Hi,
as described some weeks ago [1], we here at ConSol developed some
extensions to Struts, which are now documented, boxed and now released
unter the Apache Software License. These extensions, including action
doclets, followups, log4j integration, image buttons and some more,
can be found on
http://www.strutsx.org
Any suggestions, critics and bug reports a highly appreciated.
As Ted proposed in [2], some process for integrating user provided
extensions seems to be necessary. On the site mentioned above, I
suggest a hierachy with three layers:
* org.apache.struts
core struts the lightweight framework as it is now
* org.apache.struts.ext
"Voted" extensions as suggested by Ted Husted in his mail on
struts-dev
* org.strutsx
A playground for developers with a liberal committing policy,
somewhere between Apache and SourceForge. It is intended to be a
filter for the voted extensions mentioned above.
For the third layer, I plan to establish a process to make the
contribution of extension as painless and automatic as possible for
both, the contributors and the maintainers. Some thoughts
about a possible design are given at the bottom of www.strutsx.org'
entry page.
What do you think about this idea ? Is it worth the effort ?
cu....
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...roland huss
consol.de
BTW, I'm a bit in trouble concerning my time to spent on struts
now. I'm in process of changing my living location plus a release date
approaching quickly, so I'm afraid, that I won't have much spare time
to work on the project until August. However, I think, that the
provided extensions are quite useful even in this early stage, so I
decided to release them now (as some kind of preview). So please be
patient, I will be back with full speed in August.....
References:
[1] Original Mail at
http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-dev@jakarta.apache.org/msg01446.html
[2] Ted's Struts Extension proposal
http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-dev@jakarta.apache.org/msg01717.html
