RE: [Springframework-developer] Java Server Faces & Spring

[<jue...@we...>]

Rob,

Good question. Of course, JSF has to make it into standard J2EE first =
;-)

I wonder how Struts will "support" JSF, when JSF is effectively a full =
web application framework with its own action dispatching and view =
component mechanisms, targeted at tool support. Could it be that such a =
Struts/JSF "integration" is more a marketing term than anything else, to =
avoid making people worry about exisiting investments in Struts?

From my point of view, JSF is a full web tier technology, an alternative =
to Spring's own web MVC, Struts, WebWork, Tapestry, etc. There should be =
a simple way to access a Spring root application context from any such =
web tier. The WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext helper =
method just needs a reference to the current ServletContext. People are =
already doing that for all mentioned web frameworks. Should be =
straightforward for JSF too.

This is the nice thing about Spring: We provide such a wealth of support =
for all layers that other frameworks just compete with certain parts of =
Spring. It makes sense to combine Spring and other web frameworks to be =
able to leverage merits of the latter but also Spring's middle tier =
services. Spring's web MVC is just an option (of course, a good one =
IMO), not a necessity.

Juergen


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Butler [mailto:rob...@ve...]
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 1:20 AM
To: spr...@li...
Subject: [Springframework-developer] Java Server Faces & Spring


Hello all,

I was just wondering what impact (if any) Java Server Faces will have on
Spring?  Will a JSF "adapter" be developed for spring?  Since JSF will =
be
part of the J2EE standard managers will start to expect everyone to use =
/
know JSF, or the existing / entrenched Struts framework.  Spring may =
have an
uphill battle if it doesn't support JSF, when it appears Struts will.

Thoughts / opinions.
Later
Rob



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