Re: [jsr-314-open] required attributes in composite components

On 4/3/09, Pete Muir <pmuir(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > > Just one :-) > > > > On 3 Apr 2009, at 17:54, Kito Mann wrote: > > > >> Are suggesting both of those options or just one? > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> http://www.jsfcentral.com > >> http://www.Virtua.com > >> > >> > >> On Apr 3, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Pete Muir <pmuir(a)REDHAT.COM&gt; wrote: > >> > >>> Yes, I like the idea. I was trying to think about attribute names, > >>> as restrictAttributes feels wrong. How about > >>> > >>> * strict="{true|false}" > >>> * complete="{true|false}" > >>> > >>> On 2 Apr 2009, at 12:56, Kito Mann wrote: > >>> > >>>> So, here's one other thing that came up at JSFDays -- the fact > >>>> that composite components (like Facelet compositions) don't > >>>> restrict which attributes can be used. This is fine for Facelet > >>>> compositions, but since composite components can define specific > >>>> attributes, it makes sense to give component authors the ability > >>>> to restrict page authors to those attributes. > >>>> > >>>> I think the easiest way to handle this from a component author's > >>>> perspective would be to add an attribute to the > >>>> <component:interface> tag: > >>>> > >>>> <component:interface restrictAttributes="true"> > >>>> <component:attribute name="name" required="true"/> > >>>> <component:attribute name="size"/> > >>>> </component:interface> > >>>> > >>>> So, in this case, this component would _only_ accept the name and > >>>> size attributes, and the runtime would throw an exception if > >>>> another attribute were used. An IDE could also complain when > >>>> someone tried to use a different attribute. > >>>> > >>>> Thoughts? > >>>> --- > >>>> Kito D. Mann -- Author, JavaServer Faces in Action > >>>> http://twitter.com/kito99 http://twitter.com/jsfcentral > >>>> http://www.virtua.com - JSF/Java EE consulting, training, and > >>>> mentoring > >>>> http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info > >>>> +1 203-404-4848 x3 > >>>> > >>>> Public JSF Course in NYC (April 21st-24th): > >>>> http://www.regonline.com/jsf-course > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Pete Muir > >>> http://www.seamframework.org > >>> http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Pete > > > > -- > > Pete Muir > > http://www.seamframework.org > > http://in.relation.to/Bloggers/Pete > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.irian.at > > Your JSF powerhouse - > JSF Consulting, Development and > Courses in English and German > > Professional Support for Apache MyFaces >