一、约定大于配置
从struts2.1开始,struts2不再推荐使用Codebehind作为零配置插件,而是改为使用Convention插件来支持零配置,和Codebehind相比,Convention插件更彻底,该插件完全抛弃配置信息,不仅不需要是使用struts.xml文件进行配置,甚至不需要使用Annotation进行配置,而是由struts2根据约定自动配置。
使用Convention:1. 将struts-Convention-plugin-2.1.6.jar文件复制到WEB-INF/lib路径下
2. 对于Convention插件而言,它会自动搜索位于action,actions,struts,struts2包下的所有java类,Convention插件会把如下两种java类当成Action处理:
2.1、 所有实现了com.opensymphony.xwork2.Action的java类
2.2、 所有类名以Action结尾的java类
3. Convention插件还允许设置如下三个常量:
3.1、 struts.Convention.exclude.packges:指定不扫描哪些包下的java类,位于这些包结构下的java类将不会自动映射成Action;
3.2、 struts.convention.package.locators:Convention插件使用该常量指定的包作为搜寻Action的根包。对于actions.fore.LoginAction类,按约定原本应映射到/fore/login;如果将该常量设为fore,则该Action将会映射到/login
3.3、 struts.convention.action.packages:Convention插件以该常量指定包作为根包来搜索Action类。Convention插件除了扫描action,actions,struts,struts2四个包的类以外,还会扫描该常量指定的一个或多个包,Convention会试图从中发现Action类。
注意:struts.convention.package.locators和struts.convention.action.packages两个常量的作用比较微妙,开发者在利用这两个常量时务必小心。
如下面Action所在包被映射的命名空间如下:
com.example.actions.MainAction ->映射 /
com.example.actions.products.Display -> 映射 /products
com.example.struts.company.details.ShowCompanyDetailsAction ->映射 /company/details
4. 映射Action的name时,遵循如下两步规则:
4.1、 如果该Action类名包含Action后缀,将该Action类名的Action后缀去掉。否则不做任何处理。
4.2、 将Action类名的驼峰写法(每个单词首字母大写、其他字母小写的写法)转成中画线写法(所有字母小写,单词与单词之间以中画线隔开)
如:LoginAction映射的Acion的name属性为login,GetBooks映射的Action的name的属性为get-books,AddEmployeeAction映射的Action的name属性为add-employee
5. 默认情况下。Convention总会到WEB应用的WEB-INF/content路径下定位物理资源,定位资源的约定是:actionRUL+resultCODE+suffix。当某个逻辑视图找不到对应的试图资源时,Convention会自动视图使用ActionURL+suffix作为物理视图资源。
如:actions.fore.LoginAction 返回success字符串时,Convention优先考虑使用WEB-INF/content/fore目录下的login-success.jsp作为视图资源。如果找不到该文件,login.jsp也可作为对应的试图资源。如果返回input字符串,Convention会将WEB-INF/content/fore里面查找login-input.jsp
6. 为了看到struts2应用里的Action等各种资源的影射情况,struts2提供了Config Browser插件。使用方法,将struts2-config-browser-plugin-2.1.6.jar文件复制到struts2应用的WEB-INF\lib目录中。
打开首页地址:http://localhost:8080/applicationName/config-browser/actionNames.action这里可以看到Config Browser插件的首页。
注意:这里不管开发者是否使用struts.xml文件进行配置,一样可以看到struts的配置信息。
7.Action链的约定
如果希望一个Action处理结束后不是进入一个试图页面,而是进行另一个Action形成的Action链。通过Convention插件则只需遵守如下三个约定即可。
7.1、 第一个Action返回的逻辑视图字符串没有对应的视图资源
7.2、 第二个Action与第一个Action处在同一个包下
7.3、 第二个Action影射的URL为:firstActionURL+“-”+resultCODE
如:package com.example.actions;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.Action;
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;
public class HelloAction extends ActionSupport {
@Action("foo")
public String foo() {
return "bar";
}
@Action("foo-bar")
public String bar() {
return SUCCESS;
}
}
注意:由于Convention插件根据Action和jsp页面来动态生成映射的,因此不管是Acion的改变,还是JSP页面的改变都需要Convention插件重新加载映射。那么只要我们为struts2应用配置如下两个常量就可以了。
<!--配置struts2应用于开发模式--!>
<constant name=”struts.devMode” value=”true”/>
<!—配置Convention插件自动重加载映射--!>
<constant name=”struts.convention.classes.reload” value=”true”/>
几个重要的常量:
struts.convention.action.disableJarScanning---是否从包中搜索Action
struts.convention.action.package--------Convention插件以该常量指定包作为根包
struts.convention.result.path ---设置Convention插件定位视图资源的根路径。默认值为/WEB-INF/content
struts.convention.result.flatLayout—如果是为false则可以将试图放置Action对应的目录下,无需放入WEB-INF/content
二、Convention注解
1. Convention的Annotation1.1、 与Action相关的两个Annotation是@Action 和@Actions
1.2、@Action中可指定一个value属性。类似于指定<action name=””/>属性值
1.3、@Action中还可以指定一个params属性,该属性是一个字符串数组,用于该Acion指定的参数名和参数值。params属性应遵守如下格式:{“name1”,”value1”,”name2”,”value2”}
1.4、 @Actions 也用于修饰Action类里的方法,用于将该方法映射到多个URL.@Actions用于组织多个@Action.因此它可将一个方法映射成多个逻辑Action。
如:
private String message;
public String getMessage() {
return message;
}
public void setMessage(String message) {
this.message = message;
}
@Actions({ @Action(value = "login1", params = { "message", "指定Result!" }),
@Action(value = "login2") })
public String login() {
return "str";
}
@Action(value = "other")
public String abc() {
return "abc";
}
private String message;
public String getMessage() {
return message;
}
public void setMessage(String message) {
this.message = message;
}
@Actions({ @Action(value = "login1", params = { "message", "指定Result!" }),
@Action(value = "login2") })
public String login() {
return "str";
}
@Action(value = "other")
public String abc() {
return "abc";
}
我们可以通过/login1.action访问,而在访问时,message这个属性已经有值,为message=”指定Result!” 返回的视图是login1-str.jsp;
当我们用/login2.action访问时,str的值为null。返回的视图为 login2-str.jsp;
而我们通过/other.action调用的是abc()方法,返回的视图为/other-abc.jsp;
2. @Result 和@Results、@ResultPath
2.1、@Result 和@Results
2.1.1、@Results用于组织多个@Result因此它只需指定一个value属性值,该value属性值为多个@Result
2.1.2、@Result相当于struts.xml文件的<result/>元素。使用@Result必须指定一个name属性,相当于<result name=””/>。
2.1.3、@Result可选的属性:
① type 相当于<result type=””/>指定返回视图资源的类型
② location 相当于<result>…..</result>中间部分,用于指定实际视图位置
② params:该属性相当于<result/>元素里多个<param../>子元素的作用,用于为该Result指定参数值。该属性应满足{“name1”,”value1”,”name2”,”value2”}格式
2.1.4、@Result有以下两种用法:
① Action级的Result映射:以@Actions组合多个@Action后修饰的Action类。这种Result映射对该Action里的所有方法都有效。
②方法级Result映射:将多个@Result组成数组后作为@Action的results属性值。这种Result映射仅对被修饰的方法有效。
@Results({ @Result(name = "failure", location = "fail.jsp") }) public class HelloWorld extends ActionSupport { @Action(value = "/different/url", results = { @Result(name = "success", location = "http://struts.apache.org", type = "redirect") }) public String execute() { return SUCCESS; } @Action("/another/url") public String doSomething() { return SUCCESS; } } @Results({ @Result(name = "failure", location = "fail.jsp") })
public class HelloWorld extends ActionSupport {
@Action(value = "/different/url", results = { @Result(name = "success", location = "http://struts.apache.org", type = "redirect") })
public String execute() {
return SUCCESS;
}
@Action("/another/url")
public String doSomething() {
return SUCCESS;
}
}
2.1、@ResultPath则用于修饰包和Action类,用于改变被修饰Action所对应的物理视图资源的根路径。例如:默认情况下,Convention都会到WEB-INF/content路径下找物理视图资源,一旦我们使用@ResultPath(“/WEB-INF/jsps”)修饰该Action,系统将回到/WEB-INF/jsps目录下寻找物理视图资源。
@ResultPath("/WEB-INF/jsps")
public class HelloWorld extends ActionSupport {
public String execute() {
return SUCCESS;
}
}
3、包和命名空间相关的Annotation:
@Namespace:修饰Action类或其所在的包。该Annotation中指定一个value属性值,用于指定被修饰的Action所在的命名空间
@Namespaces:修饰Action类或其所在的包,用于组合多个@Namespace
@ParentPackage: 用于指定被修饰的Action所在包的父包。
4、 异常处理相关的Annotation
4.1、@ExceptionMappings 用于组织多个@ExceptionMapping,因此它只需指定一个value属性值,该value属性值为多个@ExceptionMapping。
4.2、@ExceptionMapping 用于定义异常类和物理视图之间的对应关系,也相当于struts.xml文件里<exception-mapping../>元素的作用 使用时,必须注意以下两个属性:
①exception: 用于指定异常类
②result : 用于指定逻辑视图
4.3、@ExceptionMpping有如下两种用法
①Action级的异常定义:以@ExceptionMappings组合多个@ExceptionMapping后修饰的Action类。这种异常定义对Action中的所有方法有效
@ExceptionMappings({ @ExceptionMapping(exception = "java.lang.NullPointerException", result = "success", params = {
"param1", "val1" }) })
public class ExceptionsActionLevelAction {
public String execute() throws Exception {
return null;
}
}
@ExceptionMappings({ @ExceptionMapping(exception = "java.lang.NullPointerException", result = "success", params = {
"param1", "val1" }) })
public class ExceptionsActionLevelAction {
public String execute() throws Exception {
return null;
}
}
②
方法级的异常定义: 将多个@ExceptionMapping组成数组后作为@Action的exceptionMappings属性值,这种异常定义仅对被修饰的方法有效。
public class ExceptionsMethodLevelAction {
@Action(value = "exception1", exceptionMappings = { @ExceptionMapping(exception = "java.lang.NullPointerException", result = "success", params = {
"param1", "val1" }) })
public String run1() throws Exception {
return null;
}
}
public class ExceptionsMethodLevelAction {
@Action(value = "exception1", exceptionMappings = { @ExceptionMapping(exception = "java.lang.NullPointerException", result = "success", params = {
"param1", "val1" }) })
public String run1() throws Exception {
return null;
}
}
5、拦截器配置相关的Annotation5.1、与拦截器配置的Annotation有@InterceptorRef、@InterceptorRefs和@DefaultInterceptorRef
@InterceptorRefs用于组织多个@InterceptorRef,因此它只需要指定一个value属性值,该value属性值为多个@InterceptorRef
@InterceptorRef用于为指定Action引用lanjieq或者是拦截器栈。也就相当于strut.xml中位于<action../>元素内部的<interceptor-ref../>子元素的作用。使用@InterceptorRefAnnotation时,必须制定一个value属性,用于指定所引用的拦截器或拦截器栈的名字。相当于<interceptor-ref../>子元素里name属性的作用。
@InterceptorRefs({ @InterceptorRef("interceptor-1"),@InterceptorRef("defaultStack") })
public class HelloWorld extends ActionSupport {
@Action(value = "action1", interceptorRefs = @InterceptorRef("validation"))
public String execute() {
return SUCCESS;
}
@Action(value = "action2")
public String doSomething() {
return SUCCESS;
}
}
@InterceptorRefs({ @InterceptorRef("interceptor-1"),@InterceptorRef("defaultStack") })
public class HelloWorld extends ActionSupport {
@Action(value = "action1", interceptorRefs = @InterceptorRef("validation"))
public String execute() {
return SUCCESS;
}
@Action(value = "action2")
public String doSomething() {
return SUCCESS;
}
}
三、struts-plugin.xml 常量
默认常量:
<constant name="struts.convention.actionConfigBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.actionNameBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.resultMapBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.interceptorMapBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.conventionsService" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.result.path" value="/WEB-INF/content/"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.result.flatLayout" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.suffix" value="Action"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.disableScanning" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.mapAllMatches" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.checkImplementsAction" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.default.parent.package" value="convention-default"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.name.lowercase" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.name.separator" value="-"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators" value="action,actions,struts,struts2"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators.disable" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators.basePackage" value=""/>
<constant name="struts.convention.exclude.packages" value="org.apache.struts.*,org.apache.struts2.*,org.springframework.web.struts.*,org.springframework.web.struts2.*,org.hibernate.*"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.relative.result.types" value="dispatcher,velocity,freemarker"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.redirect.to.slash" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.alwaysMapExecute" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.mapper.alwaysSelectFullNamespace" value="true"/>
<!-- <constant name="struts.convention.action.includeJars" /> -->
<constant name="struts.convention.action.fileProtocols" value="jar" />
<constant name="struts.convention.classes.reload" value="false" />
<constant name="struts.convention.exclude.parentClassLoader" value="true" />
<constant name="struts.convention.actionConfigBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.actionNameBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.resultMapBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.interceptorMapBuilder" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.conventionsService" value="convention"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.result.path" value="/WEB-INF/content/"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.result.flatLayout" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.suffix" value="Action"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.disableScanning" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.mapAllMatches" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.checkImplementsAction" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.default.parent.package" value="convention-default"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.name.lowercase" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.name.separator" value="-"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators" value="action,actions,struts,struts2"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators.disable" value="false"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.package.locators.basePackage" value=""/>
<constant name="struts.convention.exclude.packages" value="org.apache.struts.*,org.apache.struts2.*,org.springframework.web.struts.*,org.springframework.web.struts2.*,org.hibernate.*"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.relative.result.types" value="dispatcher,velocity,freemarker"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.redirect.to.slash" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.convention.action.alwaysMapExecute" value="true"/>
<constant name="struts.mapper.alwaysSelectFullNamespace" value="true"/>
<!-- <constant name="struts.convention.action.includeJars" /> -->
<constant name="struts.convention.action.fileProtocols" value="jar" />
<constant name="struts.convention.classes.reload" value="false" />
<constant name="struts.convention.exclude.parentClassLoader" value="true" />
Add a constant element to your struts config file to change the value of a configuration setting, like:
<constant name="struts.convention.result.path" value="/WEB-INF/mytemplates/"/>
Name | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|
struts.convention.action.alwaysMapExecute | true | Set to false, to prevent Convention from creating a default mapping to "execute" when there are other methods annotated as actions in the class |
struts.convention.action.includeJars | Comma separated list of regular expressions of jar URLs to be scanned. eg. ".myJar-0\.2.,.thirdparty-0\.1." | |
struts.convention.action.packages | An optional list of action packages that this should create configuration for (they don't need to match a locator pattern) | |
struts.convention.result.path | /WEB-INF/content/ | Directory where templates are located |
struts.convention.result.flatLayout | true | If set to false, the result can be put in its own directory: resultsRoot/namespace/actionName/result.extension |
struts.convention.action.suffix | Action | Suffix used to find actions based on class names |
struts.convention.action.disableScanning | false | Scan packages for actions |
struts.convention.action.mapAllMatches | false | Create action mappings, even if no @Action is found |
struts.convention.action.checkImplementsAction | true | Check if an action implements com.opensymphony.xwork2.Action to create an action mapping |
struts.convention.default.parent.package | convention-default | Default parent package for action mappins |
struts.convention.action.name.lowercase | true | Convert action name to lowercase |
struts.convention.action.name.separator | - | Separator used to build the action name, MyAction -> my-action. This character is also used as the separator between the action name and the result in templates, like action-result.jsp |
struts.convention.package.locators | action,actions,struts,struts2 | Packages whose name end with one of these strings will be scanned for actions |
struts.convention.package.locators.disable | false | Disable the scanning of packages based on package locators |
struts.convention.exclude.packages | org.apache.struts.*, org.apache.struts2.*, org.springframework.web.struts.*, org.springframework.web.struts2.*, org.hibernate.* | Packages excluded from the action scanning |
struts.convention.package.locators.basePackage | If set, only packages that start with its value will be scanned for actions | |
struts.convention.relative.result.types | dispatcher,velocity,freemarker | The list of result types that can have locations that are relative and the result location (which is the resultPath plus the namespace) prepended to them |
struts.convention.redirect.to.slash | true | A boolean parameter that controls whether or not this will handle unknown actions in the same manner as Apache, Tomcat and other web servers. This handling will send back a redirect for URLs such as /foo to /foo/ if there doesn't exist an action that responds to /foo |
struts.convention.classLoader.excludeParent | true | Exclude URLs found by the parent class loader from the list of URLs scanned to find actions (needs to be set to false for JBoss 5) |
struts.convention.action.eagerLoading | false | If set, found action classes will be instantiated by the ObjectFactory to accelerate future use, setting it up can clash with Spring managed beans |
四、注意细节
1、当使用@Namespace将会覆盖类包定义的Namespace,其他定义的有效Namespace将不通过Action直接找该命名空间下的对应的视图。
2、当使用@Action(value = "/url")时,使用@Namespace定义的命名空间无效,该命名空间为content。
3、使用@Action(value = "url")时,同时使用了@Namespace,完整路径就是@Namespace+url