WebWork2 Plugin

Overview

The Struts 2 WebWork plugin aims to be a drop-in replacement for WebWork 2 in a web application. It includes the necessary wrappers and adapters to allow a WebWork 2-based application to need no code or configuration file changes to run on Struts 2.

Features

• Drop-in replacement of WebWork 2
• Includes adapter classes and interfaces of classes including Action, FilterDispatcher, and ActionSupport
• Supports webwork.properties and xwork.properties
• Supports JSP, Freemarker, and Velocity WebWork 2 tags

Missing Features

• Not all classes and interfaces from XWork and WebWork 2 are extended
• Tags are simple wrappers around existing Struts 2 ones
• WebWork features like the rich text editor, calendar, and continuations aren't supported
• Extra features like JasperReports need the proper Struts 2 plugin
• Sitemesh wrappers aren't provided

Usage

If using Maven 2, replace the WebWork 2 dependency with this plugin, so change:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.opensymphony</groupId>
    <artifactId>webwork</artifactId>
    <version>2.2.6</version>
</dependency>

to:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
    <artifactId>struts2-webwork2-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

For other build systems, copy this plugin, Struts 2 classes, and the Struts 2 Spring plugin to your application's WEB-INF/lib directory.

Resources

• WebWork 2

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