On 4/19/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Newton wrote: > > Jonathan Revusky wrote: > > > >>[...] rather than trying to modernize/refactor it forward > > > > > > From a developer's standpoint I'm not even sure how I'd go about > > refactoring the existing Struts 1.x codebase... > > > > As an example, I've always been pissy about the Action being tightly > > coupled to the servlet spec., returning something only useful in the > > context of Struts 1.x, etc. (Who hasn't?! :) > > > > Okay, how do I remove that dependency? Just thinking out loud, so parts > > of this will be dumb. > > > > - App functionality already moved into injectable objects > > - Change request processor to put params etc. into an "action context" > > (just a map?) rather than directly accessing HttpServletRequest (or its > > wrapper) > > - Change action processing to accept a different type of forward (just a > > string, no-brainer?) > > - Minor validation rework to accept POJOs rather than ActionForms > > - Pluggable request processing/path handling > > - ...etc. > > > > I dunno... Sure looks a lot like stuff that already exists. I wouldn't > > rewrite/refactor it either; I would start over. > > > > Now, it might be feasible to write a wrapper around an already-existing > > framework (or minorly tweaked one) to process existing struts > > code/configs/Actions etc. and this might provide an incremental > > migration path, but... > > > > *shudder* > > Well, there all these issues, and yeah, I guess they could make you and > other people shudder. I mean, among the existing Struts committers there > is no stomach apparently to try to do anything significant with the > Struts 1.x codebase and they just prefer to either start something new > (Shale) or bring in a previously competing codebase (Webwork) and work > on that. > > But the real key point I am wondering about is this: if the existing > Struts developers have no plans for developing the Struts 1.x codebase, > what is the justification for not letting people who want to work on > that (independently of whether this reflects good taste on their part or > not) come in and work on it? >
Well why don't you do it yourself and stop BUGGING the users of this list so they can stop receiving your "How great I am" emails. You should really check out this Apache license which from what I heard give you the right to evolve Struts yourself and this great site called SourceForge.net which give you a free CVS repository access. Seriously, I have never seen a guy more in love with himself. > Given the basic parameters of the situation, what would there possibly > be to lose? > > Jonathan Revusky > -- > lead developer, FreeMarker project, http://freemarker.org/ > > > > > > (But an interesting *shudder* I'll admit... *ponder*) > > > > Dave > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Alexandre Poitras Québec, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
