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Re: JSF Maven archetype code review

From: Sheetal Vartak <sheetal.vartak_at_oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:18:42 -0700

Hi Lincoln,

Thanks for the tips. I will certainly look into it.

Thanks
Sheetal

On Apr 12, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Lincoln Baxter, III wrote:

> Hi Sheetal,
>
> I took a look at this and it looks very good for getting users set up quickly. Might I also suggest that you take a look at Seam Forge, which provides much of this functionality already:
>
> http://community.jboss.org/people/lincolnthree/blog/2011/04/04/seam-forge-100alpha3-angry-kittens-released
>
> http://docs.jboss.org/forge/1.0.0.Alpha3/reference/en-US/html_single/#d0e19
>
> For example, in it's simplest form, it is possible to create a new JSF maven-based application with the following commands in Forge:
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> $ new-project --named jsf-quickstart --topLevelPackage com.example.jsf.quickstart
> $ project install-facet forge.spec.jsf
>
> At which point the project can be deployed onto an EE appserver, other commands may be used to extend the functionality by, installing persistence, other specs, and other tools. A Faces plugin for forge could be a place where many things JSF can be controlled and streamlined from a user's perspective. Setting development/production project stage, state-saving, etc.
>
> Just food for thought, there is currently no Faces plugin, simply support for faces-config. (The forge built-in scaffold features JSF)
>
> /end pitch
> ~Lincoln
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Sheetal Vartak <sheetal.vartak_at_oracle.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Please take a look at the new dir structure (jsf-archetype) I plan to add to the trunk. I have a little document attached describing the intent of having this maven archetype and the instructions to create it. Please take a look and let me know if there are any suggestions/recommendations/comments.
>
>
> Thanks
> Sheetal
>
>
>
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