I like the idea of validation of struts-config. Could you send me that if you don't mind?
sandeep --- Sloan Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jacob, > > Can't you pull off workflow (to some degree) with > action chaining? > > Here is the system I have devised (this is part of a > much larger > architecture that does a lot of other cool things > like validation of struts > config files to ensure that specified actions have > required forwards and > set-properties (nice for multi-developer env's)): > > Here is an example I have in my struts config: > <action-mappings> > <action path="/app/promoFlight/addChain" > > className="com.symbol.mc.struts.wrapper.chain.ChainActionMapping" > > type="com.symbol.mc.struts.wrapper.chain.ChainAction" > name="addForm" > > > <set-property property="CHAIN_PROPERTY_NAME" > value="ACTION_POINT"/> > <set-property property="CHAIN" value="Cancel: > /app/promoFlight/managePage"/> > <set-property property="CHAIN" value="Create a > List: > /app/promoFlight/storePage"/> > <set-property property="CHAIN" value="Add > Promotion Flight: > /app/promoFlight/add"/> > <forward name="PAGE_ACTION_FAILURE" > path="/app/promoFlight/addPage.do"/> > </action> > > The .jsp/html page then has a submit button named > ACTION_POINT. This action > supports three different action points depending on > thier value. > > If Cancel, it goes to /app/promoFlight/managePage, > and so on. > > In case of an error in the ChainAction it uses > PAGE_ACTION_FAILURE. > > I can also set FORWARD_FAILURE_NAME which allows me > to specify the name of a > forward that, if returned from one of the chained > pages, will stop the > chain. > > This exists because not only can I just redirect to > a specific page, I can > do things like: > <set-property property="CHAIN" value="Cancel: > /app/promoFlight/managePage, > /app/promoFlight/savePage, etc"/> > > Is this what you are kinda looking for? > > -- > Sloan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hookom, Jacob" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:11 PM > Subject: [OT] Workflow Proposal for Struts > > > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/proposal-workflow.html > > > > Is there any pursuit in this or does it follow the > direction that 1.2 will > > be heading or is this the proposal for the > commons-workflow? > > > > Jacob Hookom > > Senior Analyst/Programmer > > McKesson Medical-Surgical > > Golden Valley, Minnesota > > http://www.mckesson.com > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the > MessageLabs Email > Security System. For more information on a proactive > email security > service working around the clock, around the globe, > visit > http://www.messagelabs.com > ________________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
