[Springframework-developer] New stuff in CVS

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Hi Springies,

I've finally committed some changes and enhancements that I've proposed:

- BeanFactory inheritance instead of ApplicationContext inheritance, =
mainly to allow for bean references to application context beans in =
controller servlet config files;

- reworked validation, now one Errors instance per bind object + empty =
Errors instance even for form view + global errors + multiple errors per =
field + rewritten tags + the new BindUtils class for simple retrieving =
in JSP expressions;

- reworked BaseCommandController + FormController + =
SessionFormController, for easier and more flexible form controller =
implementations;

- defaultParentView property in ResourceBundleViewResolver (+ according =
defaultParentBean property in AbstractBeanFactory) that allows for =
specifying a default parent instead of mentioning "viewname.parent=3D" =
for every view mapping (e.g. the parent can specify a view class that =
gets used for all views that do not override it, in case of one dominant =
view type);

- more flexible startup: refactored ContextLoader + ContextLoaderServlet =
+ ContextLoaderListener, default context class, no message prerequisite;

- LocaleResolver for explicit locale setting, with implementations for =
accept header, session, and cookie;

- JstlView implementation, exposing Spring's message source and user =
locale to JSTL tags;

- modified build script, using individual J2EE interface libraries in =
lib/j2ee instead of a J2EE RI now.

I encourage everyone to download the current version, and try and check =
the new stuff. Feedback is very welcome! :-)

My next steps will be 2 more of my proposals:

- multipart request handling aka file upload: MultipartResolver + =
implementations for Jason Hunter's COS and Jakarta's Commons FileUpload;

- adding a utility class for HTML escaping, and appropriate support =
within Spring's web functionality (e.g. message output, form values, =
form errors).

Regards,
Juergen