I think the functionality that SuccessAction provides should be part of the core distribution, particularly as we're encouraging linking only to actions. This make it a whole lot easier.
I'm sure there's a whole lot of things that can go into a toolkit, but would it be very different from Scaffold? Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 9, 2003 6:52 AM > To: Struts Developers List > Subject: Re: Struts Toolkit (was SuccessAction) > > > First, I don't think there's anything "wrong" with our defining the term > success to indicate a nominal outcome. Java does the same with terms > like "true" and "false". I'd also submit that that SUCCESS and FAILURE > in Globals would be a clear demonstration of an important best practice: > Use formally-defined Statics for programming elements, such as the names > of ActionForwards. > > But, at the same time, I would caution against shoveling a lot of > toolkit components into the Actions package. I think the complex > dispatch-like Actions are fine. But things like a SuccessAction or a > DefaultAction, et al, might really belong in a "toolkit" package with > its own release cycle. > > I don't think this would be the best time for us to stake out another > package to distribute. But, when I get to back to work on the Struts > University thing, I do know that a number of these types of toolkit > classes will be needed, if best practices are to be demonstrated. > > Joe G and I have been talking about setting up a Struts-Toolkit > distribution on the Struts SourceForge site. This can be home to things > like "SuccessAction" and some of the more useful Scaffold things, and so > forth. We can try to release this about the same time as Struts 1.2.0. > > The Sourceforge Struts site using a open-door Commons approach. Any > developer with a *working* Struts-related component to donate is > eligible for membership as a developer, with write access to everything. > Though, the binding votes are between the Admin group. Any Struts > Committer is eligible to be Struts SourceForge Admin (just send us your > SF ID). > > -Ted. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
