[Actionframework-users] Proposals for 0.94

[Petr T. <Pet...@pi...>]

Hello,
I have made the cvs working finally. I hope SF guys make the domain WWW
(vhost) respond correctly soon.

Here's a todo for AS 0.94:

[ ] enable passing of all HTTP parameters (= put everything to Context)
[ ] add ActionServlet.destroyComponent(String componentName) method
[ ] add ActionServlet.getTypeHandler(...) method
[ ] add BaseCompositeHandler + javadoc org.actionframework.th package
[ ] allow <on-exception>s common to all components
[ ] add new <on-new-session> element - allowing 'show-url' redirect
     (ensure $SERVLET, $URL and $REQUEST are set before processing it!)
[ ] should newSession() return Object instead of Template?
[ ] implement <pre-condition>s - example:

     <pre-condition if="$var" show-template="loggedIn.wm">
        <input-variable name="var" component="auth"
                        value="isLoggedIn()"/>
     </pre-condition>
     <pre-condition if="!$REQUEST.isSecure()" show-url="https://...">

     <pre-condition>s may be defined for:
     - all components (inside <components>)
     - all action of one component (inside <component>)
     - single action (inside <action>)

[ ] allow evaluation of 'show-url' directly, not only via
     <output-variable>
[ ] put $REQUEST (of type HttpServletRequest) to Context - like $SERVLET
[ ] enable <property> values like:

     <property name="SomeProperty" value="$xyz">
        <input-variable name="xyz" component="Comp" value="getValue()"/>
     </property>

[ ] enable <template> names containing regexps
[ ] allow invocation of static method of components in <in/out-var>s
[ ] examples configuration + out-of-box ant task for Jetty

I'm saving few other idas for later versions (postprocessing - XSL/VSL, 
ActionClient/ActionController architecture, enhancements to THs, better 
logging, writing more sophisticated tutorial etc.)

I don't think I will have much time in the following two weeks, but I'm 
going to commit two small bugfixes soon (JavaBeansInstantiator and 
expiration of templates relict).

Comments are welcome (as always :))

-Petr
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