A Model 1 architecture consists of a Web browser directly accessing
Web-tier JSP pages. The JSP pages access Web-tier JavaBeans that
represent the application model, and the next view to display (JSP
page, servlet, HTML page, and so on) is determined either by hyperlinks
selected in the source document or by request parameters. A Model 1
application control is decentralized, because the current page being
displayed determines the next page to display. In addition, each JSP
page or servlet processes its own inputs (parameters from GET or POST).
In some Model 1 architectures, choosing the next page to display occurs
in scriptlet code, but this usage is considered poor form. (See the
design guideline Section 4.2.6.8 on page 89.)
A Model 2 architecture introduces a controller servlet between the
browser and the JSP pages or servlet content being delivered. The
controller centralizes the logic for dispatching requests to the next
view based on the request URL, input parameters, and application state.
The controller also handles view selection, which decouples JSP pages
and servlets from one another. Model 2 applications are easier to
maintain and extend, because views do not refer to each other directly.
The Model 2 controller servlet provides a single point of control for
security and logging, and often encapsulates incoming data into a form
usable by the back-end MVC model. For these reasons, the Model 2
architecture is recommended for most interactive applications.
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