The json plugin is bundled with S2, because previously was on google code, and one had to download separately
2011/1/5 Jim Talbut <jim.tal...@groupgti.com>: > You are both right. > > The tag that I'm using at the moment (which isn't fully tested at all, got > some data issues to sort out first) is just the property tag with the > following modification: > Object objectValue = getStack().findValue(value, > throwExceptionOnELFailure); > try { > actualValue = JSONUtil.serialize( objectValue ); > } catch( JSONException ex ) { > LOG.error("Could not convert {} to a JSON serialized value: {}", > objectValue, ex); > } > > Given that I'm using a utility function from the JSON plugin it does seem to > make sense to have that plugin provide this tag. > > I've filed a feature request against it > (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WW-3553), but it doesn't seem to be a > very active project. > I'm also confused by the fact that this page > https://cwiki.apache.org/S2PLUGINS/json-plugin.html says that the plugin is > bundled with Struts, although the JSONUtil class is not in struts-core. > > Steven, if you have a more complete and tested tag could you be persuaded to > add it to the plugin, or just add what you've got to the bug? > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Pratt [mailto:thechrispr...@gmail.com] > Sent: 05 January 2011 02:32 > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: JSON Property > > The plugin has several things it can do, from parsing JSON to generating > JSON results. And yes, the default is to JSON up the whole Action, but you > can have it objectify any object you want. And it is the collection point > for JSON support in Struts 2. > (*Chris*) > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Steven Yang <kenshin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I might be wrong here. As I remember JSON Plugin turns the whole action >> into >> one single JSON object. I dont believe its what Jim wants, but most >> definitely there must be something Jim can use in the Plugin to transform >> his Java Objects to JSON. >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:47 AM, Chris Pratt <thechrispr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > The "obvious" place to me would seem to be the Struts 2 JSON Plug-in, >> since >> > it handles all the other JSON duties for Struts 2. >> > (*Chris*) >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Jim Talbut <jim.tal...@groupgti.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > I could do that (as Aaron Brown suggested on Monday) but I don't >> already >> > > have actions that spit out the right JSON. >> > > Creating more actions would be more work than creating JSON getters. >> > > Creating either actions or special getters also seems wrong to me - >> it's >> > > the JSP that needs JSON and it should only be the JSP that knows that >> it >> > > needs JSON. >> > > Obviously if one is dealing with AJAX one has no choice but to have >> JSON >> > > actions, but I'm not. >> > > >> > > I've now written a JSON tag, but given that Steven Yang and I have now >> > > written something to do the same job it seems to me that there ought to >> > be >> > > some common entity for providing it (i.e. I think it should be in >> > > struts-json-tags). >> > > >> > > Jim >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: Chris Pratt [mailto:thechrispr...@gmail.com] >> > > Sent: 04 January 2011 15:54 >> > > To: Struts Users Mailing List >> > > Subject: Re: JSON Property >> > > >> > > You might also need the executeResult="true" attribute on the >> <s:action> >> > > tag. >> > > (*Chris*) >> > > >> > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Biesbrock, Kevin >> > > <biesbrock.ke...@aoins.com>wrote: >> > > >> > > > > I don't want to use a separate roundtrip for loading the jqGrid for >> > > > two reasons: >> > > > > 1. I want to handle the contents of the grid, and additional >> fields, >> > > > in a single transaction. >> > > > > 2. It's inefficient and unnecessary. >> > > > > Obviously the first is the more important :) >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > I think you could do something like this in your jsp: >> > > > >> > > > <input type="hidden" name="jgrid-json-data" value="<s:action >> > > > name="myJsonAction" namespace="/json"/>"/> >> > > > >> > > > This would allow you to use the already-in-place json result type and >> > > > save you a lot of extra work. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -Beez >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org >> > > > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org >> > > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > -- Maurizio Cucchiara --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org