It should be easy to plug in a new serializer (only JSONUtil needs to be changed I think). If you have suggestions on how to improve the current serializer, let me know, or even better, a patch ;)
musachy On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Marc Logemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > +1 for a pluggable serializer. I dont like the internal json plugin > serializer that much.... and yes, the plugin should be included in the > distro because json is that popular these days.... > > -- > Marc Logemann > blog http://logemannreloaded.blogspot.com > privat http://www.logemann.org > > > > Am 14.07.2008 um 15:42 schrieb Musachy Barroso: > >> The original idea behind the JSON plugin was to use an external >> library to serialize the objects, xstream to be more specific. But >> xstream json wasn't even usable at that point and json-lib didn't look >> that good to me. I think Struts 2 should include a json plugin, and >> yes we could delegate the serialization to json-lib, or xstream. >> >> musachy >> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:07 AM, Jeromy Evans >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Oleg Mikheev wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> Will REST plugin replace JSON plugin in Struts 2.1? >>>> To my mind JSON plugin was very REST-like, and I was >>>> really hoping that it would evolve into something that >>>> REST plugin claims to be. >>>> >>>> Also, do REST and JSON plugins have anything in common? >>> >>> They're not related except both can serialize an action/model into JSON. >>> >>> In the past I created a ContentTypeHandler for the REST Plugin that used >>> the >>> JSON plugin's serializer. The result was exactly the same. >>> >>> The REST plugin uses json-lib for its default JSON ContentTypeHandler. >>> (http://json-lib.sourceforge.net/) >>> The advantage of JSON-lib is that it's bidirectional (essential for the >>> plugin) and is used in many frameworks. >>> The advantage of the JSON-plugin is that it includes some simple options >>> to >>> customize the output specifically for S2 (such as changing the root >>> object). >>> >>> I've contributed to both the JSON plugin and REST plugin and use the JSON >>> plugin when I'm writing plain actions that return JSON responses and >>> json-lib when using the REST plugin. The options the JSON-plugin >>> provides >>> are generally not relevant when using the REST plugin so it's not >>> valuable >>> to run both. >>> >>> The JSON plugin should probably be updated to allow the serializer to be >>> customized so you can use the json-lib serializer or the native >>> serializer. >>> >>>> After I read REST plugin author's Struts 2 in Action >>>> book it seemed that he wasn't aware of JSON plugin at >>>> all - he devoted several pages to implementation of a >>>> custom JSON handlers instead of just dropping JSON >>>> plugin into Struts 2 stack...... >>>> >>> >>> I presume that's just because the JSON plugin isn't part of the Struts 2 >>> distribution per se. >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Hey you! Would you help me to carry the stone?" Pink Floyd >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > > -- "Hey you! Would you help me to carry the stone?" Pink Floyd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
