Guys, I have been trying more to get my head around the code I extracted from the Main.java class.
Firstly - environments: The way the Main.java code works is that it creates an OutputStream outside of the FileSavingEnvironment, and hands this stream to this Environment. Cocoon then asks the FileSavingEnvironment for an OutputStream. What I have done is implemented Destination classes, where this class provides an OutputStream customised for sending information by FTP, HTTP, etc. However, it strikes me that this is the role of the Environment objects. So, rather than have a Destination object hand its OutputStream to a FileSavingEnvironment, and that hand it to Cocoon, I would propose that I create an abstract BeanEnvironment class, and then subclass that as an FTPEnvironment, HTTPEnvironment (better name probably needed), FileSaveEnvironment, EmailEnvironment, etc, adding to these the behaviour that I originally had within my Destination classes. Have I understood the role of the environment object correctly? I.e. it deals with a single request and the response to that request. Regards, Upayavira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
