[ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache Struts to release Struts 1.3.0 as the "Action Framework"

[Martin Cooper <ma...@apache.org>]

14 Dec 2005 - The Apache Struts flagship product, the leading web
application framework for Java, is now known as the "Struts Action
Framework".

To make the framework easier to maintain, Apache Struts subdivided the
original monolithic distribution into several subprojects. Each subproject
has its own website, documentation, and release cycle, and may be downloaded
separately. For consistency, the original core framework component also has
its own name now: "Struts Action Framework". The JARs and external
dependencies for the extensions to Struts Action Framework are being bundled
into a convenient distribution known as the "Struts Action Framework
Library".

The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release will include several exciting new
features, including:

* Composable Request Processor
* ActionDynaForm interfaces
* Arbitrary configuration properties
* Catalog and Command Elements
* Enhanced Global Exception Handlers
* Extends attribute for XML configurations
* "isCommitted" Exception Handling
* Postback Actions
* Wildcard ActionConfig properties

The key change in this release is the "composable request processor". The
request processor is the framework's "kernal". The request processor methods
are now command objects in a flexible chain of commands. Rather than
subclassing a monolithic object, developers can now just replace commands
with their own implementations. Commands can also be inserted or removed, if
needed, to extend or streamline the request processing gauntlet, to better
meet the needs of different kinds of applications.

The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release, and other milestones on the
Apache Struts roadmap, were discussed at ApacheCon on Tuesday, December 13,
2005, in a talk, entitled "Struts 2006: An Embarrassment of Riches". Slides
from the talk are available online [
http://people.apache.org/~husted/apachecon-2005-action.pdf].

For more about Struts Action Framework, visit the framework's Website [
http://struts.apache.org/struts-action/].

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache Struts to release Struts 1.3.0 as the "Action Framework"

[Paul Benedict <pa...@yahoo.com>]

Postback actions - nothing fancy. It's simply that if you specify the name of the action, it uses
the one from the last request.

--- Michael Jouravlev <jm...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/14/05, Martin Cooper <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> > The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release will include several exciting new
> > features, including:
> <skipped>
> > * Postback Actions
> 
> Huh? Did I miss something?
> 
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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache Struts to release Struts 1.3.0 as the "Action Framework"

[Michael Jouravlev <jm...@gmail.com>]

On 12/14/05, Martin Cooper <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> The Struts Action Framework 1.3.0 release will include several exciting new
> features, including:
<skipped>
> * Postback Actions

Huh? Did I miss something?

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