Strecks (Struts extensions for Java 5) version 1.0 released

[Phil Zoio <ph...@realsolve.co.uk>]

I'm pleased to announce the release of Strecks 1.0. Strecks is a set of 
Java 5-specific extensions to the original Struts framework.

Making heavy use of Java 5 annotations, it adds a number of modern 
features to Struts-based applications, including POJO actions, 
dependency injection, declarative validation and data binding, 
interceptors, pluggable views, as well as seamless Spring integration. 
It is also highly extensible and amenable to test driven development. 
For more information, see http://strecks.sourceforge.net/features.php.

The aim of Strecks has been to address the most widely perceived 
inadequacies of the original Struts programming model while still 
allowing full backward compatibility of applications. Strecks works with 
the most recent general availability Struts versions (1.2.8 and 1.3.5), 
but at the same time allows developers to work with advanced features 
expected from modern web frameworks. Strecks offers an enhanced 
programming model for actions and forms, while working with existing 
unchanged templating and configuration mechanisms.

Strecks is aimed at developers who:
- have a significant existing investment in the current version of 
Struts, either in terms of knowledge or existing code
- are not currently ready or willing to take the pain of migrating to 
the forthcoming Struts 2.0 (based on WebWork) or another web framework
- want to take advantage of advanced features not available in vanilla 
Struts but increasingly so in other frameworks

Strecks can be downloaded from http://strecks.sourceforge.net/download.php.

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