Java 5 extension framework for Struts released

Strecks, a set of open source extensions to the Struts framework aimed at Java 5 users, has been released. Strecks (which stands for “Struts Extensions”) is built on the existing Struts 1.2.x code base.

Read Phil Zoio’s article on Strecks, titled Building on Struts for Java 5 Users.

Strecks contains a range of features aimed to streamline the Struts programming model. Some key features include:

• POJO action beans with no framework dependencies
• action vs. controller separation. Request processing logic is encapsulated into Action controllers, simplifying action implementations
• annotation-based dependency injection (typed request parameters, session attributes, Spring beans, and others)
• annotation-based form validators (XML and code-free)
• annotation-based data binding from form properties to domain model
• annotations for additional per-field control over type conversion
• simplified mechanisms to support navigation and redirecting after posts
• pluggable navigation using annotations
• pre- and post-action interceptors, with access to dependency resolved action beans as well as full runtime context

For a more complete list, see http://strecks.sourceforge.net/features.php.