[seam-dev] jsf in seam 3

[Pete Muir]

On 29 Apr 2009, at 07:10, Dan Allen wrote:

>
>
> 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).
>
> +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.

Exactly, the compex dependency graph exist if you just dump everything  
in one big heap, it's just not as visible :-)

>
>
> -Dan
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