This appendix discusses various useful features and techniques that we deferred while discussing specific topics in this book. Make sure that you read the first three chapters of this book before you start reading this appendix. The following topics are discussed in this appendix:

• Tools for building a JAX-RS application
• The integration testing of JAX-RS resources with Arquillian
• Using third-party entity provider frameworks with Jersey
• Transforming a JPA model into OData-enabled RESTful web services
• The packaging and deploying of JAX-RS applications