IMHO this is just over complicating things. Regardless of the _removal_ of Action, I'm for removing the execute() method and just making it default.
Alias = action class + method name (default to execute()) Could it get simpler? Why pass URL parameters and all this crazy complicated stuff? M On 3/7/03 6:56 AM, "Matt Ho" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the words: > I agree with you on this. A good solution to this would be to allow > Actions to implement Parameterizable. Actions marked as parameterizable > would have the static params set via the this interface as well as > through mechanism. You'd know that any params that were set via the > Parameterizable interface had come through the container and not from > the user. > > M > > Anthony Eden wrote: >> So you're saying that setting a parameter via the URL and setting a >> parameter via the xwork configuration file call the same methods. This >> sounds like a potential security hole for unsuspecting developers. >> >> FWIW, JPublish allows you to pass configuration data to actions in the >> same way that you can with xwork.xml params, but this is a different >> mechanism than using HTTP parameters. It doesn't call get and set >> methods on the action rather there is a predefined method >> loadConfiguration(). Not sure whether its better or worse, just giving >> an alternative solution to a similar problem. >> >> Sincerely, >> Anthony Eden >> >> Jason Carreira wrote: >> >>> This is how WW1.x command driven actions are implemented. What I don't >>> like about this implementation is that anyone who know a little bit >>> about how WW works can twiddle with URLs to call other methods. Maybe >>> not a huge risk, but just ugly. >>> People can choose not to use different methods on their actions, but I >>> want the ability to use it to keep from having a proliferation of Action >>> classes. >>> Jason >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Erik Hatcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: >>>> Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:17 PM >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] WebWork2, here I come! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 03:35 PM, Jason Carreira wrote: >>>> >>>>> I find it very useful to have multiple entry points to one >>>> >>>> >>>> Action, so >>>> >>>>> you don't have to have a proliferation of Action classes >>>> >>>> >>>> and they can >>>> >>>>> share common properties and validations... If you don't >>>> >>>> >>>> have this, you >>>> >>>>> end up with people either creating class hierarchies to share this >>>>> state or passing special parameters to allow a larger >>>> >>>> >>>> grained action >>>> >>>>> to dispatch within itself, like the way ActionSupport did >>>> >>>> >>>> in WW1.x, or >>>> >>>>> they do BOTH. The ability to map aliases to entry point methods is >>>>> VERY useful for some people, myself included. >>>> >>>> >>>> You extend from ActionSupport generally? Or Action? >>>> >>>> Just for fun I coded this up: >>>> >>>> public class DispatchAction implements Action { >>>> private String method; >>>> >>>> final public void setMethod(String method) { >>>> this.method = method; >>>> } >>>> >>>> final public String execute() throws Exception { >>>> System.out.println("invoke: " + method); >>>> >>>> return SUCCESS; >>>> } >>>> } >>>> >>>> Of course just substitute the right reflection voodoo in execute() to >>>> call whatever method you want. I'd make this abstract, of course, >>>> and that is why I made the two methods final. In xwork.xml I set >>>> <param name="method">someMethod</param> and have the static >>>> interceptor configured. With the dynamic param interceptor also in >>>> the stack I was able to switch the method from ?method=blah too. >>>> >>>> What is wrong with that approach with how you want things to work? >>>> Just because of subclassing? >>>> >>>> Erik "still +1 on Action, with no other entry points" :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites >>>> including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available >>>> now. 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