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# spring.rb
# June 20, 2007
#


module Spring
  include Java
  import javax.servlet.ServletContext
  import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext
  import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils
  
  def spring_bean (bean)
    class_eval "def #{bean.to_s}; application_context.get_bean(\"#{bean.to_s}\"); end;" 
  end
  
  # dunno if there is a better way to do this.  I need the spring_bean method
  # to become a class method on the includee, but application_context needs to be
  # a normal instance method
  def self.append_features(includee)
    includee.extend(Spring)
    includee.class_eval do
      def application_context
        WebApplicationContextUtils.getWebApplicationContext($servlet_context)
      end      
    end
  end
end

class TestSpringController < ApplicationController
 include Spring
 spring_bean :descriptor1
 def showcontext  
   render_text descriptor1.displayName
 end

end