[Springframework-developer] Re: Major Portlet MVC Framework Update

[John L. <jl...@ar...>]

Donald,

Thansk for the quick feedback -- I agree with all of it.  I think the 
Portlet MVC framework should be a core product as well, particularly 
because other areas (such as Spring Web Flow) are already starting to 
depend on it.  Also, since it so closely mirrors the servlet Web MVC 
framework, it would be good to keep them together so that their 
functionality can be kept in sync.  There is a fair amount of rendundant 
code between the Portlet and Servlet frameworks, and keeping them 
together will make it possible to refactor a lot of this code.

Let me know what I can do to help.

John Lewis


Keith Donald wrote:
> Yes, the sandbox is not the place for code such as Spring Porlet or Spring
> Web Flow.  The sandbox should really be only for scratch code that is
> truly experimental.
> 
> This weekend Spring Web Flow will move to its own module within the
> springframework project repository, along with a major upgrade to its
> build system.  I propose something similiar happen to Spring Portlet.
> 
> Specifically I could see Spring Portlet as either:
> 
> - A core module hosted at the main springframework site, maintained by
> core spring developers, with its own release schedule.
> 
> OR
> 
> - A Spring module hosted at the java.net site.
> 
> In either case all modules should leverage our new common project build
> system using ivy for automated dependency management.  Colin has put a lot
> of effort into a very strong build system essential to managing
> dependencies between our various products--and Spring Web Flow and Spring
> Portlet are both core products.
> 
> So the question is which home is better for Spring Portlet: here at
> sourceforge, or over at Spring Modules, right?  We favor hosting Web Flow
> here at SF along side springframework as it's a *core product* maintained
> by core spring developers.  Spring Portlet seems similiar to me.  And in
> general, Spring modules seems a better fit for smaller, focused extension
> products, e.g commons validator with a wider committer community -- so my
> gut tells me Spring Portlet should also be hosted here as well.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Keith
> 
> p.s. great to see the Portlet MVC work moving forward!
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi John,
>>
>>thank you very much for this!
>>
>>I am using the framework in production and it works great. Hope there
>>will be an official home for the portlet MVC soon.
>>
>>I beg the spring team to decide soon about the future of the
>>framework. Either in the core or as a subproject. But the current
>>situation is not very good. In my opinion the portlet MVC is an
>>outstanding framework to build portlets.
>>
>>Martin
>>
>>
>>2005/6/9, John Lewis <jl...@ar...>:
>>
>>>I just posted a major update to the Spring Portlet MVC Framework.  It is
>>>available here:
>>>
>>>http://opensource.atlassian.com/confluence/spring/display/JSR168/Home
>>>
>>>This update includes a number of major changes:
>>>* It is now integrated with (and requires) Spring 1.2. All classes have
>>>been updated with changes from their equivalent classes from the Servlet
>>>area.
>>>* A number of classes have been renamed and/or moved into different
>>>packages in order to better align it with the Servlet MVC framework.
>>>* The concept of Handlers is now included, instead of directly mapping
>>>to Controllers. This will allow other Portlet MVC frameworks to be used
>>>with a Spring web application.
>>>* Expanded controller hierarchy that more closely follows the Servlet
>>>MVC framework.
>>>* A number of HandlerMappings are now provided, including one for
>>>PortletMode, one for a request parameter, and one for PortletMode
>>>combined with a request parameter.
>>>* OpenSessionInViewInterceptor for both Hibernate 2 and Hibernate 3 are
>>>now included and fully functional.
>>>* Lots of other minor updates and bug fixes.
>>>
>>>Please send me any feedback.
>>>
>>>Juergen, what are your current thoughts on getting this integrated into
>>>the sandbox and into Spring 1.3?
>>>
>>>John Lewis
>>>jl...@ar...
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