I think you make a good case. The best thing might be to file with XWork, since I believe that's where the code would need to be changed.
* http://jira.opensymphony.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa If you had a time to review the code and suggest a patch, all the better. HTH, Ted <http://www.StrutsMentor.com/> On Jan 10, 2008 11:27 AM, matt.payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I looked through all the combinations of wild card configurations, zero > config, annotations and I can't find one that fits my work style and offers > any benefit. I have a pattern to my development, it just doesn't fit the > current proposed solutions. > > I often have a namespace per pojo(sometimes nested). > These include typically edit, delete, save, list operations (and sometimes > search). > > I think wildcard mappings would be more powerful of a configuration > technique if they could factor in the package name. That way, they could > take advantage of configuration inheritance. > > > Consider the example below. Just by being able to refer to the ${packName} > an enourmous amount of the configuration could be sliced and diced. > > <!-- template out and abstract pattern --> > <package name="Abstract-crud" extends="struts-default" namespace="/example"> > > <!-- edit is often used as the create/view --> > <action name="edit" class="org.${packageName}Action"> > <result name="input" > type="velocity">{actionName}.vm</result> > <result name="success" > type="velocity">{actionName}.vm</result> > <result name="error" > type="velocity">{actionName}.vm</result> > </action> > > <action name="save" class="org.${packageName}Action" > method="save" > > <result name="input" type="velocity">edit.vm</result> > <result name="success" type="chain">list</result> > <result name="error" type="velocity">edit.vm</result> > <result name="cancel" > type="redirect">list.action</result> > </action> > > <action name="list" class="org.${packageName}Action" > method="list"> > <result name="success" > type="redirectAction">list</result> > </action> > > <action name="delete" class="org.${packageName}Action" > method="delete"> > <result name="success" > type="redirectAction">list</result> > </action> > > </package> > > <!-- apply pattern over multple name spaces/mappings --> > <package name="Example" extends="abstract-crud" namespace="/example"/> > > <package name="Example2" extends="abstract-crud" > namespace="/example2"> > <action name="override" class="org.${packageName}Action" > method="override"> > <result name="success" > type="velocity">somethingelse.vm</result> > </action> > </package> > > <package name="SubItem" extends="abstract-crud" > namespace="/example2/subItem"> > > > Matthew Payne > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Wildcard-mappings-templates-need-to-refer-to-a-package-name-tp14737911p14737911.html > Sent from the Struts - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
