[jira] [Created] (WICKET-4960) Easier logging of UI interactions

["Rob Audenaerde (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Rob Audenaerde created WICKET-4960:
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             Summary: Easier logging of UI interactions  
                 Key: WICKET-4960
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WICKET-4960
             Project: Wicket
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: wicket
    Affects Versions: 6.4.0
            Reporter: Rob Audenaerde
            Priority: Minor


As developer I wish to log all the user activity in my wicket application, so that I can use this information to trace error, generate tests and logs. (See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14094755/logging-user-actions-in-wicket)

Currently, this can be achieved by either: 
- subclassing all UI components and handle their: onSubmits, onClicks, onChanged() ... etc. It is impossible for BookmarkablePageLinks and easier for Ajax components (especially when using the onEvent since Wicket 1.5).
- attaching a logging behaviour and try to do something with the onRequest()
- AOP and create intersections on the methods above.

What I would really like is a Behavior that can be attached to components that can intercept/log the user interactions. Currently this is impossible, so it would require some rewriting.   

The main benefits would be the logging. If the logging is of a consistent format, I think it could also be used to drive the WicketTester, making creating tests a lot easier.

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