[seam-dev] Let me know what you need for a first stab at the PDF/Mail port from Seam 2

[Lincoln Baxter, III]

I think for now these should be the same module. "Seam Docs" -- There's also
been speculation on whether a Mock Framework could be used to boot-up JSF
and render documents.

http://community.jboss.org/wiki/MockObjectsforTestDrivenJSFDevelopmentorgjbosstest-jsfjsf-mockproject

Another alternative is to build a UIViewRoot, and replace it during the
PreRenderViewEvent (which specifically states that it can be used to replace
the UIViewRoot.)

Or.. there's the possibility of simply creating a "fake" Request and
Response object, and doing an internal forward in order to capture output
and capture the output (via the faked response object) to be used in
generating the PDF or Mail document.

This last option is probably where I would start. I'd start by simply trying
to create a new request and capture the output -- just try on a normal page,
we can worry about generating pages that look like email documents after
this basic functionality is working.

--Lincoln


2010/5/21 Cody Lerum <cody.lerum at gmail.com>

> So a seam-mail and a seam-reporting?
>
> -C
>
> 2010/5/21 Tomaž Cerar <cerar at parsek.com>:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> >
> >
> > Will pdf and mail be separate modules?
> >
> >
> >
> > I would also like to contribute to both modules.
> >
> > I have done some extensive research of existing mail module code while
> > tracking down JBSEAM-3555 and have found out that current approach to
> using
> > JSF in seam mail error-prone J
> >
> > Currently seam just uses jsf that was initalized in web application and
> that
> > is why there are some ugly hacks to make it work when you invoke seam
> mail
> > from from non-web request (ejb,mdb,...)
> >
> >
> >
> > Pete has sugessted that new seam-mail modul should start its own instance
> of
> > JSF.
> >
> > Main problem with jsf is that there is no standard api to programaticly
> > set-up jsf enviroment. Idea is that seam implements RI (Mojarra 2.0) with
> > implementation specific api and possible others if they provide any
> machins
> > for starting up.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would also like to contribute do pdf module as we have some in-house
> > improvments and also some friends are willing to contibute huge upgrade
> to
> > seam-pdf(forms,etc,..) but it is currently seam 2.0.x based.
> >
> >
> >
> > As I have not yet had much time to dive deeply into CDI and Seam 3(but I
> > folow development closly) a kick start as setting up seam3 module would
> be
> > much apreciated. Altough I can help to »rip out« any seam 2 module...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Tomaž
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: seam-dev-bounces at lists.jboss.org
> > [mailto:seam-dev-bounces at lists.jboss.org] On Behalf Of Lincoln Baxter,
> III
> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 4:57 PM
> > To: cody.lerum at gmail.com; Dan Allen; Seam Dev List
> > Subject: [seam-dev] Let me know what you need for a first stab at the
> > PDF/Mail port from Seam 2
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Cody, you have my email address now.
> >
> > I'm actually not very familiar with Seam 2, which is one of the reasons
> this
> > has been lower priority, but if you can "rip" that part out of Seam 2 and
> > make it a standalone maven project, I can help you get it set up as a
> Seam 3
> > module and all that goodness :)
> >
> > seam-dev at lists.jboss.org (if you don't already know) is where we discuss
> > development, so you can also ask questions there --
> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/seam-dev is where you can sign
> up.
> >
> > Thanks for reaching out!
> > --
> > Lincoln Baxter, III
> > http://ocpsoft.com
> > http://scrumshark.com
> > "Keep it Simple"
> > !DSPAM:6,4bf54e13248112142088973!
>



-- 
Lincoln Baxter, III
http://ocpsoft.com
http://scrumshark.com
"Keep it Simple"
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