Struts: The Complete Reference, 2nd Edition

Name: Struts: The Complete Reference, 2nd Edition
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Cover Page
Struts: The Complete Reference
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part I The Struts Framework
1 An Introduction to Struts
A Brief History of Web Application Development
Two Development Models
Model 1 Architecture Overview
Model 2 Architecture Overview
A Closer Look at the Model-View-Controller Architecture
Model Components
View Components
Controller Components
Enter Struts
The Evolution of Struts
Struts Is Open Source
Basic Components of Struts
Base Framework
JSP Tag Libraries
Tiles Plugin
Validator Plugin
Acquiring Struts
What You Get (Binary)
What You Get (Source)
Getting Started with Struts
2 Building a Simple Struts Application
Application Overview
The Mini HR Application Files
index.jsp
search.jsp
SearchForm.java
SearchAction.java
EmployeeSearchService.java
Employee.java
web.xml
struts-config.xml
MessageResources.properties
Compiling, Packaging, and Running the Application
Downloading and Installing Struts and Tomcat
Compiling the Application
Packaging the Application
Running the Application
Understanding the Flow of Execution
3 The Model Layer
What Is the Model?
Model Layer Breakdown
Struts and the Model
Using BeanUtils to Transfer Data to Model Classes
Reviewing the Model Layer of the Mini HR Application
4 The View Layer
Struts and the View Layer
JSP Pages
Form Beans
JSP Tag Libraries
Resource Bundles
Reviewing the View Layer of the Mini HR Application
Alternative View Technologies
5 The Controller Layer
Struts and the Controller Layer
The ActionServlet Class
The Request Processing Engine
Jakarta Commons Chain-Based Request Processing
RequestProcessor Class-Based Processing
The Action Class
Retrieving Values from Form Beans
Customizing the Response from an Action
Struts' Built-in Actions
The ActionForward Class
Reviewing the Controller Layer of the Mini HR Application
6 Validator
Validator Overview
Using Validator
Enabling the Validator Plugin
Creating Form Beans
Configuring validator-rules.xml
Configuring the Application Resource Bundle File
Configuring validation.xml
Using Validator's Included Validations
Enabling Client-Side Validations
Creating Custom Validations
Creating a Validation Method
Adding a New Validation Rule
Adding New Validation Definitions
Adding Messages to the MessageResources.properties File
Internationalizing Validations
Adding Validator to the Mini HR Application
Change SearchForm to Extend ValidatorForm
Create a validation.xml File
Add the Validator Plugin to the struts-config.xml File
Add Validation Error Messages to the MessageResources.properties File
Compile, Package, and Run the Updated Application
7 Tiles
Tiles Overview
Using Tiles
Enabling the Tiles Plugin
Creating Tiles Definitions
Creating Layout JSPs and Using the Tiles Tag Library
Creating Content JSPs
Using the Tiles Definitions
Handling Relative URLS with Tiles
Internationalizing Tiles
Using the Tiles Tag Library
The Tiles Tag Library Tags
The add Tag
The definition Tag
The getAsString Tag
The importAttribute Tag
The initComponentDefinitions Tag
The insert Tag
The put Tag
The putList Tag
The useAttribute Tag
Adding Tiles to the Mini HR Application
Create Layout JSPs
Update Existing JSPs to Work with Layouts
Create a tiles-defs.xml Tiles Configuration File
Update the struts-config.xml Struts Configuration File
Repackage and Run the Updated Application
8 Declarative Exception Handling
Configuring Struts' Exception Handler
Exception Handling for Committed Responses
Creating a Custom Exception Handler
Create a New Exception Handler Class
Add New Exception Handler Definitions to the Application's Struts Configuration File
Adding Declarative Exception Handling to the Mini HR Application
Create an Application Exception Class
Update SearchAction to Throw an Application Exception
Set Up an Exception Handler in the struts-config.xml Configuration File
Create an Exception Handler JSP
Add an Exception Error Message to the MessageResources.properties File
Recompile, Repackage, and Run the Updated Application
9 Struts Modules
Using Modules
Creating a Struts Configuration File for Each Module
Configuring the web.xml Deployment Descriptor for Modules
Configuring Links to Access Module-Specific JSPs
Using Validator with Modules
Using Tiles with Modules
Converting the Mini HR Application to Use Modules
Set Up Module Directories and Files
Create a Struts Configuration File for Each Module
Update the Application's web.xml Deployment Descriptor File
Update the index.jsp File to Link to Each of the Modules
Repackage and Run the Updated Application
Part II Applying Struts
10 Internationalizing Struts Applications
Understanding Java's Internationalization Support
The java.util.Locale Class
The java.util.ResourceBundle Class
The java.text.MessageFormat Class
Understanding Struts' Internationalization Support
Locale
Message Resources
Struts' Tag Library Support for Internationalization
Internationalizing the Mini HR Application
Add Entries for All Application Text to the MessageResources.properties Resource Bundle File
Create a Spanish Version of the MessageResources.properties File
Update JSPs to Retrieve All Application Text from the MessageResources.properties File
Repackage and Run the Updated Application
11 Securing Struts Applications
Levels of Security
Providing Secure Communications
Authentication and Authorization
Role-Based Access Control
Container- vs. Application-Managed Security
Using Container-Managed Security
Login Configurations
Container-Managed Secure Transport
Application-Managed Security
Creating a Security Service
Integrating Struts with SSL
12 Testing Struts Applications
Types of Testing
Unit Testing
Functional Testing
System Testing
Unit Testing Struts Applications
Testing the Model
Testing Controller Behavior
Testing the View
Use-Case-Driven Testing
Creating Test Cases
Using Canoo WebTest
Testing Application Performance
Part III The Struts Tag Libraries
13 The HTML Tag Library
Understanding Variables and Scope in JSP Pages
Using the HTML Tag Library
The HTML Tag Library Tags
The base Tag
The button Tag
The cancel Tag
The checkbox Tag
The errors Tag
The file Tag
The form Tag
The frame Tag
The hidden Tag
The html Tag
The image Tag
The img Tag
The javascript Tag
The link Tag
The messages Tag
The multibox Tag
The option Tag
The options Tag
The optionsCollection Tag
The password Tag
The radio Tag
The reset Tag
The rewrite Tag
The select Tag
The submit Tag
The text Tag
The textarea Tag
The xhtml Tag
Common Tag Attributes
14 The Bean Tag Library
Understanding Variables and Scope in JSPs
Using the Bean Tag Library
The Bean Tag Library Tags
The cookie Tag
The define Tag
The header Tag
The include Tag
The message Tag
The page Tag
The parameter Tag
The resource Tag
The size Tag
The struts Tag
The write Tag
15 The Logic Tag Library
Understanding Variables and Scope in JSPs
Using the Logic Tag Library
The Logic Tag Library Tags
The empty Tag
The equal Tag
The forward Tag
The greaterEqual Tag
The greaterThan Tag
The iterate Tag
The lessEqual Tag
The lessThan Tag
The match Tag
The messagesNotPresent Tag
The messagesPresent Tag
The notEmpty Tag
The notEqual Tag
The notMatch Tag
The notPresent Tag
The present Tag
The redirect Tag
16 The Nested Tag Library
Understanding Object Nesting in Struts
Using the Nested Tag Library
The Nested Tag Library Tags
The nest Tag
The root Tag
The writeNesting Tag
17 Using JSTL with Struts
JSTL Overview
The JSTL Expression Language
The JSTL Tag Libraries
Using JSTL with Struts
JSTL Replacement Examples
Using the Struts EL Tag Libraries
The Struts EL Tag Library Tags
Part IV Struts Configuration Files
18 The Struts Configuration File
Understanding XML DTDs
Configuring the web.xml Deployment Descriptor
The Struts Configuration File Tags
The action Tag
The action-mappings Tag
The controller Tag
The exception Tag
The form-bean Tag
The form-beans Tag
The form-property Tag
The forward Tag
The global-exceptions Tag
The global-forwards Tag
The message-resources Tag
The plug-in Tag
The set-property Tag
The struts-config Tag
Metadata Tags
Editing Struts Configuration Files with Struts Console
19 The Tiles Configuration File
Understanding XML DTDs
Enabling the Tiles Plugin
The Tiles Configuration File Tags
The add Tag
The bean Tag
The definition Tag
The item Tag
The put Tag
The putList Tag
The set-property Tag
The tiles-definitions Tag
Metadata Tags
Editing Tiles Configuration Files with Struts Console
20 The Validator Configuration Files
Two Configuration Files
Understanding XML DTDs
Enabling the Validator Plugin
The Validator Configuration File Tags
The arg Tag
The constant Tag
The constant-name Tag
The constant-value Tag
The field Tag
The form Tag
The form-validation Tag
The formset Tag
The global Tag
The javascript Tag
The msg Tag
The validator Tag
The var Tag
The var-jstype Tag
The var-name Tag
The var-value Tag
Editing Validator Configuration Files with Struts Console
Part V Struts Extensions
21 Struts Scripting
Bean Scripting Framework Overview
Struts Scripting Overview
Using Struts Scripting
Adding the Struts Scripting .jar Files and Properties File to the Application
Creating Script-Based Actions
Configuring Script-Based Actions in the Application's Struts Configuration File
Predefined Scripting Variables
Using Struts Scripting with the Mini HR Application
Add the Struts Scripting .jar Files and Properties File to the Application
Convert SearchAction to a Groovy Script
Configure the struts-config.xml File
Repackage and Run the Updated Application
22 The Struts-Faces Integration Library
JSF Overview
Struts-Faces Library Overview
Supported Versions of Struts
Supported Versions of JSF
Using the Struts-Faces Library
Adding the Required .jar Files to the Application
Adding a Servlet Definition for the JSF Controller Servlet to the web.xml File
Configuring Struts to Use a Custom Struts-Faces Request Processor
Using the Struts-Faces and JSF Tag Library Tags to Create JSF-Based User Interfaces
Configuring Forward and Action Definitions in the Application's Struts Configuration File
Known Limitations
The Struts-Faces Tag Library Tags
The base Tag
The commandLink Tag
The errors Tag
The form Tag
The html Tag
The javascript Tag
The loadMessages Tag
The message Tag
The stylesheet Tag
The write Tag
Using the Struts-Faces Library with the Mini HR Application
Add a JSF Implementation's and JSTL .jar Files to the Application
Add a Servlet Definition for the JSF Controller Servlet to the web.xml File
Configure the struts-config.xml File
Update Existing JSPs to Use the Struts-Faces and JSF Tag Library Tags
Repackage and Run the Updated Application
23 Using AJAX with Struts
AJAX Overview
Integrating AJAX with the Mini HR Application
Add getEmployeeCount( ) to EmployeeSearchService
Create a CountAction Class
Configure the CountAction Class in the struts-config.xml File
Update search.jsp to Use AJAX
Recompile, Repackage, and Run the Updated Application
Part VI Appendixes
A Struts Console Quick Reference
Supported Configuration Files
Acquiring and Installing Struts Console
Using Struts Console as a Stand-Alone Application
Using Struts Console Inside Borland JBuilder
Using Struts Console Inside Eclipse
Using Struts Console Inside IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere
Using Struts Console Inside IntelliJ IDEA
Using Struts Console Inside NetBeans and Sun Java Studio
Using Struts Console Inside Oracle JDeveloper
Configuring the Struts Console Output Options
B Third-Party Struts Extensions
Strecks
SSLEXT
Struts Menu
displaytag
stxx
formdef
Struts Layout
Struts Console
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