RE: [Springframework-developer] Portlets module and Spring MVC

[Nick L. <nl...@es...>]

> > 
> > I would like to use the Spring taglibs with the portlet 
> framework, and I've
> > done some work to try and get this happening. My impression 
> from the design
> > discussion referenced above is that this is the direction 
> it was heading in.
> 
> Yes, we would like to see full Spring View technology support for the 
> Portlet API and this includes the taglibs.  Did you make 
> PortletApplicationContext a subclass of WebApplicationContext?
> 

Yes.

If I ever get it to the point where I'm happy with it and it works I'll send
in some patches.



> > 
> > Is this the best approach? As a general strategy am I 
> better off altering
> > the portlet framework to do things like making a default 
> ThemeResolver
> > available etc, or should I be looking at modifying the 
> taglibs to work
> > without that stuff?
> 
> ThemeResolver is missing since it is expected that the Portal will 
> handle these things.  Perhaps the bridge View Servlet could provide a 
> mock implementation to satisify the tablibs?
> 

After thinking about it some I came to the same conclusion - I haven't had
time to try it yet, though.