3.1.2. Application Modules

A module is the smallest structural part of a CUBA application. It is a single module of an application project and the corresponding JAR file with executable code.

Standard modules:

  • global – includes entity classes, service interfaces, and other classes common for all tiers. It is used in all application blocks.

  • core – implements services and all other components of the middle tier.

  • gui – contains components of the generic user interface. It is used in the Web Client block.

  • web – the implementation of the generic user interface based on Vaadin.

  • portal – an optional module – implementation of Web Portal based on Spring MVC.

  • front – an optional module – implementation of Frontend User Interface in JavaScript.

AppModules
Figure 7. Application Modules