A framework for command processing in Java/Swing programs based on the MVC pattern

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A framework for command processing in Java/Swing programs based on the MVC pattern

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ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 347 archive
Proceedings of the 6th international symposium on Principles and practice of programming in Java table of contents

Modena, Italy

SESSION: Software engineering issues in Java program design table of contents

Pages 35-42

Year of Publication: 2008

ISBN:978-1-60558-223-8

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Andreas Naderlinger	University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Josef Templ	University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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We present a framework for command processing in Java/Swing programs based on the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern. In addition to standard approaches our framework supports (1) centralized exception handling, (2) premature command termination, (3) pre- and postprocessing of commands, (4) undo/redo based on event objects and model listeners, and (5) generic undo/redo commands. The framework has been applied successfully in a number of graphical editors as part of a tool chain for real time programming. It proved to increase the quality of the software by eliminating local exception handlers and by confining the impact of undo/redo to a small add-on to the model part of the application.

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