Commons Chain :: Core 1.3.0 API

The classes in this package provide a standardized API for, as well as several basic implementations of, the classic Chain of Responsibility pattern that is described (most notably) in the "Gang of Four" design patterns book. For more information, see pages 223-232 of:

Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides, DESIGN PATTERNS:  ELEMENTS OF
    REUSABLE OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE, Addison-Wesley, 1995.

Packages

Package	Description
org.apache.commons.chain	The fundamental API contracts for the Chain of Responsibility Pattern as implemented in this package.
org.apache.commons.chain.config	Optional package for configuring command chains in a catalog (using Digester) from an XML configuration file.
org.apache.commons.chain.generic	Concrete implementations of generic Commands that are useful in many different environments, not tied to a particular tier such as Servlets).
org.apache.commons.chain.impl	Convenient base implementations of Chain of Responsibility Pattern contracts from org.apache.commons.chain.