I need a way to have a URL that will cause a JSF action to take place.
Anyone know of a way? (For an example, lets say I need to put the link
in an email.)
All I find are "hackerish" javascript solutions to this issue.
Would it be possible to create a version of the commandLink that didn't
need a form around it and didn't use javascript? Obviously it couldn't
include any information from form fields but that is okay with me.
Or would it be possible to create a servelet filter that converts a
normal request to a request JSF wants?
Eg. We have a form with a field called 'name' and a button called
'sayHi'. With the filter I could send a person to a url like
http://test.com/page-form-is-on.html?link=sayHi&name=David
The filter would take the request and convert convert the params
into what JSF wants. I don't know how to do this... except maybe make a
fake request in the fitler to the JSF for the form to get jsf_state_64
and jsf_tree_64 values and then send the request on with the request
parameters rewritten.
Suggestions? Anyone know of a good solution? (...other than mine that
would take me 3 weeks, 4 days, and 7382 Red Bulls...)
