"access" says exactly what it does. keeps the conversation active as long as it is accessed - ie. as long as any bean in this conversation is used during the next request.
--Manfred On Jan 29, 2008 9:32 PM, Kito D. Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm... I agree that "flash" can be misleading, but "access" doesn't seem > very descriptive to me. I think "page" or "view" might be more appropriate. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Kito D. Mann - Author, JavaServer Faces in Action > http://www.virtua.com - JSF/Java EE consulting, training, and mentoring > http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:00 AM > > To: dev@myfaces.apache.org > > Subject: [orchestra] rename scope "flash" to "access" > > > > Hi All, > > > > Currently in orchestra there are two types of conversation scope: > > "manual" and "flash". With "manual", a conversation must be explicitly > > ended via either a call to the Orchestra API, or use of a jsf tag. With > > "flash", the conversation is automatically ended when a request cycle > > ends and no object in the conversation was accessed. > > > > Some people have noted that other libraries use the term "flash scope" > > for a somewhat different purpose. I therefore propose changing the name > > to "access scope". > > > > This change will mean renaming about 6 classes, updating the examples > > and updating the website documentation. > > > > I intend to keep backwards compatibility with 1.0 to the level where > > normal Spring configuration files still work unaltered (and will test > > this by making sure the existing orchestra examples work unaltered, > > before I update them to show the "new" config). > > > > However for classes which would only be used by people deriving their > > own custom scope-managers, etc., I don't currently plan to keep full > > binary compatibility. > > > > Are there any objections? > > > > Regards, > > Simon > > -- http://www.irian.at Your JSF powerhouse - JSF Consulting, Development and Courses in English and German Professional Support for Apache MyFaces
