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<preface id="preface">
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<title>Preface</title>
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<para>
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Many web applications require the same sequence of steps to execute in different contexts.
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Often these sequences are merely components of a larger task the user is trying to accomplish.
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Such a reusable sequence is called a flow.
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</para>
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<para>
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Consider a typical shopping cart application.
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User registration, login, and cart checkout are all examples of flows that can be invoked from several places in this type of application.
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</para>
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<para>
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Spring Web Flow is the module of Spring for implementing flows.
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The Web Flow engine plugs into the Spring Web MVC platform and provides declarative flow definition language.
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This reference guide shows you how to use and extend Spring Web Flow.
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</para>
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</preface>
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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<sect1 id="manual-overview">
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<title>What this guide covers</title>
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<para>
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This guide covers all aspects of Spring Web Flow.
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It is organized into two major sections, a Users Section followed by an Architects Section.
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The Users Section covers implementing flows in end-user applications and working with the feature set.
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The Architects Section covers extending the framework and the overall architectural model.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="system-requirements">
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<title>What Web Flow requires to run</title>
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<para>
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Java 1.4 or higher
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</para>
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<para>
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Spring 2.5.3 or higher
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="support">
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<title>Where to get additional support</title>
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<para>
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Professional "from the source" support on Spring Web Flow is available from
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<ulink url="http://www.springsource.com">SpringSource</ulink>, the company behind Spring, and
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<ulink url="http://www.ervacon.com">Ervacon</ulink>, operated by Web Flow project co-founder Erwin Vervaet
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</para>
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<para>
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Spring Community support is available at <ulink url="http://www.springframework.org">www.springframework.org</ulink>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter> |