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• Sitemesh integration build in
• A simple SAF2 Struts2 action example (both instantiated through Spring and SAF2 itself)
• A simple SAF2 Struts2 validation example (action and action-alias level)
• A Simple SAF2 Struts2 conversion example (global and action level)
• A simple SAF2 Struts2 resource bundle (both global, action and package level)

Installing

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Struts2 maven archetype

1. Change directory to SAF2's maven archetype directory eg. from SAF2Struts2's root directory (You will need the SAF2 Struts2 source from SVN)

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   cd ./struts2-archetype-starter <press enter>

1. Run the following command to install SAF2 Struts2 maven archetype into one's local maven repository (typically at ~/.m2/repository where ~ is the user directory)

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   mvn install

1. If "build succesfull" is shown at the console after execution of the above command, the SAF2 Struts2 maven archetype plugin is successfully installed.

Create

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Struts2 Web app template

To create a workable template of SAF2 Struts2 :-

1. Change directory to where the web app template is to be created eg. assuming the directory to be myWebApp.

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   mkdir /home/tmjee/myWebApp cd /home/tmjee/myWebApp

1. Run the following command to generate the sample web app template, assuming:-

   Root java package	com.myCompany.mySystem
   The webapp war name	myWebApp

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   mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.myComp.mySystem -DartifactId=myWebApp -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.struts2struts -DarchetypeArtifactId=struts2-archetype-quickstartstarter

Using the created

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Struts2 Web app template

Following are some maven command that might be handy when using the generated SAF2 Struts2 web app template :-

• To compile

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  mvn compile

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