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  <properties>
    <title>Welcome</title>
  </properties>

  <body>
    <section name="Welcome to Struts Scripting">
    <a name="overview"/>
      <p>This component allows Struts Actions to be written in the scripting 
      language of one's choice rather than as Java classes.  It uses the 
      <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/bsf">Bean Scripting Framework</a> 
      to allow scripts to be written in any language BSF supports like Perl, 
      Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Groovy, and even VBScript.  
        </p>
      <p>
        Struts Scripting allows an application to be developed rapidly with
        the quick development cycle (edit file -> refresh browser) that one 
        would expect in a scripting environment.  Furthermore, it enables other
        non-Java trained members of a development group, such as web designers who
        may have a scripting background, to be more involved, leaving the Java
        developers to create the reusable services the Struts actions will interact
        with.  Finally, when used with Java-like languages such as <a
        href="http://groovy.codehaus.org">Groovy</a>, applications can quickly be
        stood up, then later the Struts action scripts can be migrated to Java for
        better performance.
      </p>  
      
      <subsection name="Features">
      <a name="features"/>
            <ul>
              <li>Implement Actions with JavaScript, Groovy, etc.</li>
              <li>Supports all BSF languages</li>
              <li>Scripts cached in memory on first use</li>
              <li>Ability to pass parameters to script through Struts config</li> 
            </ul>
      </subsection>
      <subsection name="Documentation">
        <a name="documentation"/>
        <ul>
            <li><a href="user-guide.html">User Guide</a> - Covers installation and usage</li>
            <li><a href="source-guide.html">Source Code Guide</a> - Covers the source layout and how to build Struts Scripting</li>
            <li><a href="apidocs/index.html">Javadocs</a> - Includes 
                <a href="apidocs/org/apache/struts/scripting/StrutsInfo.html"><code>struts</code></a> variable and 
                <a href="apidocs/org/apache/struts/scripting/BSFManagerFilter.html">Filter</a> API's.</li>
            <li><a href="http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/struts/action/trunk/apps/scripting-mailreader/src/main/">Struts 
                Mailreader</a> - A rewrite of the Struts Mailreader example application using Struts Scripting 
                and <a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org">Groovy</a></li>
        </ul>        
      </subsection>   
     </section> 
   </body>

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