Hi, Can someone explain how is Simper different from Castor (http://castor.exolab.org)?
cheers, Slawek --- Bryan Field-Elliot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi James, > > Thanks for the great feedback! > > Yes, I identified early on that I'd like to move the > initialization to > an XML file using Digester (a tool I admittedly > haven't had time to > learn), rather than force the user to implement a > Simper.IInit class. > One possible caveat however, is that sometimes you > actually have to > write code in order to grab a DataSource from > whatever connection pool > you're using, rather than just refer to it in the > XML file. However, > careful use of adaptor classes could be thrown into > the mix here (e.g. a > class which gets the DataSource from Struts, another > one which gets it > from DBCP, etc). > > We are also on the same wavelength regarding the > transaction > startup/commit logic, and that it shouldn't > necessarily be tied directly > to the Servlet 2.3 Filter mechanism. I've already > had an eye on > extracting that as well into something more generic, > and then providing > an adaptor class which wraps it into a Servlet > Filter. This is an easy > one to knock off and I may do it this coming week. > > I'd also like to set up a CVS repository and mailing > list (and a > slightly more interesting website) this week in > order to let others Ted > really contribute. Ultimately I'd be happy to see > this adopted into > Jakarta somewhere (Commons, Sandbox, whatever), but > I'm in no hurry and > certainly don't want to cause an uproar regarding > the bending of rules > (since I'm not a committer). > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
