> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Bridges [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:40 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: JSF or Struts w/ JSF (again) > > I found this article to be useful in addressing some of your questions: > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-integrate/ >
Thanks for the pointer Kevin. The article does a good job explaining _HOW_ to integrate the two, but (and perhaps it's because I don't know enough about Struts), it didn't seem explain _WHY_ I would want to integrate the two. The only semi-concrete reason/feature I found in the article was this: "JSF doesn't possess the equivalent of Struts's powerful controller architecture, as well as its standardized ActionForm and Actions (with their declarative capabilities)." [sic] Can someone explain what makes the struts controller so 'powerful' in relation to JSF? What about Struts' ActionForm and Action and their benefit over JSF actions and beans? > > On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:22:15 -0500, Abrams, Howard A > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > For a new project, I'm planning on using JSF. The questions I need to > > answer are: > > > > What will Struts add if I use it together with JSF? Does it add missing > > functionality? Is there a good design pattern that JSF alone does not > > enforce? Are there common problems that are easier to solve using the > > combination? (For the moment, ignore the validation framework and tiles) > > > > I've been searching the internet and the list archives for answers. The > > only concrete feature I found was message from Craig saying that because > > all request processing is routed through a common controller, Struts > > helps > > implementing things such as authentication and logging. Is this > > significantly easier that decorating the viewHandler or actionListener > > in > > JSF? Isn't that what struts-faces does anyway? (the message I'm > > referring > > to can be found here: http://mail-archives.apache.org/eyebrowse/ReadMsg? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]&msgNo=112850) > > > > I've got a fairly good handle on JSF, but I'm not proficient with > > Struts. > > I'm hoping some of the seasoned Struts developers reading this can point > > out the benefits I've missed. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Howard > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
