Re: Calling handlers manually

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:35:31 -0700, "Conan C. Albrecht"
<conan-RXmsyT/Szrj2fBVCVOL8/[email protected]> said:
> I need to call a form handler manually.  Specifically, I'm sending a  
> verification email to users, and I'd like to call a handler as if it  
> had come from a <f:form> handler.  (I want it to come from either an  
> email click OR from a regular <f:form> form).
> 
> What is the "right" way to do this?

Since handlers are meant to integrate into a specific form, it may be
the wrong level of re-use here.  (Specifically, the plumbing that makes
it possible for a chain of multiple handlers to be invoked from one
submit makes manually forging a handler-aware submit error-prone.)

One possibility is to send the email to users with just a link to your
normal form, with values pre-filled-in, and let them hit submit. 
Otherwise, I think wrapping your handler functionality in a class or
function and using that in both actions is the way to go.

-Jonathan
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