Re: [Springframework-developer] ANN: Spring Web Flow - Preview 1 Released

[Thomas R. <tho...@tr...>]

I put up the announcement on the website.

Thomas


On Mar 30, 2005, at 8:38 PM, Keith Donald wrote:

> Dear Spring Community,
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> We are pleased to announce a preview release of Spring Web Flow for=20
> use with the Spring 1.2 release path.=A0 With this release, we =
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> the web flow system fit for development use.
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> Contained in this release are new features we expect to take web=20
> applications with demanding page flow requirements to the next level.=A0=
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> These include:
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> - The ability to capture the logical page flows of your application as=20=

> self-contained modules reusable in multiple situations.
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> - The ability to nest flows 'n' levels deep (as subflows), where each=20=

> flow is a =93black-box=94 adhering to a well-defined contract for=20
> input/output.
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> - The ability to express page flows declaratively, with a pluggable=20
> flow definition format (currently Java-based and XML-based builder=20
> formats are provided.)
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> - The ability to affect the path through a flow in a dynamic fashion=20=

> by reasoning on contextual data in any supported scope.
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> - The ability to track and respond to the lifecycle of a page flow.
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> - Automatic state management with the ability to store model data in=20=

> several scopes (event, request, flow)
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> - The ability to centralize related action logic associated with a=20
> flow in one class.
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> - Support for application transaction synchronization, using a=20
> token-based mechanism.
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> - No hard-wired dependency on HTTP servlet request/response or any=20
> request URL, for use in other environments like Portlets, JSF, and=20
> Tapestry.
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> - An expired flow detector, for automatic cleanup of abandoned flows.
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> - Out of the box helper actions for form data binding and validation.
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> - Out of the box Struts 1.x integration (sample forthcoming.)
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> - Out of the box Spring MVC integration.
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> - Designed for extensibility, with well-documented plug-in points for=20=

> customization (custom state types, custom flow builders, etc.)
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> And as always, with the Spring seal of quality you=92ve come to =
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> we offer:
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> - Quality documentation, both in the javadocs and forthcoming=20
> reference docs
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> - Strong test coverage
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> - Careful attention to naming, packaging, and ease of use
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> - Exceptional error reporting
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> - A feature set driven by end user needs
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> To download the preview release:
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> 1. Access the springframework project file list, at=20
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D73357
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> 2. Scroll down to the 'spring-webflow' release package and select=20
> 'spring-webflow-preview1.zip' for download.
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> The release archive consists of two jars:
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> spring-webflow.jar - the core web flow system=20
> (org.springframework.web.flow.*)
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> spring-webflow-support.jar - supporting packages not yet released as=20=

> part of the core Spring framework.
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> As the release archive does not ship with the Spring Framework, please=20=

> download Spring 1.2 RC1 first if you have not done so already.
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> Once downloaded, visit the webflow space at=20
> http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/spring/display/WEBFLOW/Home=20=

> to review the module documentation and "Quick Start."
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> To get a good feel for Spring Web Flow in action, checkout the samples=20=

> in the release archive within the samples/webflow directory.=A0 See =
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> samples/webflow/readme.txt file on how to build and deploy the sample=20=

> applications.
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> We very much value your feedback, and hope you enjoy using Spring Web=20=

> Flow as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you.
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> Cheers,
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> Keith Donald
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> Erwin Vervaet
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