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Re: [webtier] configurable valves

From: Jan Luehe <Jan.Luehe_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:03:51 -0800

Hi Wolfram,

On 01/11/09 14:48, Wolfram Rittmeyer wrote:
> Jan Luehe wrote:
>> Hi Wolfram,
>>
>> perhaps you could start working on adding support for configurable
>> valves to sun-web.xml, before you tackle adding support for this to
>> domain.xml?
>> This way, your 1st GlassFish project would have a more confined
>> scope. :)
>>
>> Let us know if that would work for you.
>>
>
> Even though I think Valves on virtual hosts are more useful than
> Valves per web app it is definitely a good idea to reduce the scope
> and just get started.

Great, I'm glad you agree with this approach!
>
> For now I have just checked out svn and imported the web-core and
> web-glue projects into Netbeans. If it's okay I will stick to the
> syntax suggested in RFE 4006 for the enhancement of sun-web.xml.
Sounds good. I think it is ok to say that valves will be added in the
order in which they have
been declared. Also, once you've added support for <valve> to
sun-web.xml, the existing,
property-based approach should probably be deprecated.
>
> But first I have to dig around a bit to get an understanding of the
> relevant parts ;-)

Yes, makes sense. Don't hesitate to send any questions you may have to
this forum.

Again, thanks for taking the initiative on this!


Jan