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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Mark Shifman <ma...@yale.edu> on 2004/07/13 14:58:08 UTC

multiple struts-config.xml and validator.xml files for dealing with "stories"

Ted Husted wrote:

>For a large, heavy-duty-input data-driven web application, I would recommend C. 
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>> C)  [Conventional class] is NOT used, data form validation is defined within the
>> validation.xml and handled by struts, the Action class (or some
>> surrogate) then enforces all business rules.
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>I've had deep discussions with other large teams in similar circumstances, and the consensus has been that (C) is the most safe, sane, and simple route.
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>I would also recommend finely-grained DynaValidatorForms to ensure only the expected properties are captured and validated. 
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>Nowadays, I also use finely-grained Struts configs, so that each "pageflow" or "story" is represented by its own struts-config.xml and validator.xml. This requires a strong naming convention to be sure the members of each config overlaps, but it makes it very easy to work with each use-case or story independently. 
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Do you have an example which uses multiple struts-config.xml  and 
validator.xml files for dealing with "stories"?
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