Hi Mark, Thanks for this feed-back. We realize that the Spring extensions still lack a comprehensive documentation. We even have a RFE for that where I've just added your comments:
"Improve Spring documentation" http://restlet.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=614 I won't make any promise but we are currently working on improving the wiki structure and content for the launch. We still have a long way to go and need help from the community on this front (any wiki author candidate out there ?). One thing that will help is the upcoming merging of "com.noelios.restlet.ext.spring" into "org.restlet.ext.spring" in Restlet 1.2. This will give a more unified view of the Spring support in Restlet. Best regards, Jerome Louvel -- Restlet ~ Founder and Lead developer ~ http://www.restlet.org Noelios Technologies ~ Co-founder ~ http://www.noelios.com -----Message d'origine----- De : Mark Petrovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoye : jeudi 16 octobre 2008 17:16 A : [email protected] Objet : Re: Spring configuration example using com.noelios.restlet.ext.spring package I took a look at the javadoc for both org.restlet.ext.spring and com.noelios.restlet.ext.spring and conclude that the method outlined here, based on org.restlet.ext.spring, http://wiki.restlet.org/docs_1.1/13-restlet/g2/59-restlet.html is the most viable approach. Having read through that example, I'm still left with the impression that the example contains a mix of specific and general treatments of the subject. For example, I don't understand why this point is raised "In this example, the last URI pattern has to be customized to accept complete URIs (possibly including slashes) as the last component of the pattern. We use Spring's nested properties to drill into the configuration of the URI pattern along with Spring's mechanism for accessing a static field in a class." And by "don't understand" I do not mean "I object to the point raised", but rather "what, in my lack of understanding, is this really trying to tell me, and does it matter in my case?". The Spring lookup- method reference strikes me the same way: is this central to restlet configuration with Spring, or is it an advanced idiom that I can do without for now? I'm not asking for a clarification of this particular point, but instead for someone to offer a second standalone example of how to configure a simple restlet-based app using Spring. Many, many times in my study of a thing I resort to second and third and fourth references on the subject to gain an understanding of what is fundamental to a subject's elucidation, vs. what is specific in the course of that illustration. This is one of those times, and I'm sure others routinely resort to this same approach. Would someone be kind enough to post some non-proprietary code showing how they configured their restlet app using Spring? The example would configure an app no more complex than the FirstResouce app found elsewhere on the site. Thanks much. Hopefully posterity will benefit from my supplications as much as I do now. Mark On Oct 15, 2008, at 1:57 PM, Mark Petrovic wrote: > Good day. > > I notice that both the FAQ and Wiki have sections treating the use > of the org.restlet.ext.spring package to manage a restlet app in a > Spring container. > > Is there a similar example someone might offer on using the > com.noelios.restlet.ext.spring package to manage a restlet app in > the same way? The FAQ says such a configuration option exists, and > I'd like to read about it. > > Thanks. > > Mark
