[Springframework-developer] Re: Command framework as interfaces

[Andy D. <an...@ma...>]

I must apologize - I posted the message below to the wrong list.  Please 
disregard.  I'll repost on spring-rcp.

  - Andy

On Monday 08 November 2004 04:07 pm, you wrote:
> Hello all,
>   As of my snapshot of spring-rich, the command framework is defined mostly
> via abstract and concrete classes (AbstractCommand, ActionCommand, etc).
> This is all completely functional, but every time I use the command
> framework it just... feels wrong... Of course, there are some interfaces
> (such as Guarded), but I just can't shake the feeling that there ought to
> be a Command or ActionCommand interface.  Sometimes I need to reference a
> command in my code and I can never boil my reference down to an
> interface... the reference almost always becomes "AbstractCommand" - again,
> this feels wrong.  I know that this is really unnecessary from a functional
> standpoint, but what is the consensus on making command/action command
> interface(s)?  For me, I don't have any use cases that would benefit from
> it - it would benefit me only in that I would breath easier about the whole
> thing.  But still, something in me screams, "give me interfaces or give me
> death!"  Well, not death literally of course. :-)
>
>   - Andy