[Original message from Pouyan] >> I wanted to suggest porting already existing "Toadlets" to normal >> servlets and utilize Apache Struts framework for more simplicity. This >> would make it easier and more intuitive to design and develop the web >> interface (fproxy) using JSP pages. However it may not be an easy task >> to adapt SimpleToadletServer to struts. >> [Matthew Said] > My recollection is servlets are far more complex and we don't use most of > their features? On the other hand, maybe we do now. More importantly, they > don't do anything for us in the areas where we really need help - > specifically, content generation / templating. > > Or am I wrong? I'm quite happy to get rid of toadlets and HTMLNode if > something else is better. >
No, you are not wrong, simple Servlets are as complicated as existing Toadlets in use. What makes it easier is the use of some Java Web program application such as Apache Struts or Wicket (as Ian suggested). In case of Apache Struts you can use JSPs as templates (View) while Struts core is taking care of HTTP requests (Controller) and Struts forms (Model) are used as data models. Other put you will have a nice and tidy MVC architecture! Regards Pouyan
