Spring 1.2.1, commons-chain 1.0, JDK 1.4.2, WebLogic 8.1.4. I have a relatively simple chain in a large Spring application context. I've realized that somewhat near the end of the chain, I need to be able to "skip" one or more commands, and at least one of those commands is a reusable parameterized component, so I can't just put a chain-specific flag into the context to make the skippable command(s) be a noop.
So, what are my options for following alternate paths through a command chain? The point where I determine I'll need to skip 1 or more commands is in a chain-specific class (not a reusable component), so I can write code in there to do whatever I need. I see that within the code of a command, I can get the Catalog through the static method in CatalogFactory, and then I can get a specific command (I assume that the "id" property in the context is the "name" the API refers to?), which I could then execute, and then perhaps return true from the calling command. If in that code of the command, I determine I need to skip the next command, but execute the last two commands of the chain, could I wrap the last two commands in a nested command (a ChainBase), so I could then get that ChainBase from the catalog and execute that? If I didn't need to skip the command, would it execute into the nested command normally? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
