[seam-dev] jsf in seam 3

[Dan Allen]

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>> Going back to the faces module, instead of continuing with the
>> org.jboss.seam.jsf and org.jboss.seam.faces package split in Seam 3, I think
>> we should put all the faces classes under org.jboss.seam.faces and use
>> appropriate sub-package names. So in this case, I propose
>> org.jboss.seam.faces.application.SeamApplicationFactory and
>> org.jboss.seam.faces.application.SeamApplication for overriding the default
>> Application impl. We will also need the org.jboss.seam.el package (perhaps
>> module).
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> +1 for this idea.  The module dependencies are turning out to be quite
> difficult to unravel, if we put our foot down and say that all
> faces-related/dependent functionality just goes in the faces module this
> will greatly help to simplify things.


I think it's just a matter of zooming out to look at the bigger picture when
things seem like they are in a twist.

Instead of thinking of replacing the class 1-for-1, think if perhaps there
is base functionality that would be relevant for any environment and
specific functionality for a framework like JSF. Then, you can create a
generic class and then specialize it using a deployment type and
@Specializes. Two examples of this so far are
StatusMessages/FacesStatusMessages and Expressions/FacesExpressions. I
believe that Selector is another candidate for this. There is nothing
specific to JSF about a selector, but it just happens to be in the JSF
package in Seam 2.1.

-Dan

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