Srini: I have placed an Expresso walk through with screen shots etc that you can use to get a quick view of the main features. It is all hyperlinked, so you can view only the parts that you want to consider.
http://webAppWriter.com/showdown It also has 30 or so sample apps you can download, and app generator written in Struts/Expresso, if that would help in your evaluation. I would caution you though that Expresso can be a bit enticing. . . . Most of us start with a variation of the same thing you said "I only want to use it for ......" but then when they discover how much other cool stuff is there, it is a bit hard to force yourself to write your own, when the functionality is already there and unit tested and integrated etc. Beware! Myself, I started a year ago and all I was going to use was the connection pool object. Yeah, right. Oh well, at least I have had a lot of fun. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Rakesh, > > I agree it seems like a good combination , defintely so for the database part of > it, Does it provide flexibility in terms of querying from a stored procedure , > can you map from multiple sources ?? As I see it I want to use struts as my my > "view" as well as my "controller", > I am only looking at expresso for the "model" part for now. > > What container are you using ? > > Also, If possible could you briefly talk about your struts -expresso model, > Have you used any of the other features like the Job controller ?? Would you > know if it would integrate with JMS as well ? > > Can you make these dbobjects as session ejb beans, I am assuming I can. > > Thanks Again. > -Srini > > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 20:27:55 +0530 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Rakesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: struts-expresso > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Michael, > > Expresso provides a set of features which help you cut down on your > development time drastically especially if your application is database > oriented. > > 1. First and foremost the DBObjects makes its truly object-oriented... > 2. Minimal SQL or no SQL > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > All your tables are mapped into java classes called DBObjects and all data > is set to this ... which internally creates SQL and writes to ur tables.. > and you have a more secure version of it called SecureDBObjects. I found > this quite interesting as getter-setters from your Form bean can directly > write to the fields of the DBObjects. I'll add a small example. > > inspTable.setField("BloodGroup", insForm.getBloodGroup()); > inspTable.setField("Occupation", insForm.getOccupation()); > inspTable.setField("Height", insForm.getHeight()); > inspTable.setField("Weight", insForm.getWeight()); > inspTable.setField("Diseases", insForm.getDiseases()); > inspTable.setField("Allergies", insForm.getAllergies()); > > inspTable.add(); > > inspTable here is a DBObject which stands for a specific table in my > database, which is again configured through an xml file...quite similar to > the struts-config. when I say "inspTable.add()", it creates an insert > statement and writes to your table. > observe the way I am using the Form Bean "insForm". The same goes for > selects as well where you have getFields and the getter methods of your Form > Bean. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > 3. Then expresso provides an efficient Pool manager. > 4. Multi-level logging through Log4j. > > Another advantage with expresso is that you can integrate it with > anything... including applets.. its that flexible. > > The controller and the rest of the MVC is entirely through Struts. > > I personally found struts and expresso an excellent combination to work > with. > > Thanks, > > Rakesh Ayilliath > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Pete Carapetyan http://datafundamentals.com Java Development Services Open standards technology for commercial profitability -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
