Why don't you just use a database? Am I missing something? Why XML, properties files, etc.?
Jack On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:44:04 +0000, Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Julian, > > you should take a look at CMS (container-managed security) as this is > probably the most effective solution - integrated, portable, widespread > etc. > > Try either tomcat's website for documentation there, or even look in the > servlet spec from Sun, or in your appserver's docs, to see if it suits > your needs. > > Struts has many features that allows you to leverage CMS in the ways you > say you require. > > Persistence of your user info & groups or roles etc is done under CMS in > whichever way you choose - there are various 'realm' implementations > which allow database stores, XML files, LDAP or bespoke solutions. > > HTH > Adam > > On 11/17/2004 03:09 AM Julian wrote: > > Hi, I am a Struts Newbie and would appreciate if > > anyone could give me some pointers on a user > > preferences/ configuration system design. Perhaps a > > link to a good resource? I have an ASP system with > > several levels of "users" that are as broad as an > > organization and as fine-grained as an individual > > person with one role. I would like to have a > > preference system that can handle configuration and > > preference issues for the different levels of the > > application. The information stored in these > > configurations range from font colors and alert boxes > > to the availability of various modules in the web > > application. Currently the information is stored in > > xml files on the server's hard disk, but this will not > > suit a distributable environment. Any suggestions are > > greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > Julian > > > > ===== > > Live simply so others may simply live. > > > > -Ghandi > > > > Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate. > > "Entities should not be multiplied unneccesarily" > > > > -William of Occam > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
