3.2 Looking at the Big PictureNow that we have described the example application that will be the basis of this chapter's discussion, it's time to start looking at how we can implement it using the Struts framework. Although Chapter 1 discussed the MVC pattern in the order of model, view, and then controller, it doesn't necessarily make sense to follow that order as we explore the Struts components. In fact, it's more logical to cover the components in the order in which the Struts framework uses them to process a request. Thus, we'll discuss the components that make up the controller portion of the framework first. 3.2.1 The Struts Component PackagesThe Struts framework is made up of approximately 300 Java classes, divided into 8 core packages ("approximately" is an appropriate term because the framework is continuously growing and being shaped). In this chapter, we'll focus on only the top- level packages. Figure 3-4 shows the top-level packages and their dependencies within the framework. Figure 3-4. The eight top-level packages in the Struts framework
the MVC patternactually, they are arranged a little haphazardly. You might have noticed this by some of the circular dependencies shown in Figure 3-4. This has more to do with how fast the framework has evolved than with poor decisions made by the designers. For example, the action package contains some classes for the controller, some that are used by the view domain, and even a few that probably would have been better off in the util package. While this may be confusing at first, you'll eventually become accustomed to where everything is. Table 3-1 enumerates the top-level packages and provides brief descriptions of their purposes. A few of these top-level packages also contain subpackages, which will be covered in later chapters. the framework, it's time to look at the layers in the Struts architecture. |
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