Clóvis Yutaka Harada wrote:
>
> what about Interfaces and Adapters ?
> Similar to how swing works.
Yeah, that's pretty much how I was thinking... with more of an
emphasis on extending the adapters instead of implementing the
interfaces. After all, the goal of not having interfaces in the
first place was to keep people from shooting themselves in the
foot everytime the API changed.
-Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Speed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:53 PM
> To: Struts Developers List
> Subject: Re: Struts & Filters (Servlets 2.3)
>
> Ted Husted wrote:
> >
> [ snip ]
> >
> > So to start a Struts 2.0 list
> >
> > + Require Servlet 2.3 / JSP 1.2
> > + Controller as Filter
> > + Tag extensions as add-ons to JSPTL
> > + PropertyEditor Support
>
> What do you envision using PropertyEditors for?
>
> > + Declarative exceptions handled by Controller
> > + Multiple controllers, multiple configurations
> > + Direct support for Commons Workflow
> > + Direct support for chaining Actions without a forward or redirect
> > + More entry points in class methods for subclassing
> > + Reconsider all class and attribute names, to make the heirarchy more
> > accessible to newcomers.
> >
> [ snip ]
>
> I could add one:
> + use interfaces and abstract base classes instead of just base
> classes.
>
> The examples of that one are numerous and the change would make the
> framework more flexible. A standard set of base classes would be
> what most people would use but since the framework itself would be
> calling the interfaces it allows those of us living on the edge to
> write our own base classes. Living on the edge implies that we'll
> just deal with the fact that our code may break with successive
> versions. The change is especially nice for experimenting with
> new ideas.
>
> For example, combine that idea with moving BeanUtils type of calls
> into the formbean base class and all you'd have to do is create a
> new formbean base class for dealing with Map objects.
>
> Anyway, those are the things that popped into my head.
> -Paul
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