurrency and peak performance. Play builds on the web"s stateless nature for excellent scalability, and because it is event-based and nonblocking, you"ll find it to be great for near real-time applications. Play for Scala teaches you to build Scala-based web applications using Play 2. It gets you going with a comprehensive overview example. It then explores each facet of a typical Play application by walking through sample code snippets and adding features to a running example. Along the way, you"ll deepen your knowledge of Scala and learn to work with tools like Akka. Written for readers familiar with Scala and web-based application architectures. No knowledge of Play is assumed. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What"s InsideIntro to Play 2 Play"s MVC structure Mastering Scala templates and forms Persisting data and using web services Using Play"s advanced featuresAbout the Authors Peter Hiltonv, Erik Bakker, and Francisco Canedo, are engineers at Lunatech, a consultancy with Scala and Play expertise. They are contributors to the Play framework. Table of ContentsPART 1: GETTING STARTED Introduction to Play Your first Play application PART 2: CORE FUNCTIONALITY Deconstructing Play application architecture Defining the application"s HTTP interface Storing data—the persistence layer Building a user interface with view templates Validating and processing input with the forms API PART 3: ADVANCED CONCEPTS Building a single-page JavaScript application with JSON Play and more Web services, iteratees, and WebSockets