Create new page using dynamic finders in Spring Roo

Question

im just learning Roo.

I have a domain object:

Person {
  private String name;
  private boolean graduated;
}

Id like to create a new page that lists only graduated Person objects. Id like this new page to appear on the menu under the List Person's page link.

What is the best practice in Roo to create this new page?

Do I create a new method on the controller?

How do I get the JSP generated?

How do I get this new page to be picked up by the menu.jspx?

Thanks in advance. Georgi

Answer 1

I have created a sample app for you. Download the latest spring roo instalation and run these commands.

project --topLevelPackage com.stackoverflow.personapp --projectName personapp

persistence setup --provider HIBERNATE --database HYPERSONIC_IN_MEMORY

entity --class ~.domain.Person --testAutomatically

field string --fieldName name --notNull

field boolean --fieldName graduated --notNull

controller all --package ~.web

finder add --class com.stackoverflow.personapp.domain.Person --finderName findPeopleByGraduated

quit

Then type mvn clean install jetty:run

Go to your browser and localhost:8080 you will see the app