Hello Will, You're correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_pattern. In this case, the Portlet Bridge's responsibility is to enable JSF developers to use the ExternalContext abstraction without actually worrying about the Portlet APIs. --- Kito D. Mann | twitter: kito99 | Author, JSF in Action Virtua, Inc. | http://www.virtua.com | JSF/Java EE training and consulting http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info | twitter: jsfcentral +1 203-404-4848 x3
Sign up for the JSFCentral newsletter: http://oi.vresp.com/?fid=ac048d0e17 On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Will Van <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > It's a good interview to introduce myfaces. > > It's confusing why JSF portlet bridge called "bridge"? design patterns? > > regards > -- > vann > > > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Kito Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> >> In this podcast, JSFCentral editor-in-chief Kito D. Mann talks with Martin >> Marinschek about MyFaces, IRIAN, and related topics. This interview was >> recorded in December of 2009 at the JSF Summit conference in Orlando, >> Florida. Here is an excerpt: >> >> >> >> Kito: Let’s talk a little bit about the project. MyFaces was >> originally just an implementation but now it has grown into a very large set >> of projects. Tell us a bit about some of the different projects that are >> part of the MyFaces umbrella. >> >> >> >> Martin: I hope I don’t miss anything. Of course there is the core >> MyFaces implementation and API. For the JSF implementation you have to do >> the API and the Impl, so it is actually two jars which are developed in the >> core section. Then there are the three component libraries: Trinidad, >> Tomahawk, and Tobago. Then there is Orchestra, which is a conversation scope >> implementation for long running conversations with integration to JPA as >> well. Then there is the JSF Portlet Bridge, and there is ExtVal validation >> integration for JSF, where you can put annotations on your managed beans and >> domain objects. It will directly be converted into JSF converters and >> validators, pretty nicely done. Now that bean validation has been >> standardized, it is also an implementation of bean validation, so you can >> use the bean validation annotations together with ExtVal. >> >> >> >> >> >> Read the full article here: >> http://www.jsfcentral.com/articles/marinschek-03-10.html >> >> --- >> Kito D. Mann | twitter: kito99 | Author, JSF in Action >> Virtua, Inc. | http://www.virtua.com | JSF/Java EE training and >> consulting >> http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info | >> twitter: jsfcentral >> +1 203-404-4848 x3 >> >> Sign up for the JSFCentral newsletter: >> http://oi.vresp.com/?fid=ac048d0e17 >> >> >
