access faces-config.xml in a java bean

[holgerprause]

Hello,

i need to access the navigation-cases defined in faces-config.xml
in my application (a java bean has to do that).

I need that becourse i am writing an own wizard (for my case a4j:include is not the right way).

Is there any predefined component what does this (like messages) ? or any
easy way to access them?

An workaround would be to parse faces-config.xml myself, but i think there could be a better way.


Can anyone help me with that?,


Thank you very much,

Holger

[gavin.king]

Try using navigation rules in pages.xml. Then you can access them via the Pages built-in component.

[holgerprause]

Halo, thx for the answer i have 2 questions on this.


1)
Why the seam developers decided to introduce a new workflow config file
(pages.xml) instead using the jsf approach (faces-config.xml), are there any
real advantages on this ? (i have about 50 navigation rules in faces-config.xml, would be a pain to migrate them)

2) Is there a short example with pages.xml and how to acces them with the build in component your mentionend ?


Thank your very much,

Holger

[pmuir]

Take a look at 5.1.1.2 in the 1.1.1.GA reference manual - it has the advantages and how to use them.

It looks to me like Pages.getPage(viewId).getNavigations should be allow you access to navigation rules.

[holgerprause]

thx for the tip, ill put some time on it and take a look at it right now.
If i got any problem, can i post in this thread again?

thx very much(this is really the only bulletin board where ppl understand what i want and help me),

Bye,

Holger

[holgerprause]

i read the manual and looked at the example in seam jboss-seam-1.1.0.GA

one thing i noticed:

the navigation rules are defined in a file called navigation.xml, the fine grained stuff in pages.xml and the rest in faces-config.xml

This makes sense to me.

Now.
As i understood gavin i should move that rules to pages.xml (have to redefine them course the syntax in pages.xml is different to "traditional" navigation rules)
Then i can access the via the build in pages component

But all i need is to access the navigation rules defined in navigation.xml.
Will that build in component allow me this ?

Thx very much,

holger

[holgerprause]

Hello i a curently trying to migrate the naivagation rule but somehow i making a mistake but cant see it(rule has no effect).


rule from faces-config.xml (working)

<navigation-rule>

<navigation-case>

<from-outcome>loginsuccess</from-outcome>
<to-view-id>/welcome.xhtml</to-view-id>

</navigation-case>
</navigation-rule>

rule in pages.xml (not working)



<!-- login -->
<rule if-outcome="loginsuccess">
<redirect view-id="/welcome.xhtml" />





when i deploy the application i get the log "reading pages.xml" so i am prettysure i should take effect, but i dont.

Any clue what i am doing wrong?

[holgerprause]

i have to correct the code above the code in pages.xml is:


<!DOCTYPE pages PUBLIC
"-//JBoss/Seam Pages Configuration DTD 1.1//EN"
"http://jboss.com/products/seam/pages-1.1.dtd">



<!-- login -->
<rule if-outcome="loginsuccess">
<redirect view-id="/welcome.xhtml" />

[holgerprause]

ok i found potential mistake change to code blow -still no effect
(have problems posting xml code)
-

pages
page
navigation
<!-- login -->
rule if-outcome="loginsuccess"
redirect view-id="/welcome.xhtml" /
/rule
/navigation
/page
/pages

[gavin.king]

You need to use code tags when posting code here.

Use:

<page view-id="*">
 <navigation>
 <rule if-outcome="loginsuccess">
 <redirect view-id="/welcome.xhtml"/>
 </rule>
 </navigation>
</page>

[holgerprause]

Hello, i also had the same idea, giving the page element a view id in my case
"/index.xhtml"

I tried the code u posted ,but it still has no effect.
I am using jboss-seam-1.1.0.GA, the pages.xml is deployed correctly (like in the examples), somewhere i got a log "no events.xml defined" , i hope it has nothing to do with the pages.xml.

Thx again , in worst case i still can parse faces-config.xml

Bye,

Holger

[gavin.king]

You must be using Seam 1.1.1!

[holgerprause]

Oh ok, i didnt knew.
(Didnt even noticed seam 1.1.1 is out, from public donwload area your cant donwload http://labs.jboss.com/portal/jbossseam/download/index.html)

Well ill try to udate to Seam 1.1.1.
In the case i dont post here in this thread again, i got it working.

Thx very much,

Holger

[holgerprause]

ok the navigation rule defined in pages.xml take effect!
Great!

Only 1 final problem
how can i inject that component?


Thx,

Holger

[gavin.king]

Pages.instance(), or @In("org.jboss.seam.core.pages"). It does not have a short name yet.