3.3. Creating a new action

Procedure 3.2. 

1. Execute the command:

   seam new-action

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2. Seam prompts for some information, and generates a new Facelets page and Seam component for your project.

   Buildfile: build.xml
   
   validate-workspace:
   
   validate-project:
   
   action-input:
       [input] Enter the Seam component name
   ping
       [input] Enter the local interface name [Ping]
   
       [input] Enter the bean class name [PingBean]
   
       [input] Enter the action method name [ping]
   
       [input] Enter the page name [ping]
   
   
   setup-filters:
   
   new-action:
        [echo] Creating a new stateless session bean component with an action method
        [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Projects\helloworld\src\hot\org\jboss\helloworld
        [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Projects\helloworld\src\hot\org\jboss\helloworld
        [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Projects\helloworld\src\hot\org\jboss\helloworld\test
        [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Projects\helloworld\src\hot\org\jboss\helloworld\test
        [copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Projects\helloworld\view
        [echo] Type 'seam restart' and go to http://localhost:8080/helloworld/ping.seam
   
   BUILD SUCCESSFUL
   Total time: 13 seconds
   C:\Projects\jboss-seam>
   

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3. Since we have added a new Seam component, it is necessary to restart the exploded directory deployment. You can do this by typing seam restart, or by running the restart target in the generated project's build.xml file from within Eclipse. Alternatively, you can edit the resources/META-INF/application.xml file in Eclipse.
   You do not need to restart JBoss each time you change the application.
4. Now go to http://localhost:8080/helloworld/ping.seam and click the button. The code behind this action is in the project src directory. Add a breakpoint to the ping() method, and click the button again.
5. Finally, locate the PingTest.xml file in the test package, and run the integration tests with the TestNG plug-in for Eclipse. You can also run the tests with seam test or the test target of the generated build.