> From: "Eric B." <ebe...@hotmail.com> > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Sent: 20/10/09, 15:38:59 > Subject: Valves being converted to Filters?
> Is this true? Is Tomcat moving away from valves and towards filters in the > next version(s)? Sort off. Ideally everywhere but I suspect some valves will remain. > Is there a specific reason for this? Portability, reduce internal code duplication (filters & valves have a lot in common) > Although I love filters, I find that valves have a very specific need within > the container as well; it allows you to configure the container > independently of the application. If everything is moving to filters, that > would require me to modify the app everytime I want the container to behave > slightly differently. Even without valves, there are lots of other ways to customize the container. You can also specify Filters at the global & host level (may also add engine to that list). Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
