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At line 76 changed 1 line.
        assertTrue(personForm.getRoles().size() == 1);
        assertTrue(personForm.getFirstName() != null);
At line 94 changed 2 lines.
        // call populate method in super class to populate test data
        // from a properties file matching this class name
        <span style="color: green">// call populate method in super class to populate test data
        // from a properties file matching this class name</span>
At line 147 added 2 lines.
Now let's create a PersonManagerImpl class that implements the methods in PersonManager and uses [BeanUtils.copyProperties|http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/beanutils/api/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.html#copyProperties(java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.Object)] 
to convert POJOs &rarr; ActionForms and ActionForms &rarr; POJOs. To do this, create a new class in src/web/**/service and name it PersonManagerImpl.java. It should extend BaseManager and implement PersonManager.
At line 150 added 94 lines.
;:''The [BaseManager|http://raibledesigns.com/downloads/appfuse/api/org/appfuse/webapp/service/BaseManager.java.html] is for registering different Converters (i.e. DateConverter) so that BeanUtils.copyProperties knows how to convert Strings &rarr; Objects.  It currently does not have any convenience methods, but does provide a nice place to add them for all your managers.''
{{{
package org.appfuse.webapp.service;

import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import org.appfuse.persistence.DAOFactory;
import org.appfuse.persistence.Person;
import org.appfuse.persistence.PersonDao;
import org.appfuse.webapp.form.PersonForm;

public class PersonManagerImpl extends BaseManager implements PersonManager {
    <span style="color: green">//~ Instance fields ========================================================</span>

    private Log log = LogFactory.getLog(PersonManagerImpl.class);
    private PersonDao dao;
    private Person person;
    private PersonForm personForm;

    <span style="color: green">//~ Constructors ===========================================================</span>

    public PersonManagerImpl(Object conn)
    throws Exception {
        dao = (PersonDao) DAOFactory.getInstance(conn, PersonDao.class);
    }

    <span style="color: green">//~ Methods ================================================================</span>

    public Object getPerson(String personname) throws Exception {
        person = dao.getPerson(personname);

        return convert(person);
    }

    public Object savePerson(Object obj) throws Exception {
        if (person == null) {
            person = new Person();
        }
        personForm = (PersonForm) obj;
        
        <span style="color: green">// copy form properties to person</span>>
        try {
            BeanUtils.copyProperties(person, personForm);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException i) {
            log.error("Exception occured copying properties", i);
            throw new ConversionException();
        }

        <span style="color: green">// BeanUtils.copyProperties converts empty Strings to 
        // Longs with a value of 0 to prevent a NPE.
        // Setting the defaultLong to null (in BaseManager) is another solution</span>
        if (ObjectUtils.equals(person.getId(), new Long(0))) {
            person.setId(null);
        }

        dao.savePerson(person);

        return getPerson(person.getId());
    }

    public void removePerson(Object obj) throws Exception {
        if (person == null) {
            person = new Person();
        }
        personForm = (PersonForm) obj;
        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
            log.debug("removing person: " + 
                      personForm.getFirstName() + " " + 
                      personForm.getLastName());
        }

        dao.removePerson(person);
    }
}

}}}
You should be able to compile everything now using "ant compile-web".  Doh!  I guess not:
{{{
PersonManagerImpl.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
    [javac] symbol  : class PersonForm 
    [javac] location: package form
    [javac] import org.appfuse.webapp.form.PersonForm;
}}}
We need to add XDoclet tags to the Person.java Object to create our Struts ActionForm.  In the JavaDoc for the Person.java file, add the following @struts.form tags (use User.java if you need an example):
{{{
* @struts.form include-all="true" extends="BaseForm"
}}}
;:''We extend org.appfuse.webapp.form.BaseForm because it has a toString() method that allows us to call log.debug(formName) to print out a reader-friendly view of the Form object.'' 

Now, running "ant compile-web" should work just fine.



          

      

      

      
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 At line 76 changed 1 line.
-        assertTrue(personForm.getRoles().size() == 1);
+        assertTrue(personForm.getFirstName() != null);
 At line 94 changed 2 lines.
-        // call populate method in super class to populate test data
-        // from a properties file matching this class name
+        <span style="color: green">// call populate method in super class to populate test data
+        // from a properties file matching this class name</span>
 At line 147 added 2 lines.
+Now let's create a PersonManagerImpl class that implements the methods in PersonManager and uses [BeanUtils.copyProperties|http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/beanutils/api/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.html#copyProperties(java.lang.Object,%20java.lang.Object)]
+to convert POJOs &rarr; ActionForms and ActionForms &rarr; POJOs. To do this, create a new class in src/web/**/service and name it PersonManagerImpl.java. It should extend BaseManager and implement PersonManager.
 At line 150 added 94 lines.
+;:''The [BaseManager|http://raibledesigns.com/downloads/appfuse/api/org/appfuse/webapp/service/BaseManager.java.html] is for registering different Converters (i.e. DateConverter) so that BeanUtils.copyProperties knows how to convert Strings &rarr; Objects.  It currently does not have any convenience methods, but does provide a nice place to add them for all your managers.''
+{{{
+package org.appfuse.webapp.service;
+import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.appfuse.persistence.DAOFactory;
+import org.appfuse.persistence.Person;
+import org.appfuse.persistence.PersonDao;
+import org.appfuse.webapp.form.PersonForm;
+public class PersonManagerImpl extends BaseManager implements PersonManager {
+    <span style="color: green">//~ Instance fields ========================================================</span>
+    private Log log = LogFactory.getLog(PersonManagerImpl.class);
+    private PersonDao dao;
+    private Person person;
+    private PersonForm personForm;
+    <span style="color: green">//~ Constructors ===========================================================</span>
+    public PersonManagerImpl(Object conn)
+    throws Exception {
+        dao = (PersonDao) DAOFactory.getInstance(conn, PersonDao.class);
+    }
+    <span style="color: green">//~ Methods ================================================================</span>
+    public Object getPerson(String personname) throws Exception {
+        person = dao.getPerson(personname);
+        return convert(person);
+    }
+    public Object savePerson(Object obj) throws Exception {
+        if (person == null) {
+            person = new Person();
+        }
+        personForm = (PersonForm) obj;
+        <span style="color: green">// copy form properties to person</span>>
+        try {
+            BeanUtils.copyProperties(person, personForm);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException i) {
+            log.error("Exception occured copying properties", i);
+            throw new ConversionException();
+        }
+        <span style="color: green">// BeanUtils.copyProperties converts empty Strings to
+        // Longs with a value of 0 to prevent a NPE.
+        // Setting the defaultLong to null (in BaseManager) is another solution</span>
+        if (ObjectUtils.equals(person.getId(), new Long(0))) {
+            person.setId(null);
+        }
+        dao.savePerson(person);
+        return getPerson(person.getId());
+    }
+    public void removePerson(Object obj) throws Exception {
+        if (person == null) {
+            person = new Person();
+        }
+        personForm = (PersonForm) obj;
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            log.debug("removing person: " +
+                      personForm.getFirstName() + " " +
+                      personForm.getLastName());
+        }
+        dao.removePerson(person);
+    }
+}
+}}}
+You should be able to compile everything now using "ant compile-web".  Doh!  I guess not:
+{{{
+PersonManagerImpl.java:11: cannot resolve symbol
+    [javac] symbol  : class PersonForm
+    [javac] location: package form
+    [javac] import org.appfuse.webapp.form.PersonForm;
+}}}
+We need to add XDoclet tags to the Person.java Object to create our Struts ActionForm.  In the JavaDoc for the Person.java file, add the following @struts.form tags (use User.java if you need an example):
+{{{
+* @struts.form include-all="true" extends="BaseForm"
+}}}
+;:''We extend org.appfuse.webapp.form.BaseForm because it has a toString() method that allows us to call log.debug(formName) to print out a reader-friendly view of the Form object.''
+Now, running "ant compile-web" should work just fine.