I like java.util.Properties, or, if Strings aren't good enough, another
wrapper for a Map that allows put/get of Objects but that uses a
hierarchical default system like Properties does. Properties has built
in load/save methods that you can use to store your properties on disk
until you move them to a RDBMS. Base user has colors A, B, C. Next
higher user needs to have a different color A but inherit colors B and
C. Create his properties with the Base user properties as the default,
then just put the new property A. Works nicely for that sort of thing.
Erik
Julian wrote:
Hi, I am a Struts Newbie and would appreciate if
anyone could give me some pointers on a user
preferences/ configuration system design. Perhaps a
link to a good resource? I have an ASP system with
several levels of "users" that are as broad as an
organization and as fine-grained as an individual
person with one role. I would like to have a
preference system that can handle configuration and
preference issues for the different levels of the
application. The information stored in these
configurations range from font colors and alert boxes
to the availability of various modules in the web
application. Currently the information is stored in
xml files on the server's hard disk, but this will not
suit a distributable environment. Any suggestions are
greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
Julian
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