Multiple Struts 2 configuration files - java

I have multiple XML configs.
struts.xml
<struts>
<include file="struts-user.xml" />
<package name="baseInterceptors" extends="struts-default">
<interceptor name="...">
...
</interceptor>
...
</package>
<package name="default" extends="struts-default,baseInterceptors">
<action name="...">
...
</action >
...
</package>
</struts>
struts-user.xml
<struts>
<package name="user" extends="struts-default,baseInterceptors">
<action name="...">
...
</action >
...
</package>
</struts>
But the interceptors from baseInterceptors are not available in struts-user.xml. How can I solve this problem?

Configuration files are processed in order: The <include> is processed before the baseInterceptors and default packages are processed (read: defined).
In other words, the included file depends on pacakges that are not yet defined.
The package configuration docs explain this in a note near the top with an exclamation point next to it.
Unrelated, but you've duplicated some configuration, which is misleading/uncommunicative: baseInterceptors already extends struts-default, so there's no need to extend both. Consider creating something like an application-default package so it's obvious everything in the app should extend from it. This eliminates unnecessary duplication and communicates your intent.

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How to allow slashes in Struts 2 Action Names?

I'm trying to enable slashes in Struts 2 action names. I've put this in my config file:
<struts>
<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />
<constant name="struts.action.extension" value=","/>
<constant name="struts.multipart.maxSize" value="2147483648" />
<constant name="struts.enable.SlashesInActionNames" value="true"/>
<package name="myApp" extends="struts-default">
<action name="home" class="net.myapp.actions.HomeAction" method="execute">
<result name="landing">/landing.jsp</result>
</action>
<action name="/ajax/foo" class="net.myApp.actions.ajax.FooAction" method="execute">
<result name="success">/foo.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
</struts>
When I go to just the homepage of this app, e.g http://localhost:8034/myApp, I see the homepage correctly. But if I visit http://localhost:8034/myApp/ajax/foo, I get the error: There is no Action mapped for action name ajax/foo. even though I have described it above as the 2nd action.
What am I doing wrong?
I'd say you need a namespace as well, so ajax would be the namespace in your case:
<package name="myApp" extends="struts-default" namespace="/ajax">
<action name="foo" class="net.myApp.actions.ajax.FooAction" method="execute">
<result name="success">/foo.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
Note that you could use slashes in your action names, e.g. foo/bar, but it's not advisable, since some plugins (e.g. the conversation plugin) might have difficulties to determine the namespace and action from a string like /ajax/foo/bar.
Btw, the error message says There is no Action mapped for action name ajax/foo., i.e. struts looks for an action named ajax/foo but you only have an action /ajax/foo.

What's the difference between url "login" and "login.action"?

I'm using Struts2. I run a action named hello1.
I input the url: http://localhost:8081/MyStruts2/hello1, it works.
And I tried another url:http://localhost:8081/MyStruts2/hello1.action, it also works?
I don't think we need the ".action".
So why do some people add the suffix ".action"? Is it necessary?
And can we config the ".action" as another suffix such as ".go"?
.action is the default suffix added by Struts. To change it from '.action' to '.go'. Use the below in XML to change the suffix.
<struts>
<constant name="struts.action.extension" value="go"/>
<package name="default" namespace="/" extends="struts-default">
<action name="SayStruts2">
<result>pages/printStruts2.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
</struts>

struts2 web application not found

I have created a struts 2 application and deploy it in tomcat by creating a war file. There is nothing wrong with the file structure as below is how it display under tomcat after deploy.
css
META-INF
User
pages
login.jsp
customer_list.jsp
WEB-INF
classes
struts.xml
lib
web.xml
But it gives the below error when i try to access the web site,
HTTP Status 404 The requested resource (/LoginApplication/User/Login) is not available.
But i found when tomcat start it gives below exception. But the jar file that claims to say missing is in right path.
Unable to load configuration. - bean - jar:file:/C:/tomcat6/webapps/LoginApplication/WEB-INF/lib/struts2-core-2.3.1.2.jar!/struts-default.xml:54:89
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.Dispatcher.init(Dispatcher.java:449)
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.InitOperations.initDispatcher(InitOperations.java:69)
at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.init(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:51)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.getFilter(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:275)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterConfig.setFilterDef(ApplicationFilterConfig.java:397)
Below is the struts.xml file,
<struts>
<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />
<package name="user" namespace="/User" extends="struts-default">
<action name="Login">
<result>pages/login.jsp</result>
</action>
<action name="Welcome" class="loginapplication.action.UserLoginAction">
<result type="redirect" name="SUCCESS">Customers</result>
<result name="input">pages/login.jsp</result>
</action>
<action name="Customers" class="loginapplication.action.ViewCustomerAction">
<result name="SUCCESS">pages/customer_list.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
</struts>
The error indicates you have got problems with struts.xml file. Pls post that here. Also use Maven for managing dependency. You will never have to bother about folders then.
Pls verify the libraries and versions in your lib.
commons-logging-1.1.jar
freemarker-2.3.8.jar
ognl-2.6.11.jar
struts2-core-2.0.6.jar
xwork-2.0.1.jar
The namespace for the requested action Login is User. The URL should be like the below
http://localhost:8080/MyApp/User/Login
Configure the XML
<package name="User" namespace="/User" extends="struts-default">
<action name="Login">
<result>pages/login.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
Note that package name and namespace are same

Struts 2 ajax validation unable to find interceptor class jsonValidationWorkflowStack

I'm trying to implement ajax validation in my Struts 2 application. I have included struts2-json-plugin in the build path. Whenever I start the server in Eclipse, I get the following error:
Unable to find interceptor class referenced by ref-name
jsonValidationWorkflowStack - interceptor-ref -
file:/C:/path/struts.xml:15:60
This is what my struts.xml looks like:
<struts>
<constant name="struts.url.includeParams" value="all" />
<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />
<package name="default" extends="struts-default">
<action name="submitForm" class="action.FormAction" >
<interceptor-ref name="jsonValidationWorkflowStack"/>
<result>results.jsp</result>
<result name="input">index.jsp</result>
<result name="error">index.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
</struts>
Why is this happening? I'm following the official struts2 ajax validation tutorial at.
You need to extend the "json-default" package.
The "struts-default" package doesn't know about the "jsonValidationWorkflowStack".

struts2.xml - can't include other .xml file

I am using struts2, for that my struts.xml file contains code like :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<constant name="struts.enable.DynamicMethodInvocation" value="false" />
<constant name="struts.devMode" value="true" />
<include file="strutsAuthentication.xml"/>
<package name="default" extends="struts-default">
<interceptors>
<interceptor-stack name="crudStack">
<interceptor-ref name="checkbox" />
<interceptor-ref name="params" />
<interceptor-ref name="static-params" />
<interceptor-ref name="defaultStack" />
</interceptor-stack>
</interceptors>
</package>
And i have specified all the required actions inside the strutsAuthentication.xml. That code is :
<struts>
<package name="authentication" extends="default" namespace="/authentication">
<action name="saveCountry" class="saveCountryAction">
<interceptor-ref name="defaultStack" />
<result name="success">/savecountry.jsp</result>
<result name="error">/error.jsp</result>
</action>
</package>
When i am deploying my application into tomcat, it gives me warning that :
WARN (org.apache.struts2.components.Form:308) - No configuration found for the specified action: 'saveCountry' in namespace: ''. Form action defaulting to 'action' attribute's literal value.
It means struts.xml can't include strutsAuthentication.xml. Anyone have a solution ?? Thanx in advance....
Got d solution.... For above problem i was done a mistake in calling the action from jsp page. So namespace name "authentication" should be included at the time of calling the action class. Final solution is : "authentication/saveCountry.action".
I don't know what version of struts2 you're using but if you're using the 2.1.x branch you should look at the convention plugin http://cwiki.apache.org/S2PLUGINS/convention-plugin.html. You can get rid of 99% XML configuration.
As an add note. We should never use "xyz.action" in JSP pages. If we later need or decide to change the url-pattern from .action to .do or .html etc. We have to change all JSP pages. A better approach to compose links is:
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