My mistake, there's an easier way to use change the default ActionMapping
class to use, set the type on the <action-mappings>
<action-mapping type="myPackage.MyActionMapping">
<action path=/myLogin"....>
<set-property property="sessionCheck" value="false"/>
</action>
Niall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Niall Pemberton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Question about throwing an exception in the ValidatorForm
validate method.
> No, you can only specify a RequestProcessor for different modules.
>
> You could put something in your struts-config.xml to indicate to the
> RequestProcessor that it shouldn't check the session for a particular
> mapping. The only thing is the processPreprocess() method is done before
the
> mapping is determined, so probably need to override the processMapping()
or
> processValidate() methods instead.
>
> Simplest way to do this would be to set the parameter attribute to some
> value:
>
> <action path=/myLogin" parameter="dontCheckMySession" ....>
>
> Then in the RequestProcessor you can use mapping.getParameter() to
retrieve
> and check the parameter.
>
> Alternatively you could implement your own sub-class of ActionMapping
which
> takes a bit more - you would need to implement your own
ModuleConfigFactory
> which does something like this:
>
> public ModuleConfig createModuleConfig(String prefix) {
> ModuleConfig config = new ModuleConfigImpl(prefix);
> config.setActionMappingClass("myPackage.MyActionMapping");
> return config;
> }
>
> I think from the next version of struts you will be able to set a
> "configFactory" parameter in the web.xml - but for Struts 1.1 the only way
I
> know to use this is to set up a ServletContextListener which calls the
> static setFactoryClass() method in ModuleConfig.
>
> Anyway then you sub class ActionMapping, add some property of your own and
> then in struts-config.xml..
>
> <action path=/myLogin"....>
> <set-property property="sessionCheck" value="false"/>
> </action>
>
> Niall
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephan Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:45 PM
> Subject: RE: Question about throwing an exception in the ValidatorForm
> validate method.
>
>
> > The RequestProcessor processPreprocess(request, response) method seems
> the
> > best but
> > I'm not sure how to override it for my first login page where the valid
> > session is not set up yet.
> > Can I give a specific requestProcessor for an individual action mapping?
> >
> > Thanks for the first response Niall.
> >
> > ----Original Message-----
> > From: Niall Pemberton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: April 9, 2004 11:43 AM
> > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: Question about throwing an exception in the ValidatorForm
> > validate method.
> >
> > Do you want to do this on a form by form basis or for all forms?
> >
> > If you want to do it for all forms then you could either customise
> > RequestProcessor (maybe in the processPreprocess(request, response)
> method)
> > or use a Filter.
> >
> > If you need to do it on a form by form basis, then why not skip
validation
> > if its expired and let the Action check your session and throw the
> > Exception.
> >
> > Niall
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stephan Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 7:06 PM
> > Subject: Question about throwing an exception in the ValidatorForm
> validate
> > method.
> >
> >
> > > I have a problem I need advice solving.
> > >
> > > The Validate method does not allow me to check if the session has
> expired
> > > and throw a suitable exception.
> > > I have the possible scenario where a user calls up a page. Leaves it
> idle
> > > long enough to expire the session. Then hits the update button.
> > >
> > > What happens is the validate method is called and the record is
> validated.
> > > Since the session has timed out when the input page with an error is
> > > presented some of the values on my page, (like the current logged in
> user)
> > > are no longer available.
> > >
> > > Ideally I would like to check the session in the validate method,
throw
> my
> > > usual SessionExpiredException if the session is blank but the validate
> > > method does not allow me to override the ValidatorForm validate
method.
> > >
> > > Any advice on how to elegantly solve this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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