RE: [Springframework-developer] spring web flow dtd additions

[David H. <dh...@ob...>]

Keith,
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I=20like=20the=20convenience=20of=20the=20terser=20definition=20of=20actio=
ns=20-=20it=20avoids=20the=20glut=20of=20action=20definitions=20that=20end=
=20up=20in=20the=20application=20context,=20and=20having=20to=20skip=20fro=
m=20the=20webflow=20definition=20to=20the=20app=20context=20to=20see=20wha=
t's=20going=20on.=20I=20have=20wanted=20to=20be=20able=20to=20do=20exactly=
=20this=20a=20number=20of=20times.
=20
Is=20the=20''transition=20on=3D...'=20just=20a=20direct=20replacement=20fo=
r=20'transition=20event=3D...'?
=20
-Dave
=20

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From:=20s...@li...=20on=20behal=
f=20of=20Keith=20Donald
Sent:=20Wed=2016/03/2005=2000:32
To:=20s...@li...
Subject:=20[Springframework-developer]=20spring=20web=20flow=20dtd=20addit=
ions



Hey=20guys...

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Made=20some=20minor=20tweaks=20to=20the=20web-flow.dtd=20tonite,=20adding=20=
several=20new=20capabilities:

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Below=20is=20a=20purposefully=20elaborate=20"action=20state"=20definition=20=
illustrating=20the=20new=20stuff:

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<action-state=20id=3D"actionState1">

=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20execute=20"action1"=20when=20entered,=20where=20"ac=
tion1"=20is=20the=20id=20of=20a=20selected/exported=20action=20impl=20in=20=
the=20registry=20(typically=20a=20spring=20bean=20factory)

=20=20=20=20=20=20<action=20id=3D"action1"/>

=20

=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20execute=20an=20instance=20of=20the=20action=20impl=20=
class=20when=20entered,=20impl=20instantiated=20is=20delegated=20to=20regi=
stry,=20no=20attempt=20at=20autowiring

=20=20=20=20=20=20<action=20class=3D"org.springframework.web.flow.config.X=
mlFlowBuilderTests$TestAction"/>

=20

=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20execute=20an=20instance=20of=20the=20action=20impl=20=
class=20when=20entered,=20impl=20instantiated=20is=20delegated=20to=20regi=
stry,=20byType=20autowire=20policy

=20=20=20=20=20=20<action=20class=3D"org.springframework.web.flow.config.X=
mlFlowBuilderTests$TestAction"=20autowire=3D"byType"/>

=20

=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20execute=20an=20instance=20of=20the=20action=20impl=20=
class=20when=20entered,=20instance=20is=20retrieved=20from=20registry=20by=
=20type

=20=20=20=20=20=20<action=20classref=3D"org.springframework.web.flow.confi=
g.XmlFlowBuilderTests$TestAction"/>

=20

=20=20=20=20=20=20//=20on=20event=20"event1"=20transition=20to=20"viewStat=
e1"

=20=20=20=20=20=20<transition=20on=3D"event1"=20to=3D"viewState1"/>

=20

</action-state>

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Aside:=20for=20those=20new=20to=20web-flow,=20an=20action=20state,=20when=20=
entered,=20executes=20one=20or=20more=20"Action"=20implementations=20(kind=
=20of=20like=20a=20Controller=20in=20terms=20of=20general=20responsibiliti=
es=20of=20brokering=20between=20the=20web-tier=20and=20middle-tier.)

=20

Look=20OK?

=20

Keith

=20

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