[OS-webwork] Simplicity of WW2

[John Patterson]

When searching for a good web framework I looked for simplicity first and power second.  The thing which stood out about WW1 was that it seemed easier to get new actions up and running quickly.  Being able to define a default package made the config very simple.  I think that some of this has been lost in WW2.   I would like to suggest the ability to have "default" mappings between action aliases, action classes and views so that if I enter the URL "/action/search" or "search.action" the framework will look for a class named SearchAction and a view of "/search.jsp" (success result).   This must be able to be configured so that instead of jsp some other view technology could be used as the default.  The directory in which the default jsp view should be searched for should also be able to be specified ("/" as default)   The action search path should be able to be specified.  If an action with a namespace is used ("/products/search") then the action class should be searched for in the sub package "products" of every package in the search path.   Of course this would only work for actions that only need one specific result (may use global results)   To my mind, this kind of shortcut makes a framework appear easy to use.  In reality it is easy to configure every action in your xml file but it is an obvious way to show "look how easy it is to use Webwork".  The fine grained control would remain for more complicated actions.   John.