This document summarizes a presentation about integrating SugarCRM with IBM WebSphere sMash. It discusses how sMash allows PHP applications like SugarCRM to leverage Java libraries and how it enables integrations with other systems. Specific demos shown include accelerating SugarCRM search using Lucene and building workflows to integrate and extend SugarCRM functionality.

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WebSphere sMash Integration, PHP with Java - case
study with SugarCRM.
Rob Nicholson, IBM Senior Technical Staff Member
Majed Itani, SugarCRM Architect
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2. Abstract
Commercial Open Source CRM Vendor SugarCRM attributes a large part of
their considerable success to their customizable architecture. Clients
can quickly tailor Sugar to their business often without writing code.
Where programming is required, their partners and clients implement in
the simple but powerful scripting language, PHP. Recently, Sugar
announced a RESTFul Web service interface which further simplifies
programming interactions with their application. In this talk, hear from
SugarCRM and learn the benefits they see from running SugarCRM on
the PHP-on-Java environment in IBM WebSphere® sMash. We
demonstrate the use of sMash to build integrations both with traditional
enterprise assets and with Web 2.0 services from the Internet. We
showcase the powerful PHP-to-Java bridge capabilities of IBM
WebSphere sMash together with the use if RESTful Web services, Atom
and RSS feeds.
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3. Agenda
• WebSphere sMash
• SugarCRM
• Integration demonstrations.
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4. Agenda
• WebSphere sMash
• SugarCRM
• Integration demonstrations.
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5. WebSphere sMash
Agile development of dynamic Web 2.0 based applications
Introducing
WebSphere sMash
• Improves developer productivity
and efficiency through the support
of dynamic scripting languages
(Groovy and PHP) on Java
• Leverages Web 2.0 technologies
for service invocation, service
composition and data interchange
• Provides visual tools for
developers to build and assemble
web2.0 applications
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6. WebSphere sMash
Dynamic scripting languages
Speed Templates & Pre-built services
Visual Editors
Simplicity Assemble style development
Application “is” the server
Agility Clean, short-lived runtime
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7. WebSphere sMash Tooling
Visual Flow Editor
Visual UI Editor
Dynamic Scripting
Editor
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8. WebSphere sMash PHP Support
• PHP runtime built in Java.
– To PHP.net as Jruby is to Ruby and Jython is to Python
• Same-process interaction between Java and PHP.
– Calls without IPC – Efficient.
– Data sharing without copies – Access to sMash Global Context.
• Mix Java and PHP assets and programmers
– Best of both worlds.
– Mix PHP frameworks, applications, extensions with Java libraries.
– Allow PHP and Java Programmers to collaborate.
• Benefit from vast investment in Java VM
– JIT, Garbage Collector,
– Ongoing investment in Java RAS and tools.
– Bringing IBM’s best of breed VM technology to bear on PHP.
• JVM Dynamic languages community.
– Java world embracing scripting languages such as Jruby, Jython, Groovy, Scala
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9. PHP in WebSphere sMash
Java Virtual Machine
• Runs PHP 5 scripts
• Requires Java 5 SE or later.
HTTP server
• Extensibility via XAPI
Zero Programming Model • XAPI-C for C extensions from php.net
• XAPI-J for Java extensions, native
libraries invoked over JNI and Project Zero
Java- Bridge
JAR
interface
PHP runtime
JAR Groovy
Debug
• Extension language choice opaque to
P8 Runtime
JAR runtime
PHP script
Interpreter/Compiler
JAR
• Java Bridge
xd
XAPI-J
eb • Debug using via xdebug protocol using
XAPI-C
Java
ug
C Eclipse with PDT
Extensions
Extensions
WebSphere sMash
PDT
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10. PHP – Java Interaction
• PHP Java Bridge allows PHP to:
– Instantiate Java Classes
– Call static and instance methods
– Access static and instance fields
– Extend Java Classes (not abstract)
– Implement Java Interfaces.
• Zero programming model allows PHP to:
– Interact with other Modules built using Groovy, Java, PHP, Flow by:
• Handle and fire Zero events
• Fetch and store to the global context.
• Use cases.
– ZSL built “IdeaLab” combining phpBB with sMash security an custom handler in
Groovy.
– ZSL combined PHP with the Java version of Lucene.
– Interface a PHP application to MQ using JMS.
– Create complex Excel spreadsheets using Apache POI java libraries.
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11. WebSphere sMash and SugarCRM
Magnify the power of Sugar with WebSphere
Tools Assets
Quickly assemble Seamlessly leverage
integrated solutions Java from PHP
WebSphere sMash
Scale up and out
Easily connect to
with WebSphere
Enterprise systems
Deployment Integration
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12. Agenda
• WebSphere sMash
• SugarCRM
• Integration demonstrations.
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13. SugarCRM
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14. What is Customer Relationship Management?
CRM is a system for identifying, acquiring, and retaining
customers. Key functional modules include:
Software for managing human relationships
Marketing
Customer Sales Collaborate Sugar BackOffice
Increases the number of and depth of human
relationships between organizations or
individuals and their customers, partners,
friends, etc...
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15. Why SugarCRM?User Experience
Focus on Focus on User Experience
Smart, Simple, Clean UI
Personalization
Change Appearance
Add Dashlets
Complete CRM Suite Flexible Architecture
Marketing Deployment Options
Sales Customization
Modules
Support
Objects and Fields
Collaboration
Business Process
Projects
Create Workflows
Reporting
Team Security
Sugar Exchange
200+ Commercial Extensions
Test and Add New Functionality
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16. Great Functionality in One Application
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17. Create Powerful Business Processes Easily
Create custom fields,
objects and modules
Design workflow
processes to fit your
business
Control visibility and
access at the field
level
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18. Module Builder and Loader
Module Builder
Custom Business Objects
Custom Relationships
Business Logic Hooks
Make the app work how you want
Studio
Modify existing objects
Sugar Exchange/ Sugar Forge
100s of Projects
Open Source Community Projects
Market Place
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19. Leading Companies Adopting SugarCRM
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20. Why PHP?
Designed For The Web
Ease of Development
Secure – Time Tested
Low Barrier of Entry
Mother Approved
Fast Prototyping
Lots of
Language
extensions/libraries –
Easily Scale Out
PEAR
Designed For The Web
Constantly evolving
Secure – Time Tested
Open Source
Mother Approved
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21. Agenda
• WebSphere sMash
• SugarCRM
• Integration demonstrations.
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22. Integrating SugarCRM using sMash
MQ
MQ
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23. SugarCRM Search using sMash and Java
Libraries
• The best from PHP &
Java
• SugarCRM Search
Acceleration with
– Apache Lucene Java Library
– Using sMash PHP Java Bridge
• Index attachments
Search – Apache POI Java Libraries via
Java Bridge
• Built in 2 evenings.
Java Bridge
– ~100 LOC in sugar Custom
Directories
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24. Agile workflows to Integrate and extend Sugar
• Quickly build workflows which use REST, Forms and
email
• Extensible using in PHP Activities
• Create ad-hoc processes and integrations
• Example scenario: Gatehouse approval for meetings
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25. For More Information…
Learn how to extend SOA with Web 2.0:
ibm.com/soa/soa_and_web_20.html
Get involved with the WebSphere sMash
community:
www.projectzero.org
Read about IBM’s view of how Web 2.0 goes to work for
business:
ibm.com/web20/
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