PS: we don't need to maintain backwards compatability here (via toString()), since this stuff is all internal in WebWork. The stuff that users interact with would not change, as I've said all along.
-Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cannon-Brookes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] More thoughts on Configuration > Isn't this is a violation of basic programming principals - don't put lots > of data into a string? :) > > Could we just make a 'ViewObject' that is returned instead? > > (ie for backward compatibility - ViewObject.getString() returns the current > think - so no change?) > > That is confusing (rereading) - basically, we should pass around objects not > strings when representing more than one idea? > > Cheers, > Mike > > On 5/11/02 11:45 AM, "Patrick Lightbody" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the > words: > > > A while back when Rickard asked what else, besides GenericDispatcher, was > > needed to make WebWork a more generic command framework, I responded with > > the following list: > > > > -Ditch JavaBeans, replace with OGNL > > -Provide more dispatchers based on GenericDispatcher (SOAP, Servlet, Swing, > > etc) > > -make configuration more powerful (but still simple as always) > > -provide libraries/tags for all supported views > > -documentation overhaul, inlcuding a best practices guide > > -lots of examples that aren't web-based (SOAP and Swing, especially) > > -an implementation for the Wafer project (http://www.waferproject.org) > > -support a flexible input validation/type conversion system for all > > dispatchers > > > > I believe I've nailed down, in words, why the current configuration is > > sub-optimal. The Configuration object uses a single method: > > > > String get(String) > > > > This means that even though something like actions.xml is in a nice > > structure, it eventually gets pushed back down to the structure that > > views.properties uses. For example, take a look at this from > > ConfigurationViewMapping: > > > > returnValue = Configuration.get(actionName+"!"+command+"."+aViewName); > > ... > > returnValue = Configuration.get(actionName+"."+aViewName); > > > > As you can see, not only is the view mapping but also the CommandAware stuff > > (something inherently built in to ActionSupport only, meaning it shouldn't > > be in core configuration stuff). This is a very flat structure. It also > > doesn't leave room for allowing us to specify parameters for our actions. An > > example of this is: > > > > Say I have a SendEmail action. I want to be able to use the aciton in > > various places. It sends generic emails out, so I want to re-use it. A > > parameters to be passed in would be the "subject", as well as the "message" > > body. I'd be very nice to be able able to alias SendConfirmationEmail and > > also SendPasswordEmail: > > > > SendConfirmationEmail would be mapped to SendEmail but would have two > > paramters auto set (as in my code doesn't need to do this): subject and > > message. Same goes for SendPasswordEmail. > > > > By using an ActionConfig (see sandbox/xwork/config) you can achieve this. > > > > -Pat > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ApacheCon, November 18-21 in > > Las Vegas (supported by COMDEX), the only Apache event to be > > fully supported by the ASF. http://www.apachecon.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ApacheCon, November 18-21 in > Las Vegas (supported by COMDEX), the only Apache event to be > fully supported by the ASF. http://www.apachecon.com > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ApacheCon, November 18-21 in Las Vegas (supported by COMDEX), the only Apache event to be fully supported by the ASF. http://www.apachecon.com _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
