Yeah or use the Spring-JSF integration libraries to combines the IoC container together.
On 1/11/06, Gary VanMatre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >From: Julián García <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Hi, > > > > I am using Hibernate + Spring + Myfaces. It's been working but I think > > that I am writing a LOT of code in the view layer. I have a small custom > > validation framework of my own, and my own init mechanisms in my beans. > > I use tiles. > > > > I'd like to do more templating, and reuse some code out there....I was > > thinking of: > > > > Facelets: to do templating > > Shale: init mechanisms in beans, client-side validation, Spring > integration > > > > Any experiencies you want to share combining or using separately this 2 > > frameworks with MyFaces 1.1.1 > > > > Do they have overlapping features? Would you use them both for production? > > > > Facelets and Shale Clay do have overlap. Both allow templating, and > alternative to JSP. Clay's HTML full view templating allows you to use old > school html. I believe that Facelets requires well formed XML. Clay is > also unique in that it provides metadata inheritance and symbol replacement > overlapping with tiles generic layout features. The Clay full XML veiws > could compare to tiles. Clay is based on a component so it can be use > within JSP too. > > The key point is that you have to choose if you are using JSP, XML or HTML > for view composition and it's not wise to try to switch between view > technologies. The Shale use case example does this with moderate success. > This has to do with how you define the entry point resource that defines the > page. Maybe this will change in JSF x.x. > > I'm a bit bias on the Clay versus Facelets comparison but Shale and Facelets > would be a good technology stack too. > > I think that JSF and Spring have some overlap. They both provide IoC. So, > if you wanted to reduce the layers in your stack you might go with > Shale+Myfaces/Hibernate or iBatis. > > > > Thanks for your comments. > > > > Julian > > Gary > -- Alexandre Poitras Québec, Canada
