New Java 1.5 features

I am the leader on a brazilian government project called Atena: an Struts 2, Velocity and EJB 3 extension. We have developed many features that we think could be incorporated into the Struts source, like:

1) Lyfecycle

• @PreAction and @PosAction annotations
• @PreResult and @PosResult annotation

2) Scope

• Action scope
• Conversation scope
  @Persistent (to inject (load and save) scoped variable into actions)

3) Configuration

• @Action annotation
• @Result and @Results annotations
• @Interceptor and @Interceptors annotations

4) Interceptor

• TypeGeneric converter interceptor

5) Injection

• @Inject (to generic injection)
• EJB 3 capabilities to run the code inside and outside an EJB container

6) Ajax

• An embedded and speedy ajax solution and capabilities

7) Validation

• A java based (without xml) client and server side validation approach.

8) View

• A java based view designer
• A propotype capabilities

We think a JSP taglibs code based is not a good approach to Struts. It cannot compete against JSF. We have developed a pure java approach using similars Struts taglibs classes, but without JSP.

If it could be intersting, please, write me.

Jonatas Rodrigues
jonatas@pgr.mpf.gov.br