new features request?

[volenin]

Hi,

I wonder where is a good place to submit 'feature requests'? (I know, ideally it's 'do it yourself and submit the code', but probably someone already implemented it?...) Very small thing for now: xml config file, <property> tag, be able to set "constant" value as an attribute for <property> tag, that is:

<property name="url" value="jdbc:xxxxx"/>

This should decrease file size significantly, especially if separate config file is not used.

Also, another feature: introduce 'JSTL'/"ANT" like variables. That is be able to reference properties set somewhere else in the file (not necessarity bound to beans):

<property name="APP_NAME" value="TEST/>
<beans>
<bean id="xxx"....>
<property name="applicationName" value="${APP_NAME}"/>
</bean>
</beans>

I created a poll as well... If this hasn't been done yet (in the upcoming version) and it's smth many people would want to see... well, what the heck - I might as well write this code (don't promise thought!!! )

[robh]

Generally, JIRA is the best place to submit new feature requests. The simplified <property> syntax is already being considered and will likely appear in the 1.2 release.

We have also planned for support for basic expressions within the app context using OGNL. As yet there has been no movement on this, but I will probably start on it once I have JMX finished.

Rob