Robert, My thinking exactly! I just didn't want to burden the list with a tome of every implication of this proposal.
Michael Oliver AppsAsPeers LLC 7391 S. Bullrider Ave. Tucson, AZ 85747 Phone:(520)574-1150 Fax:(520)844-1036 -----Original Message----- From: Robert McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:24 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: Axis/SOAP proposal for Struts I think this would be a wonderful idea for several reasons. - For one it would really enable a standalone Swing (maybe even SWT...) or applet-based client to use the processesing abilities of the struts app in a more defined manner. Or even, dare I say, a .Net client... - It would also enable application to application communication, which could be a big plus for some enterprises. Imagine, a B2B scenario, or even within an enterprise some app could send a message to JMS, which is picked up by a MDB which then sends a SOAP message to a Struts-based application. I think it would really open up the possibilities and user base for Struts. Just my .02 Robert McIntosh Mike Oliver wrote: >Struts Users, > > > >I would like to propose that Struts be extended to support another entry >point. The ActionServlet would be augmented by an Axis/SOAP Web >Services Interface to Struts. FormBeans would be part of the payload >for requests. Responses would be generated by Forwards for SOAP. This >new Axis entry point would do the same work as ActionServlet with the >only significant difference being the construction of the FormBean. >Incoming SOAP Requests would be configured to call the same >RequestHandlers and as far as the actions go they won't know that the >source was an HTML Form or a serialized FormBean. > > > >I feel this will give a great deal of flexibility to Applications where >they want a Web Browser User Interface as well as Web Services for the >same Application Data Model and Business Logic. > > > >I am planning on doing this anyway, and felt it applicable to this group >and would offer to share it as a sub project and would welcome >contributions of thought, expertise and code. > > > >Michael Oliver >Chief Technology Officer >AppsAsPeers LLC >7391 S. Bullrider Ave. >Tucson, AZ 85747 >520.574.1150 Voice >520.844.1036 Fax >520.270.8862 Cell >http://www.appsaspeers.com <http://www.appsaspeers.com/> Home Page >[EMAIL PROTECTED] SMS >http://www.ollie.ezpeer.net <http://www.ollie.ezpeer.net/> Personal >Home Page >http://www.ollie.im-live.com/im-live/ Instant Chat >[EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN Messenger >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo Instant Messenger >MikeOliverAZ Aol Instant Messenger > > > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
