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| <document> |
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| <title>Welcome</title> |
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| <body> |
| <section name="Welcome to Struts Scripting"> |
| <a name="overview"/> |
| <p>This component allows Struts Actions to be written in the scripting |
| language of one's choice rather than as Java classes. It uses the |
| <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/bsf">Bean Scripting Framework</a> |
| to allow scripts to be written in any language BSF supports like Perl, |
| Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Groovy, and even VBScript. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Struts Scripting allows an application to be developed rapidly with |
| the quick development cycle (edit file -> refresh browser) that one |
| would expect in a scripting environment. Furthermore, it enables other |
| non-Java trained members of a development group, such as web designers who |
| may have a scripting background, to be more involved, leaving the Java |
| developers to create the reusable services the Struts actions will interact |
| with. Finally, when used with Java-like languages such as <a |
| href="http://groovy.codehaus.org">Groovy</a>, applications can quickly be |
| stood up, then later the Struts action scripts can be migrated to Java for |
| better performance. |
| </p> |
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| <subsection name="Features"> |
| <a name="features"/> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Implement Actions with JavaScript, Groovy, etc.</li> |
| <li>Supports all BSF languages</li> |
| <li>Scripts cached in memory on first use</li> |
| <li>Ability to pass parameters to script through Struts config</li> |
| </ul> |
| </subsection> |
| <subsection name="Documentation"> |
| <a name="documentation"/> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="user-guide.html">User Guide</a> - Covers installation and usage</li> |
| <li><a href="source-guide.html">Source Code Guide</a> - Covers the source layout and how to build Struts Scripting</li> |
| <li><a href="apidocs/index.html">Javadocs</a> - Includes |
| <a href="apidocs/org/apache/struts/scripting/StrutsInfo.html"><code>struts</code></a> variable and |
| <a href="apidocs/org/apache/struts/scripting/BSFManagerFilter.html">Filter</a> API's.</li> |
| <li><a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/struts/action/trunk/apps/scripting-mailreader/src/main/">Struts |
| Mailreader</a> - A rewrite of the Struts Mailreader example application using Struts Scripting |
| and <a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org">Groovy</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| </subsection> |
| </section> |
| </body> |
| |
| </document> |