[Springframework-developer] webflow pr3 due out later day

[Keith D. <ke...@in...>]

Guys,

 

Spring Web Flow PR3 is due out later today.most likely late tonight after I
arrive in Baltimore.

 

This is a major release with a lot of new features, so if I could get yall
to test and/or review before we ship that'd be excellent:

 

Here is a summary of the new stuff with PR3:

 

-          dynamic (pluggable) view selection and model population
capability for view states

-          view state setup actions

-          redirect expressions

-          subflow attribute mapping expressions

-          subflow-state attribute mapping capability directly within xml
(input/output elements)

-          extensible properties for all definition objects: flow, state,
transition, action execution

-          support for primitive/complex property types (besides string)
using new type conversion infrastructure.

-          Enhanced flow execution listener lifecycle methods

-          pluggable expression evaluation capability (see new package
org.springframework.binding.expression! PLEASE REVIEW - this is proposed for
core)

-          pluggability for all core definition objects: flow, state,
transition, action

-          pluggability of transaction synchronizer interface for custom
application-transaction demarcation

-          general refining and polishing - package structure should be
stable now

-     enhanced Struts integration

 

This is the power release.  PR4 will be the release that builds on the new
power provided here (particularly the ability to annotate just about
everything, and the dynamic view stuff) to add additional convenience
features for common cases, and add full JSF integration.

 

Juergen-please note the new org.springframework.binding.expression package,
a common abstraction for Expression parsing and evaluation.

 

Keith