News

[2003.12.06] Updated documentation
The installation section describes now in a few steps how to setup StrutsCX. Read about the new feature to bypass the call to the validate() method within your Action.

[2003.12.04] StrutsCX v0.9.5 maintenance release
StrutsCX v0.9.5 no longer demands the project's context name in the strutscx-config.xml. Most StrutsCX parameters can now be set as Request Parameter or Request Attribute. Check out the change history for more.

[2003.11.19] StrutsCX v0.9.4 new improved release
StrutsCX comes now with 5 sample applications showing solutions for XSL transformation, XSL-FO, clientside and pipelined transformations of your data. I you like you can add your own StrutsCXDocumentBuilder and StrutsCXTransformer, too. StrutsCX itself is now a 80k small JAR. The use of FOP is optional - no FOP JARs necessary. Date objects get now nicely serialized in the XML-Output-Document. The StrutsCXStandardDocumentBuilder now serializes every ActionForm, ActionErrors and data object (ArrayList filled with JavaBeans, DOM, JDOM, dom4j, null) it can find in the Request. Check out the change history for more.

[2003.07.17] StrutsCX v0.9.3 is out
The latest release of StrutsCX separates the core StrutsCX from the sample application. If you do not need FOP you now can switch this feature off. StrutsCX now loads parameters with help of Struts PlugIns. And last but not least it's possible to pass dom4j Documents to the StrutsCXServlet.

[2003.07.15] Workflow solution with StrutsCX
Check out the latest JavaMagazine 8.03: "Navigation auf hoher See - Realisierung komplexer Workflow-System mit J2EE Patterns" or the Java Tip 140 on Java World by Klaus Berg. These articles features the idea of a ScreenFlowManager component for a declarative navigation approach and tracking the users klicks. It's based on StrutsCX technology.

[2003.06.14] New Struts book with StrutsCX is out
For all readers from Germany: Check out the new book 'Struts Java Framework für Webanwendungen', Software&Support, which dedicates a whole chapter to StrutsCX.

[2003.03.16] StrutsCX v0.9.2 is out
StrutsCX v0.9.2 is out. Besides some bug fixes and code cleanup you can hand over your data to the StrutsCXServlet as org.jdom.Document, org.w3c.dom.Document or as an ArrayList containing JavaBeans. Note for StrutsCX v0.9.1 and before users: Before install read carefully this!

[2003.03.15] StrutsCX article on DevX!
StrutsCX is featured in the DevX online magazine. Check out the article Generate Web Output in Multiple Formats and Languages with StrutsCX to quickly learn about the goals and architecture of StrutsCX.

[2003.02.15] Cache the transformed XML data
For everybody looking for a way to cache the result after the XSLT transformation with StrutsCX we do recommend to use the neteye actioncache framework. It can boost the performance dramatically by invocing the actions (and views) that display the content just in case the underlying data has changed or a before set timeout occurs. Check it out!

[2003.02.13] StrutsCX v0.9.1 with support of multiple transformations
StrutsCX v0.9.1 adds the new concept of strutscx-definitions, elements you can define in the strutscx-config.xml and where you can specify one or more XSL Stylesheets for transformation. If multiple Stylesheets are defined the output of the last transformation gets the input of the next. These features are optional. Before install read carefully the change history!

[2003.02.11] StrutsCX v0.9 includes Struts Validator
StrutsCX v0.9 finally includes the Struts Validator. This makes advanced validation with StrutsCX possible, too. All validation logic is pulled out of the ActionForms into separate Java classes. A basic set of validation rules is provided by the Struts framework and can easily configured through the Validator XML files. The use of regular expressions to define validation constraints is possible. Check out the change history for more information!

[2003.02.09] StrutsCX v0.8.4 supports client side XSLT!
StrutsCX v0.8.4 enables client side XSLT and contains some code clean up. Check out the change history for more information!

[2003.02.08] StrutsCX v0.8.3
StrutsCX v0.8.3 now supports PDF creation. Through integration of Apache FOP its possible to supply an XSL Stylesheet with XSL-FO elements which dynamically gets transformened into PDF files. Check out the change history for more information!