On 9/8/07, Tom Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kind of strange new world will it be without .action? I've grown > so used to it I can't imagine not using it. So you're saying you would > have the same url without the .action part?
Yes. > Now that we have all these options for mapping url's to > actions/parameters, is there a new recommended approach that developers > should follow? Essentially you are getting rid of the old recommended > webwork approach. Options are great, but if you can't make heads or > tails of which way is 'recommended' I think it may lead to confusion. > (Not to mention more issues when trying support less experienced > developers) It would require updating all the docs/examples with the > new approach. Right, and that's why I didn't move to kill it off for 2.1. Give it some time, let the feature get some exercise, then if all agree, we could change the default later. As with any new feature, I'd put it in a sort of experimental category for at least one major release. Don > Tom > > Don Brown wrote: > > A long time coming, it is now possible (and practical) to get rid of > > extensions altogether, hence the subject, the death of the .action > > extension. With WW-2163 [1], Struts can make the distinction between > > a setting that has Struts match all URL's, and one that only matches > > URLs with no extension, and furthermore, extension and no extension > > URLs can co-exist. > > > > Accordingly, I changed the default 'struts.action.extension' setting > > from 'action' to 'action,,' This allows the <default-action-ref> > > element in struts.xml to do what you would expect - let you define an > > action to handle directory URLs such as > > http://example.com/myapp/mynamespace/ > > > > In a future release, maybe 2.2, I'd like to get rid of the .action > > extension altogether. I think one of the key strengths of Struts 2 is > > its closeness to the HTTP protocol, and therefore, I think it has > > great potential to be a solid REST platform, an architectural style > > that leverages the features of HTTP rather than fight them. > > > > Here's to the death of the .action extension! :) > > > > Don > > > > [1] https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-2163 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
