I have several applications that are structured as follows

DataComponent

WebComponent
ThickClientComponent
WebServices

The DataComponent has all the functionality required to access the application's data so it contains the DAOs and the JPA entities. The other three modules are:

• WebComponent - A spring MVC application that uses the DataComponent for data acccess
• ThickClientComponent- A Swing application that uses the DataComponent for data access
• WebServices - A SOAP based services that also uses the DataComponent.

All three projets have the DataComponent as a dependeny in their Maven POM file.

I would like to use a rich client framework like RichFaces, icefaces or primefaces as i need to be able to use the rich components are available in rich client frameworks (i.e. trees, panel, drag and drop etc).

I have looked around and i cant seem to find an example where a Spring MVC application uses a rich client platform. Is it possible? Are the rich client platforms a framework meaning that i have to use either Spring MVC or the rich client platform but not both?

The DataComponent module is spring based.