Conclusion

In this chapter we discussed about the Mentawai architecture and its main interfaces like Action, Input, Output, Context, Filter, Consequence, etc. You learned how filters work and how to create your own filters. You also learned about inner actions and how to configure your actions inside the application manager. You were also introduced to the Mentawai Debug Mode, that can show you everything that is happening under the hood inside the action invocation chain.

You also saw the main consequences of any web application: Forward and Redirect. You were also introduced to the Chain, Stream and Ajax consequences.

Now it is time to dive into the many Mentawai features. Remember that one of the goals of the Mentawai framework is to abstract all the repetitive tasks of any web project. Stuff like Validation, Authentication, Form Handling, Sending Email, etc. are boring and repetitive, so the framework has to offer you a very simple and intuitive way of dealing with that. With Mentawai you should never waste time re-inventing the wheel. It tries to do all the boring work for you so you can have fun getting your project done and making your boss happy.