numerous binding enhancements; removed lazy binding for time being

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binder.java

@@ -23,25 +23,14 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * @since 3.0
  * @see #bind(Map)
  */
-public interface Binder {
-
-	/**
-	 * The model object this binder binds to.
-	 * @return the model object
-	 */
-	Object getModel();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the binding for the property.
-	 * @param property the property path
-	 * @return the binding
-	 */
-	Binding getBinding(String property);
+public interface Binder extends BindingFactory {
 
 	/**
 	 * Bind the source values to the properties of the model.
+	 * A result is returned for each registered {@link Binding}.
 	 * @param sourceValues the source values to bind
 	 * @return the results of the binding operation
+	 * @throws MissingSourceValuesException when the sourceValues Map is missing entries for required bindings
 	 */
 	BindingResults bind(Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues);
 

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Binding.java

@@ -23,14 +23,21 @@ package org.springframework.ui.binding;
 public interface Binding {
 
 	/**
-	 * The formatted value to display in the user interface.
+	 * The name of the bound model property.
+	 */
+	String getProperty();
+	
+	/**
+	 * The formatted property value to display in the user interface.
 	 */
 	String getValue();
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the property associated with this binding to the value provided.
+	 * Set the property to the value provided.
 	 * The value may be a formatted String, a formatted String[] if a collection binding, or an Object of a type that can be coersed to the underlying property type.
 	 * @param value the new value to bind
+	 * @return a summary of the result of the binding
+	 * @throws BindException if an unrecoverable exception occurs 
 	 */
 	BindingResult setValue(Object value);
 	
@@ -58,5 +65,4 @@ public interface Binding {
 	 */
 	Class<?> getType();
 
-
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BindingFactory.java

@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@
 package org.springframework.ui.binding;
 
 /**
- * A factory for model Binders.
+ * A factory for model property bindings.
  * @author Keith Donald
- * @since 3.0
  */
-public interface BinderFactory {
-	
+public interface BindingFactory {
+
 	/**
-	 * Get the Binder for the model
-	 * @param model the model
-	 * @return the binder
+	 * The model object for which property bindings may be accessed.
 	 */
-	Binder getBinder(Object model);
-}
+	Object getModel();
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a binding to a model property..
+	 * @param property the property path
+	 * @throws NoSuchBindingException if no binding to the property exists
+	 */
+	Binding getBinding(String property);
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/BindingResult.java

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import org.springframework.ui.alert.Alert;
 public interface BindingResult {
 
 	/**
-	 * The name of the model property associated with this binding result.
+	 * The model property this binding result is for.
+	 * @see Binder#getBinding(String)
 	 */
 	String getProperty();
 

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/MissingSourceValuesException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.ui.binding;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Exception thrown by a Binder when a required source value is missing unexpectedly from the sourceValues map.
+ * Indicates a client configuration error. 
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @see Binder#bind(Map)
+ */
+public class MissingSourceValuesException extends RuntimeException {
+
+	private List<String> missing;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new missing source values exeption.
+	 * @param missing
+	 * @param sourceValues
+	 */
+	public MissingSourceValuesException(List<String> missing, Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues) {
+		super(getMessage(missing, sourceValues));
+		this.missing = missing;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The property paths for which source values were missing.
+	 */
+	public List<String> getMissing() {
+		return missing;
+	}
+
+	private static String getMessage(List<String> missingRequired, Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues) {
+		if (missingRequired.size() == 1) {
+			return "Missing a source value for required propertyPath [" + missingRequired.get(0) + "]; sourceValues map contained " + sourceValues.keySet();
+		} else {
+			return "Missing source values to required propertyPaths " + missingRequired + "; sourceValues map contained " + sourceValues.keySet();
+		}
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/Model.java

@@ -31,10 +31,4 @@ public @interface Model {
 	 */
 	String value() default "";
 
-	/**
-	 * Configures strict model binding.
-	 * @see Binder#setStrict(boolean)
-	 */
-	boolean strictBinding() default false;
-
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/NoSuchBindingException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.springframework.ui.binding;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown by a BindingFactory when no binding to a property exists.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @see BindingFactory#getBinding(String)
+ */
+public class NoSuchBindingException extends RuntimeException {
+	
+	/** 
+	 * Creates a new no such binding exception.
+	 * @param property the requested property for which there is no binding
+	 */
+	public NoSuchBindingException(String property) {
+		super("No binding to property '" + property + "' exists");
+	}
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/AnnotatedModelBinderConfigurer.java

@@ -8,33 +8,26 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Bound;
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.Model;
 
 final class AnnotatedModelBinderConfigurer {
 
 	public void configure(GenericBinder binder) {
 		Class<?> modelClass = binder.getModel().getClass();
-		Model m = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(modelClass, Model.class);
-		if (m != null) {
-			binder.setStrict(m.strictBinding());
+		BeanInfo beanInfo;
+		try {
+			beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(modelClass);
+		} catch (IntrospectionException e) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to introspect model " + binder.getModel(), e);
 		}
-		if (binder.isStrict()) {
-			BeanInfo beanInfo;
-			try {
-				beanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(modelClass);
-			} catch (IntrospectionException e) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to introspect model " + binder.getModel(), e);
-			}
-			// TODO do we have to still flush introspector cache here?
-			for (PropertyDescriptor prop : beanInfo.getPropertyDescriptors()) {
-				Method getter = prop.getReadMethod();
-				Bound b = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(getter, Bound.class);
-				if (b != null) {
-					// TODO should we wire formatter here if using a format annotation - an optimization?
-					binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration(prop.getName(), null));
-				}
+		// TODO do we have to still flush introspector cache here?
+		for (PropertyDescriptor prop : beanInfo.getPropertyDescriptors()) {
+			Method getter = prop.getReadMethod();
+			Bound b = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(getter, Bound.class);
+			if (b != null) {
+				// TODO should we wire formatter here if using a format annotation - an optimization?
+				binder.addBinding(prop.getName());
 			}
 		}
- 	}
-	
+	}
+
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/BindingConfiguration.java

@@ -15,43 +15,33 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.ui.binding.support;
 
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binding;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
 
 /**
- * Configuration used to create a new {@link Binding} registered with a {@link GenericBinder}.
+ * A fluent interface for configuring a newly added binding to a property path.
  * @author Keith Donald
- * @since 3.0
- * @see GenericBinder#configureBinding(BindingConfiguration)
+ * @see GenericBinder#addBinding(String)
  */
-public final class BindingConfiguration {
+public interface BindingConfiguration {
 	
-	private String property;
-	
-	private Formatter<?> formatter;
-	
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new Binding configuration.
-	 * @param property the property to bind to
-	 * @param formatter the formatter to use to format property values
-	 */
-	public BindingConfiguration(String property, Formatter<?> formatter) {
-		this.property = property;
-		this.formatter = formatter;
-	}
-
 	/**
-	 * The name of the model property to bind to.
+	 * Set the Formatter to use to format bound property values.
+	 * If a collection property, the formatter is used to format collection element values.
+	 * Default is null.
 	 */
-	public String getProperty() {
-		return property;
-	}
+	BindingConfiguration formatWith(Formatter<?> formatter);
 
 	/**
-	 * The Formatter to use to format bound property values.
+	 * Mark the binding as required.
+	 * A required binding will generate an exception if no sourceValue is provided to a bind invocation.
+	 * This attribute is used to detect client configuration errors.
+	 * It is not intended to be used as a user data validation constraint.
+	 * Examples:
+	 * <pre>
+	 * name=required - will generate an exception if 'name' is not contained in the source values map.
+	 * addresses=required - will generate an exception if 'addresses[n]' is not contained in the source value map for at least one n.
+	 * addresses.city=required - will generate an exception if 'addresses[n].city' is not present in the source values map, for every address[n].
+	 * </pre>
 	 */
-	public Formatter<?> getFormatter() {
-		return formatter;
-	}
-
-}
+	BindingConfiguration required();
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/DefaultBindingConfiguration.java

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.ui.binding.support;
+
+import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
+
+final class DefaultBindingConfiguration implements BindingConfiguration {
+	
+	private String propertyPath;
+	
+	private Formatter<?> formatter;
+	
+	private boolean required;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new Binding configuration.
+	 * @param property the property to bind to
+	 * @param formatter the formatter to use to format property values
+	 */
+	public DefaultBindingConfiguration(String propertyPath) {
+		this.propertyPath = propertyPath;
+	}
+
+	// implementing BindingConfiguration
+	
+	public BindingConfiguration formatWith(Formatter<?> formatter) {
+		this.formatter = formatter;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public BindingConfiguration required() {
+		this.required = true;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public String getPropertyPath() {
+		return propertyPath;
+	}
+
+	public Formatter<?> getFormatter() {
+		return formatter;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isRequired() {
+		return required;
+	}	
+	
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinder.java

@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import java.lang.reflect.TypeVariable;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.context.expression.MapAccessor;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binder;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binding;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResults;
+import org.springframework.ui.binding.MissingSourceValuesException;
+import org.springframework.ui.binding.NoSuchBindingException;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.AnnotationFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
 import org.springframework.ui.message.MessageBuilder;
@@ -65,10 +68,11 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * A generic {@link Binder binder} suitable for use in most environments.
  * @author Keith Donald
  * @since 3.0
- * @see #configureBinding(BindingConfiguration)
+ * @see #addBinding(String)
+ * @see #registerFormatter(Class, Formatter)
+ * @see #registerFormatterFactory(AnnotationFormatterFactory)
  * @see #setFormatterRegistry(FormatterRegistry)
  * @see #setMessageSource(MessageSource)
- * @see #setStrict(boolean)
  * @see #setTypeConverter(TypeConverter)
  * @see #bind(Map)
  */
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 	private Object model;
 
-	private Map<String, Binding> bindings;
+	private Set<BindingFactory> bindingFactories;
 
 	private FormatterRegistry formatterRegistry = new GenericFormatterRegistry();
 
@@ -87,8 +91,6 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 	private TypeConverter typeConverter;
 
-	private boolean strict = false;
-
 	private static Formatter defaultFormatter = new DefaultFormatter();
 
 	private MessageSource messageSource;
@@ -98,36 +100,57 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 	 * @param model the model object containing properties this binder will bind to
 	 */
 	public GenericBinder(Object model) {
-		Assert.notNull(model, "The model Object is required");
+		Assert.notNull(model, "The model to bind to is required");
 		this.model = model;
-		bindings = new HashMap<String, Binding>();
+		bindingFactories = new LinkedHashSet<BindingFactory>();
 		int parserConfig = SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.CreateListsOnAttemptToIndexIntoNull
 				| SpelExpressionParserConfiguration.GrowListsOnIndexBeyondSize;
 		expressionParser = new SpelExpressionParser(parserConfig);
 		typeConverter = new DefaultTypeConverter();
 	}
 
-	public Object getModel() {
-		return model;
-	}
-
 	/**
-	 * Is this binder strict?
-	 * A strict binder requires all bindings to be registered explicitly using {@link #configureBinding(BindingConfiguration)}.
+	 * Add a binding to a model property.
+	 * The property may be a path to a member property like "name", or a nested property like "address.city" or "addresses.city".
+	 * If the property path is nested and traverses a collection or Map, do not use indexes.
+	 * The property path should express the model-class property structure like addresses.city, not an object structure like addresses[0].city.
+	 * Examples:
+	 * <pre>
+	 * name - bind to property 'name'
+	 * addresses - bind to property 'addresses', presumably a List&lt;Address&gt; e.g. allowing property expressions like addresses={ 12345 Macy Lane, 1977 Bel Aire Estates } and addresses[0]=12345 Macy Lane
+	 * addresses.city - bind to property 'addresses.city', for all indexed addresses in the collection e.g. allowing property expressions like addresses[0].city=Melbourne
+	 * address.city - bind to property 'address.city'
+	 * favoriteFoodByFoodGroup - bind to property 'favoriteFoodByFoodGroup', presumably a Map<FoodGroup, Food>; e.g. allowing favoriteFoodByFoodGroup={ DAIRY=Milk, MEAT=Steak } and favoriteFoodByFoodGroup['DAIRY']=Milk
+	 * favoriteFoodByFoodGroup.name - bind to property 'favoriteFoodByFoodGroup.name', for all keyed Foods in the map; e.g. allowing favoriteFoodByFoodGroup['DAIRY'].name=Milk
+	 * </pre>
+	 * @param propertyPath the model property path
+	 * @return a BindingConfiguration object, allowing additional configuration of the newly added binding
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no such property path exists on the model
 	 */
-	public boolean isStrict() {
-		return strict;
+	public BindingConfiguration addBinding(String propertyPath) {
+		DefaultBindingConfiguration configuration = new DefaultBindingConfiguration(propertyPath);
+		bindingFactories.add(new BindingFactory(configuration));
+		return configuration;
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Configures if this binder is <i>strict</i>.
-	 * A strict binder requires all bindings to be registered explicitly using {@link #configureBinding(BindingConfiguration)}.
-	 * An <i>optimistic</i> binder will implicitly create bindings as required to support {@link #bind(UserValues)} operations.
-	 * Default is optimistic.
-	 * @param strict strict binder status
+	 * Register a Formatter to format the model properties of a specific property type.
+	 * Convenience method that calls {@link FormatterRegistry#add(Class, Formatter)} internally.
+	 * The type may be a marker annotation type; if so, the Formatter will be used on properties having that marker annotation.
+	 * @param propertyType the model property type
+	 * @param formatter the formatter
+	 */
+	public void registerFormatter(Class<?> propertyType, Formatter<?> formatter) {
+		formatterRegistry.add(propertyType, formatter);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a FormatterFactory that creates Formatter instances as required to format model properties annotated with a specific annotation.
+	 * Convenience method that calls {@link FormatterRegistry#add(AnnotationFormatterFactory)} internally.
+	 * @param factory the formatter factory
 	 */
-	public void setStrict(boolean strict) {
-		this.strict = strict;
+	public void registerFormatterFactory(AnnotationFormatterFactory<?, ?> factory) {
+		formatterRegistry.add(factory);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -148,7 +171,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		Assert.notNull(messageSource, "The MessageSource is required");
 		this.messageSource = messageSource;
 	}
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Configure the TypeConverter that converts values as required by Binding setValue and getValue attempts.
 	 * For a setValue attempt, the TypeConverter will be asked to perform a conversion if the value parsed by the Binding's Formatter is not assignable to the target property type.
@@ -161,64 +184,31 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		this.typeConverter = typeConverter;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Configures a new binding on this binder.
-	 * @param configuration the binding configuration
-	 * @return the new binding created from the configuration provided
-	 */
-	public Binding configureBinding(BindingConfiguration configuration) {
-		Binding binding;
-		try {
-			// TODO should probably only allow binding to be created if property exists on model
-			binding = new BindingImpl(configuration);
-		} catch (org.springframework.expression.ParseException e) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
-		}
-		bindings.put(configuration.getProperty(), binding);
-		return binding;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Register a Formatter to format the model properties of a specific property type.
-	 * Convenience method that calls {@link FormatterRegistry#add(Class, Formatter)} internally.
-	 * The type may be a marker annotation type; if so, the Formatter will be used on properties having that marker annotation.
-	 * @param propertyType the model property type
-	 * @param formatter the formatter
-	 */
-	public void registerFormatter(Class<?> propertyType, Formatter<?> formatter) {
-		formatterRegistry.add(propertyType, formatter);
-	}
+	// implementing BindingFactory
 
-	/**
-	 * Register a FormatterFactory that creates Formatter instances as required to format model properties annotated with a specific annotation.
-	 * Convenience method that calls {@link FormatterRegistry#add(AnnotationFormatterFactory)} internally.
-	 * @param factory the formatter factory
-	 */
-	public void registerFormatterFactory(AnnotationFormatterFactory<?, ?> factory) {
-		formatterRegistry.add(factory);
+	public Object getModel() {
+		return model;
 	}
 
 	public Binding getBinding(String property) {
-		Binding binding = bindings.get(property);
-		if (binding == null && !strict) {
-			return configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration(property, null));
-		} else {
-			return binding;
+		for (BindingFactory factory: bindingFactories) {
+			if (factory.hasBindingFor(property)) {
+				return factory.getBinding(property);
+			}
 		}
+		throw new NoSuchBindingException(property);
 	}
 
+	// implementing Binder
+	
 	public BindingResults bind(Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues) {
 		sourceValues = filter(sourceValues);
+		checkRequired(sourceValues);
 		ArrayListBindingResults results = new ArrayListBindingResults(sourceValues.size());
 		for (Map.Entry<String, ? extends Object> sourceValue : sourceValues.entrySet()) {
 			String property = sourceValue.getKey();
 			Object value = sourceValue.getValue();
-			BindingImpl binding = (BindingImpl) getBinding(property);
-			if (binding != null) {
-				results.add(binding.setValue(value));
-			} else {
-				results.add(new NoSuchBindingResult(property, value));
-			}
+			results.add(getBinding(property).setValue(value));
 		}
 		return results;
 	}
@@ -227,9 +217,9 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Hook subclasses may use to filter the source values to bind.
- 	 * This hook allows the binder to pre-process the source values before binding occurs. 
--    * For example, a Binder might insert empty or default values for fields that are not present.
--    * As another example, a Binder might collapse multiple source values into a single source value. 
+	 * This hook allows the binder to pre-process the source values before binding occurs.
+	 * For example, a Binder might insert empty or default values for fields that are not present.
+	 * As another example, a Binder might collapse multiple source values into a single source value. 
 	 * @param sourceValues the original source values map provided by the caller
 	 * @return the filtered source values map that will be used to bind
 	 */
@@ -239,64 +229,84 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 	// internal helpers
 
-	static class ArrayListBindingResults implements BindingResults {
-
-		private List<BindingResult> results;
-
-		public ArrayListBindingResults() {
-			results = new ArrayList<BindingResult>();
-		}
-
-		public ArrayListBindingResults(int size) {
-			results = new ArrayList<BindingResult>(size);
-		}
-
-		public void add(BindingResult result) {
-			results.add(result);
+	private void checkRequired(Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues) {
+		List<String> missingRequired = new ArrayList<String>();
+		for (BindingFactory factory : bindingFactories) {
+			if (factory.configuration.isRequired()) {
+				boolean found = false;
+				for (String property : sourceValues.keySet()) {
+					if (factory.hasBindingFor(property)) {
+						found = true;
+					}
+				}
+				if (!found) {
+					missingRequired.add(factory.getPropertyPath());
+				}
+			}
 		}
-
-		// implementing Iterable
-
-		public Iterator<BindingResult> iterator() {
-			return results.iterator();
+		if (!missingRequired.isEmpty()) {
+			throw new MissingSourceValuesException(missingRequired, sourceValues);
 		}
+	}
+	
+	private EvaluationContext createEvaluationContext() {
+		StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
+		context.setRootObject(model);
+		context.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
+		context.setTypeConverter(new StandardTypeConverter(typeConverter));
+		return context;
+	}
 
-		// implementing BindingResults
+	class BindingFactory {
 
-		public BindingResults successes() {
-			ArrayListBindingResults results = new ArrayListBindingResults();
-			for (BindingResult result : this) {
-				if (!result.isFailure()) {
-					results.add(result);
-				}
-			}
-			return results;
+		private DefaultBindingConfiguration configuration;
+		
+		public BindingFactory(DefaultBindingConfiguration configuration) {
+			this.configuration = configuration;
 		}
 
-		public BindingResults failures() {
-			ArrayListBindingResults results = new ArrayListBindingResults();
-			for (BindingResult result : this) {
-				if (result.isFailure()) {
-					results.add(result);
-				}
-			}
-			return results;
+		public String getPropertyPath() {
+			return configuration.getPropertyPath();
 		}
 
-		public BindingResult get(int index) {
-			return results.get(index);
+		public boolean hasBindingFor(String property) {
+			String propertyPath = propertyPath(property);
+			return configuration.getPropertyPath().equals(propertyPath);
 		}
 
-		public List<String> properties() {
-			List<String> properties = new ArrayList<String>(results.size());
-			for (BindingResult result : this) {
-				properties.add(result.getProperty());
+		public Binding getBinding(String property) {
+			Expression propertyExpression;
+			try {
+				propertyExpression = expressionParser.parseExpression(property);
+			} catch (org.springframework.expression.ParseException e) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+						"Unable to get model binding; cannot parse property expression from property string ["
+								+ property + "]", e);
 			}
-			return properties;
-		}
-
-		public int size() {
-			return results.size();
+			try {
+				propertyExpression.getValueType(createEvaluationContext());
+			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to get model binding; cannot access property '"
+						+ propertyExpression.getExpressionString() + "'", e);
+			}
+			return new BindingImpl(propertyExpression, configuration.getFormatter());
+		}
+
+		private String propertyPath(String property) {
+			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(property);
+			int searchIndex = 0;
+			while (searchIndex != -1) {
+				int keyStart = sb.indexOf("[", searchIndex);
+				searchIndex = -1;
+				if (keyStart != -1) {
+					int keyEnd = sb.indexOf("]", keyStart + 1);
+					if (keyEnd != -1) {
+						sb.delete(keyStart, keyEnd + 1);
+						searchIndex = keyEnd + 1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return sb.toString();
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -307,13 +317,17 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 		private Formatter formatter;
 
-		public BindingImpl(BindingConfiguration config) throws org.springframework.expression.ParseException {
-			property = expressionParser.parseExpression(config.getProperty());
-			formatter = config.getFormatter();
+		public BindingImpl(Expression property, Formatter formatter) {
+			this.property = property;
+			this.formatter = formatter;
 		}
 
 		// implementing Binding
 
+		public String getProperty() {
+			return property.getExpressionString();
+		}
+
 		public String getValue() {
 			Object value;
 			try {
@@ -335,13 +349,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 
 		public String format(Object selectableValue) {
-			Formatter formatter;
-			try {
-				formatter = getFormatter();
-			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				throw new IllegalStateException(
-						"Failed to get property expression value type - this should not happen", e);
-			}
+			Formatter formatter = getFormatter();
 			Class<?> formattedType = getFormattedObjectType(formatter);
 			selectableValue = typeConverter.convert(selectableValue, formattedType);
 			return formatter.format(selectableValue, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
@@ -394,32 +402,17 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		// internal helpers
 
 		private BindingResult setStringValue(String formatted) {
-			Formatter formatter;
-			try {
-				formatter = getFormatter();
-			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				// could occur if the property was not found or is not readable
-				// TODO probably should not handle all EL failures, only type conversion & property not found?
-				return new ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
-			}
 			Object parsed;
 			try {
-				parsed = formatter.parse(formatted, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
+				parsed = getFormatter().parse(formatted, LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
 			} catch (ParseException e) {
-				return new InvalidFormatResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
+				return new InvalidFormat(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
 			}
 			return setValue(parsed, formatted);
 		}
 
 		private BindingResult setStringValues(String[] formatted) {
-			Formatter formatter;
-			try {
-				formatter = getFormatter();
-			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				// could occur if the property was not found or is not readable
-				// TODO probably should not handle all EL failures, only type conversion & property not found?
-				return new ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
-			}
+			Formatter formatter = getFormatter();
 			Class parsedType = getFormattedObjectType(formatter);
 			if (parsedType == null) {
 				parsedType = String.class;
@@ -430,7 +423,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 				try {
 					parsedValue = formatter.parse(formatted[i], LocaleContextHolder.getLocale());
 				} catch (ParseException e) {
-					return new InvalidFormatResult(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
+					return new InvalidFormat(property.getExpressionString(), formatted, e);
 				}
 				Array.set(parsed, i, parsedValue);
 			}
@@ -441,12 +434,18 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 			return setValue(value, value);
 		}
 
-		private Formatter getFormatter() throws EvaluationException {
+		private Formatter getFormatter() {
 			if (formatter != null) {
 				return formatter;
 			} else {
-				Formatter<?> formatter = formatterRegistry.getFormatter(property
-						.getValueTypeDescriptor(createEvaluationContext()));
+				TypeDescriptor type;
+				try {
+					type = property.getValueTypeDescriptor(createEvaluationContext());
+				} catch (EvaluationException e) {
+					throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+							"Failed to get property expression value type descriptor - this should not happen", e);
+				}
+				Formatter formatter = formatterRegistry.getFormatter(type);
 				return formatter != null ? formatter : defaultFormatter;
 			}
 		}
@@ -462,49 +461,41 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		private BindingResult setValue(Object parsedValue, Object userValue) {
 			try {
 				property.setValue(createEvaluationContext(), parsedValue);
-				return new SuccessResult(property.getExpressionString(), userValue);
+				return new Success(property.getExpressionString(), userValue);
 			} catch (EvaluationException e) {
-				return new ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(property.getExpressionString(), userValue, e);
+				return new EvaluationError(property.getExpressionString(), userValue, e);
 			}
 		}
 
-		private EvaluationContext createEvaluationContext() {
-			StandardEvaluationContext context = new StandardEvaluationContext();
-			context.setRootObject(model);
-			context.addPropertyAccessor(new MapAccessor());
-			context.setTypeConverter(new StandardTypeConverter(typeConverter));
-			return context;
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	private Class getFormattedObjectType(Formatter formatter) {
-		// TODO consider caching this info
-		Class classToIntrospect = formatter.getClass();
-		while (classToIntrospect != null) {
-			Type[] genericInterfaces = classToIntrospect.getGenericInterfaces();
-			for (Type genericInterface : genericInterfaces) {
-				if (genericInterface instanceof ParameterizedType) {
-					ParameterizedType pInterface = (ParameterizedType) genericInterface;
-					if (Formatter.class.isAssignableFrom((Class) pInterface.getRawType())) {
-						return getParameterClass(pInterface.getActualTypeArguments()[0], formatter.getClass());
+		private Class getFormattedObjectType(Formatter formatter) {
+			// TODO consider caching this info
+			Class classToIntrospect = formatter.getClass();
+			while (classToIntrospect != null) {
+				Type[] genericInterfaces = classToIntrospect.getGenericInterfaces();
+				for (Type genericInterface : genericInterfaces) {
+					if (genericInterface instanceof ParameterizedType) {
+						ParameterizedType pInterface = (ParameterizedType) genericInterface;
+						if (Formatter.class.isAssignableFrom((Class) pInterface.getRawType())) {
+							return getParameterClass(pInterface.getActualTypeArguments()[0], formatter.getClass());
+						}
 					}
 				}
+				classToIntrospect = classToIntrospect.getSuperclass();
 			}
-			classToIntrospect = classToIntrospect.getSuperclass();
+			return null;
 		}
-		return null;
-	}
 
-	private Class getParameterClass(Type parameterType, Class converterClass) {
-		if (parameterType instanceof TypeVariable) {
-			parameterType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeVariable((TypeVariable) parameterType, converterClass);
-		}
-		if (parameterType instanceof Class) {
-			return (Class) parameterType;
+		private Class getParameterClass(Type parameterType, Class converterClass) {
+			if (parameterType instanceof TypeVariable) {
+				parameterType = GenericTypeResolver.resolveTypeVariable((TypeVariable) parameterType, converterClass);
+			}
+			if (parameterType instanceof Class) {
+				return (Class) parameterType;
+			}
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to obtain the java.lang.Class for parameterType [" + parameterType
+					+ "] on Formatter [" + converterClass.getName() + "]");
 		}
-		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to obtain the java.lang.Class for parameterType [" + parameterType
-				+ "] on Formatter [" + converterClass.getName() + "]");
+		
 	}
 
 	static class DefaultFormatter implements Formatter {
@@ -525,15 +516,80 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 	}
 
-	class NoSuchBindingResult implements BindingResult {
-		
+	static class ArrayListBindingResults implements BindingResults {
+
+		private List<BindingResult> results;
+
+		public ArrayListBindingResults() {
+			results = new ArrayList<BindingResult>();
+		}
+
+		public ArrayListBindingResults(int size) {
+			results = new ArrayList<BindingResult>(size);
+		}
+
+		public void add(BindingResult result) {
+			results.add(result);
+		}
+
+		// implementing Iterable
+
+		public Iterator<BindingResult> iterator() {
+			return results.iterator();
+		}
+
+		// implementing BindingResults
+
+		public BindingResults successes() {
+			ArrayListBindingResults results = new ArrayListBindingResults();
+			for (BindingResult result : this) {
+				if (!result.isFailure()) {
+					results.add(result);
+				}
+			}
+			return results;
+		}
+
+		public BindingResults failures() {
+			ArrayListBindingResults results = new ArrayListBindingResults();
+			for (BindingResult result : this) {
+				if (result.isFailure()) {
+					results.add(result);
+				}
+			}
+			return results;
+		}
+
+		public BindingResult get(int index) {
+			return results.get(index);
+		}
+
+		public List<String> properties() {
+			List<String> properties = new ArrayList<String>(results.size());
+			for (BindingResult result : this) {
+				properties.add(result.getProperty());
+			}
+			return properties;
+		}
+
+		public int size() {
+			return results.size();
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	class InvalidFormat implements BindingResult {
+
 		private String property;
 
 		private Object sourceValue;
 
-		public NoSuchBindingResult(String property, Object sourceValue) {
+		private ParseException cause;
+
+		public InvalidFormat(String property, Object sourceValue, ParseException cause) {
 			this.property = property;
 			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
+			this.cause = cause;
 		}
 
 		public String getProperty() {
@@ -551,11 +607,11 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getCode() {
-					return "noSuchBinding";
+					return "invalidFormat";
 				}
 
 				public Severity getSeverity() {
-					return Severity.WARNING;
+					return Severity.ERROR;
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
@@ -563,26 +619,24 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 					builder.code(getCode());
 					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
 					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
-					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property
-							+ "'; no binding has been added for the property");
+					builder.arg("errorOffset", cause.getErrorOffset());
+					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; the user value "
+							+ StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + " has an invalid format and could no be parsed");
 					return builder.build();
 				}
 			};
 		}
 	}
 
-	class InvalidFormatResult implements BindingResult {
+	class Success implements BindingResult {
 
 		private String property;
 
 		private Object sourceValue;
 
-		private ParseException cause;
-
-		public InvalidFormatResult(String property, Object sourceValue, ParseException cause) {
+		public Success(String property, Object sourceValue) {
 			this.property = property;
 			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
-			this.cause = cause;
 		}
 
 		public String getProperty() {
@@ -594,34 +648,34 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 		}
 
 		public boolean isFailure() {
-			return true;
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		public Alert getAlert() {
 			return new AbstractAlert() {
 				public String getCode() {
-					return "invalidFormat";
+					return "bindSuccess";
 				}
 
 				public Severity getSeverity() {
-					return Severity.ERROR;
+					return Severity.INFO;
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
 					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
-					builder.code(getCode());
+					builder.code("bindSuccess");
 					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
 					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
-					builder.arg("errorOffset", cause.getErrorOffset());
-					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; the user value "
-							+ StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + " has an invalid format and could no be parsed");
+					builder.defaultMessage("Successfully bound user value " + StylerUtils.style(sourceValue)
+							+ "to property '" + property + "'");
 					return builder.build();
 				}
 			};
 		}
+
 	}
 
-	class ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult implements BindingResult {
+	class EvaluationError implements BindingResult {
 
 		private String property;
 
@@ -629,7 +683,7 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 
 		private EvaluationException cause;
 
-		public ExpressionEvaluationErrorResult(String property, Object sourceValue, EvaluationException cause) {
+		public EvaluationError(String property, Object sourceValue, EvaluationException cause) {
 			this.property = property;
 			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
 			this.cause = cause;
@@ -653,23 +707,13 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 					SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode();
 					if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
 						return "conversionFailed";
-					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-						// TODO should probably force property exists before even creating binding
-						return "propertyNotFound";
 					} else {
 						return "couldNotSetValue";
 					}
 				}
 
 				public Severity getSeverity() {
-					SpelMessage spelCode = ((SpelEvaluationException) cause).getMessageCode();
-					if (spelCode == SpelMessage.EXCEPTION_DURING_PROPERTY_WRITE) {
-						return Severity.FATAL;
-					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-						return Severity.WARNING;
-					} else {
-						return Severity.FATAL;
-					}
+					return Severity.FATAL;
 				}
 
 				public String getMessage() {
@@ -691,73 +735,20 @@ public class GenericBinder implements Binder {
 								return builder.build();
 							}
 						}
-					} else if (spelCode == SpelMessage.PROPERTY_OR_FIELD_NOT_READABLE) {
-						MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
-						builder.code(getCode());
-						builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
-						builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
-						builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; no such property exists on model");
-						return builder.build();
 					}
 					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
 					builder.code("couldNotSetValue");
 					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
 					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
-					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; reason = " + cause.getLocalizedMessage());
+					builder.defaultMessage("Failed to bind to property '" + property + "'; reason = "
+							+ cause.getLocalizedMessage());
 					return builder.build();
 				}
-				
-			};
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	class SuccessResult implements BindingResult {
-
-		private String property;
-
-		private Object sourceValue;
-
-		public SuccessResult(String property, Object sourceValue) {
-			this.property = property;
-			this.sourceValue = sourceValue;
-		}
-
-		public String getProperty() {
-			return property;
-		}
-
-		public Object getSourceValue() {
-			return sourceValue;
-		}
-
-		public boolean isFailure() {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		public Alert getAlert() {
-			return new AbstractAlert() {
-				public String getCode() {
-					return "bindSuccess";
-				}
 
-				public Severity getSeverity() {
-					return Severity.INFO;
-				}
-
-				public String getMessage() {
-					MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder(messageSource);
-					builder.code("bindSuccess");
-					builder.arg("label", new ResolvableArgument(property));
-					builder.arg("value", sourceValue);
-					builder.defaultMessage("Successfully bound user value " + StylerUtils.style(sourceValue) + "to property '" + property + "'");
-					return builder.build();	
-				}
 			};
 		}
 
 	}
-
 	static abstract class AbstractAlert implements Alert {
 		public String toString() {
 			return getCode() + " - " + getMessage();

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/WebBinder.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * @see #setDefaultPrefix(String)
  * @see #setPresentPrefix(String)
  */
-class WebBinder extends GenericBinder {
+public class WebBinder extends GenericBinder {
 
 	private String defaultPrefix = "!";
 

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/WebBinderFactory.java

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2004-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.ui.binding.support;
-
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binder;
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.BinderFactory;
-
-/**
- * Factory for Binders suited for use in web environments.
- * TODO - BinderConfiguration objects indexed by model class?
- * @author Keith Donald
- * @since 3.0
- */
-public class WebBinderFactory implements BinderFactory {
-
-	public Binder getBinder(Object model) {
-		WebBinder binder = new WebBinder(model);
-		new AnnotatedModelBinderConfigurer().configure(binder);
-		return binder;
-	}
-	
-}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/lifecycle/BindAndValidateLifecycle.java

@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.ui.lifecycle;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.ui.alert.AlertContext;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binder;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResults;
+import org.springframework.ui.validation.ValidationFailure;
 import org.springframework.ui.validation.Validator;
 
 /**
@@ -58,17 +61,28 @@ public final class BindAndValidateLifecycle {
 		this.validationDecider = validationDecider;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Execute the bind and validate lifecycle.
+	 * Any bind or validation errors are recorded as alerts against the {@link AlertContext}.
+	 * @param sourceValues the source values to bind and validate
+	 */
 	public void execute(Map<String, ? extends Object> sourceValues) {
 		BindingResults bindingResults = binder.bind(sourceValues);
-		if (validator != null && validationDecider.shouldValidateAfter(bindingResults)) {
-			// TODO get validation results
-			validator.validate(binder.getModel(), bindingResults.successes().properties());
-		}
+		List<ValidationFailure> validationFailures = validate(bindingResults);
 		for (BindingResult result : bindingResults.failures()) {
-			// TODO - you may want to ignore some alerts like propertyNotFound
 			alertContext.add(result.getProperty(), result.getAlert());
 		}
-		// TODO translate validation results into messages
+		for (ValidationFailure failure : validationFailures) {
+			alertContext.add(failure.getProperty(), failure.getAlert());
+		}		
+	}
+	
+	private List<ValidationFailure> validate(BindingResults bindingResults) {
+		if (validator != null && validationDecider.shouldValidateAfter(bindingResults)) {
+			return validator.validate(binder.getModel(), bindingResults.successes().properties());
+		} else {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
 	}
 
 }

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/validation/ValidationFailure.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.springframework.ui.validation;
+
+import org.springframework.ui.alert.Alert;
+
+/**
+ * A single validation failure generated by a Validator.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @see Validator#validate(Object, java.util.List)
+ */
+public interface ValidationFailure {
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the model property associated with this validation result.
+	 */
+	String getProperty();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets the alert for this validation failure, appropriate for rendering the failure to the user.
+	 */
+	Alert getAlert();
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/validation/ValidationResult.java

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package org.springframework.ui.validation;
-
-import org.springframework.ui.alert.Alert;
-
-public interface ValidationResult {
-
-	/**
-	 * The name of the model property associated with this validation result.
-	 */
-	String getProperty();
-	
-	/**
-	 * Indicates if the validation failed.
-	 */
-	boolean isFailure();
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the alert for this validation result, appropriate for rendering the result to the user.
-	 * An alert describing a successful validation will have info severity.
-	 * An alert describing a failed validation will have either warning or error severity.
-	 */
-	Alert getAlert();
-}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/validation/ValidationResults.java

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.ui.validation;
-
-public interface ValidationResults extends Iterable<ValidationResult> {
-
-}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/ui/validation/Validator.java

@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ package org.springframework.ui.validation;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-public interface Validator<M> {
-	ValidationResults validate(M model, List<String> properties);
+/**
+ * Validates a model object.
+ * @author Keith Donald
+ * @param <M> the type of model object this validator supports
+ */
+public interface Validator {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Validate the properties of the model object.
+	 * @param model the model object
+	 * @param properties the properties to validate
+	 * @return a list of validation failures, empty if there were no failures
+	 */
+	List<ValidationFailure> validate(Object model, List<String> properties);
 }

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/GenericBinderTests.java

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.springframework.ui.binding.support;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.i18n.LocaleContextHolder;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binding;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.BindingResults;
+import org.springframework.ui.binding.MissingSourceValuesException;
+import org.springframework.ui.binding.NoSuchBindingException;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.AnnotationFormatterFactory;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.Formatter;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.date.DateFormatter;
@@ -31,33 +32,39 @@ import org.springframework.ui.format.number.CurrencyFormatter;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.number.IntegerFormatter;
 import org.springframework.ui.message.MockMessageSource;
 
+import edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.Arrays;
+
 public class GenericBinderTests {
 
 	private TestBean bean;
-	
+
 	private GenericBinder binder;
-	
+
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
 		bean = new TestBean();
 		binder = new GenericBinder(bean);
 		LocaleContextHolder.setLocale(Locale.US);
 	}
-	
+
 	@After
 	public void tearDown() {
 		LocaleContextHolder.setLocale(null);
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void bindSingleValuesWithDefaultTypeConverterConversion() {
+		binder.addBinding("string");
+		binder.addBinding("integer");
+		binder.addBinding("foo");
+
 		Map<String, String> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
 		values.put("string", "test");
 		values.put("integer", "3");
 		values.put("foo", "BAR");
 		BindingResults results = binder.bind(values);
 		assertEquals(3, results.size());
-		
+
 		assertEquals("string", results.get(0).getProperty());
 		assertFalse(results.get(0).isFailure());
 		assertEquals("test", results.get(0).getSourceValue());
@@ -69,14 +76,18 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		assertEquals("foo", results.get(2).getProperty());
 		assertFalse(results.get(2).isFailure());
 		assertEquals("BAR", results.get(2).getSourceValue());
-		
+
 		assertEquals("test", bean.getString());
 		assertEquals(3, bean.getInteger());
 		assertEquals(FooEnum.BAR, bean.getFoo());
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void bindSingleValuesWithDefaultTypeCoversionFailure() {
+	public void bindSingleValuesWithDefaultTypeConversionFailure() {
+		binder.addBinding("string");
+		binder.addBinding("integer");
+		binder.addBinding("foo");
+
 		Map<String, String> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
 		values.put("string", "test");
 		// bad value
@@ -90,118 +101,72 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void bindSingleValuePropertyFormatter() throws ParseException {
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("date", new DateFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("date").formatWith(new DateFormatter());
 		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("date", "2009-06-01"));
 		assertEquals(new DateFormatter().parse("2009-06-01", Locale.US), bean.getDate());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void bindSingleValuePropertyFormatterParseException() {
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("date", new DateFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("date").formatWith(new DateFormatter());
 		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("date", "bogus"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void bindSingleValueWithFormatterRegistedByType() throws ParseException {
+		binder.addBinding("date");
 		binder.registerFormatter(Date.class, new DateFormatter());
 		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("date", "2009-06-01"));
 		assertEquals(new DateFormatter().parse("2009-06-01", Locale.US), bean.getDate());
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void bindSingleValueWithFormatterRegisteredByAnnotation() throws ParseException {
+		binder.addBinding("currency");
 		GenericFormatterRegistry registry = new GenericFormatterRegistry();
 		registry.add(CurrencyFormat.class, new CurrencyFormatter());
 		binder.setFormatterRegistry(registry);
 		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("currency", "$23.56"));
 		assertEquals(new BigDecimal("23.56"), bean.getCurrency());
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
-	public void bindSingleValueWithnAnnotationFormatterFactoryRegistered() throws ParseException {
+	public void bindSingleValueWithAnnotationFormatterFactoryRegistered() throws ParseException {
+		binder.addBinding("currency");
 		binder.registerFormatterFactory(new CurrencyAnnotationFormatterFactory());
 		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("currency", "$23.56"));
 		assertEquals(new BigDecimal("23.56"), bean.getCurrency());
 	}
-	
-	@Test
+
+	@Test(expected = NoSuchBindingException.class)
 	public void bindSingleValuePropertyNotFound() throws ParseException {
-		BindingResults results = binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("bogus", "2009-06-01"));
-		assertEquals(1, results.size());
-		assertTrue(results.get(0).isFailure());
-		assertEquals("propertyNotFound", results.get(0).getAlert().getCode());
+		binder.bind(Collections.singletonMap("bogus", "2009-06-01"));
 	}
-	
-	@Test
-	public void bindUserValuesCreatedFromUserMap() {
+
+	@Test(expected=MissingSourceValuesException.class)
+	public void bindMissingRequiredSourceValue() {
+		binder.addBinding("string");
+		binder.addBinding("integer").required();
 		Map<String, String> userMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
 		userMap.put("string", "test");
-		userMap.put("integer", "3");
-		BindingResults results = binder.bind(userMap);
-		assertEquals(2, results.size());
-		assertEquals("test", results.get(0).getSourceValue());
-		assertEquals("3", results.get(1).getSourceValue());
-		assertEquals("test", bean.getString());
-		assertEquals(3, bean.getInteger());		
-	}
-	
-	@Test
-	public void getBindingOptimistic() {
-		Binding b = binder.getBinding("integer");
-		assertFalse(b.isCollection());
-		assertEquals("0", b.getValue());
-		BindingResult result = b.setValue("5");
-		assertEquals("5", b.getValue());
-		assertFalse(result.isFailure());
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void getBindingStrict() {
-		binder.setStrict(true);
-		Binding b = binder.getBinding("integer");
-		assertNull(b);
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("integer", null));
-		b = binder.getBinding("integer");
-		assertFalse(b.isCollection());
-		assertEquals("0", b.getValue());
-		BindingResult result = b.setValue("5");
-		assertEquals("5", b.getValue());
-		assertFalse(result.isFailure());
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	public void bindStrictNoMappingBindings() {
-		binder.setStrict(true);
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("integer", null));
-		Map<String, String> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
-		values.put("integer", "3");
-		values.put("foo", "BAR");
-		BindingResults results = binder.bind(values);
-		assertEquals(2, results.size());
-		
-		assertEquals("integer", results.get(0).getProperty());
-		assertFalse(results.get(0).isFailure());
-		assertEquals("3", results.get(0).getSourceValue());
-
-		assertEquals("foo", results.get(1).getProperty());
-		assertTrue(results.get(1).isFailure());
-		assertEquals("BAR", results.get(1).getSourceValue());
+		// missing "integer"
+		binder.bind(userMap);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getBindingCustomFormatter() {
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("currency", new CurrencyFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("currency").formatWith(new CurrencyFormatter());		
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("currency");
 		assertFalse(b.isCollection());
 		assertEquals("", b.getValue());
 		b.setValue("$23.56");
 		assertEquals("$23.56", b.getValue());
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void getBindingCustomFormatterRequiringTypeCoersion() {
 		// IntegerFormatter formats Longs, so conversion from Integer -> Long is performed
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("integer", new IntegerFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("integer").formatWith(new IntegerFormatter());
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("integer");
 		b.setValue("2,300");
 		assertEquals("2,300", b.getValue());
@@ -210,16 +175,19 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 	@Test
 	public void invalidFormatBindingResultCustomAlertMessage() {
 		MockMessageSource messages = new MockMessageSource();
-		messages.addMessage("invalidFormat", Locale.US, "Please enter an integer in format ### for the #{label} field; you entered #{value}");
+		messages.addMessage("invalidFormat", Locale.US,
+				"Please enter an integer in format ### for the #{label} field; you entered #{value}");
 		binder.setMessageSource(messages);
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("integer", new IntegerFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("integer").formatWith(new IntegerFormatter());
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("integer");
 		BindingResult result = b.setValue("bogus");
-		assertEquals("Please enter an integer in format ### for the integer field; you entered bogus", result.getAlert().getMessage());
+		assertEquals("Please enter an integer in format ### for the integer field; you entered bogus", result
+				.getAlert().getMessage());
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getBindingMultiValued() {
+		binder.addBinding("foos");
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("foos");
 		assertTrue(b.isCollection());
 		assertEquals(0, b.getCollectionValues().length);
@@ -234,8 +202,20 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		assertEquals("BOOP", values[2]);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getBindingMultiValuedIndexAccess() {
+		binder.addBinding("foos");
+		bean.setFoos(Arrays.asList(new FooEnum[] { FooEnum.BAR }));
+		Binding b = binder.getBinding("foos[0]");
+		assertFalse(b.isCollection());
+		assertEquals("BAR", b.getValue());
+		b.setValue("BAZ");
+		assertEquals("BAZ", b.getValue());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getBindingMultiValuedTypeConversionFailure() {
+		binder.addBinding("foos");
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("foos");
 		assertTrue(b.isCollection());
 		assertEquals(0, b.getCollectionValues().length);
@@ -243,18 +223,23 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		assertTrue(result.isFailure());
 		assertEquals("conversionFailed", result.getAlert().getCode());
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	public void bindHandleNullValueInNestedPath() {
+		binder.addBinding("addresses.street");
+		binder.addBinding("addresses.city");
+		binder.addBinding("addresses.state");
+		binder.addBinding("addresses.zip");
+
 		Map<String, String> values = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
-		
+
 		// EL configured with some options from SpelExpressionParserConfiguration:
 		// (see where Binder creates the parser)
 		// - new addresses List is created if null
 		// - new entries automatically built if List is currently too short - all new entries
 		//   are new instances of the type of the list entry, they are not null.
 		// not currently doing anything for maps or arrays
-		
+
 		values.put("addresses[0].street", "4655 Macy Lane");
 		values.put("addresses[0].city", "Melbourne");
 		values.put("addresses[0].state", "FL");
@@ -281,7 +266,7 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void formatPossibleValue() {
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("currency", new CurrencyFormatter()));
+		binder.addBinding("currency").formatWith(new CurrencyFormatter());
 		Binding b = binder.getBinding("currency");
 		assertEquals("$5.00", b.format(new BigDecimal("5")));
 	}
@@ -298,7 +283,7 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		private BigDecimal currency;
 		private List<FooEnum> foos;
 		private List<Address> addresses;
-		
+
 		public String getString() {
 			return string;
 		}
@@ -355,7 +340,7 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		public void setAddresses(List<Address> addresses) {
 			this.addresses = addresses;
 		}
-	
+
 	}
 
 	public static class Address {
@@ -364,50 +349,51 @@ public class GenericBinderTests {
 		private String state;
 		private String zip;
 		private String country;
-		
+
 		public String getStreet() {
 			return street;
 		}
-		
+
 		public void setStreet(String street) {
 			this.street = street;
 		}
-		
+
 		public String getCity() {
 			return city;
 		}
-		
+
 		public void setCity(String city) {
 			this.city = city;
 		}
-		
+
 		public String getState() {
 			return state;
 		}
-		
+
 		public void setState(String state) {
 			this.state = state;
 		}
-		
+
 		public String getZip() {
 			return zip;
 		}
-		
+
 		public void setZip(String zip) {
 			this.zip = zip;
 		}
-		
+
 		public String getCountry() {
 			return country;
 		}
-		
+
 		public void setCountry(String country) {
 			this.country = country;
 		}
-		
+
 	}
-	
-	public static class CurrencyAnnotationFormatterFactory implements AnnotationFormatterFactory<CurrencyFormat, BigDecimal> {
+
+	public static class CurrencyAnnotationFormatterFactory implements
+			AnnotationFormatterFactory<CurrencyFormat, BigDecimal> {
 		public Formatter<BigDecimal> getFormatter(CurrencyFormat annotation) {
 			return new CurrencyFormatter();
 		}

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/binding/support/WebBinderTests.java

@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ public class WebBinderTests {
 	
 	@Test
 	public void bindUserValuesCreatedFromUserMap() throws ParseException {
+		binder.addBinding("string");
+		binder.addBinding("integer");
+		binder.addBinding("date").formatWith(new DateFormatter());
+		binder.addBinding("bool");
+		binder.addBinding("currency");
+		binder.addBinding("addresses");
 		GenericFormatterRegistry registry = new GenericFormatterRegistry();
 		registry.add(CurrencyFormat.class, new CurrencyFormatter());
 		binder.setFormatterRegistry(registry);
-		binder.configureBinding(new BindingConfiguration("date", new DateFormatter()));
 		Map<String, String> userMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();
 		userMap.put("string", "test");
 		userMap.put("_integer", "doesn't matter");

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/ui/lifecycle/BindAndValidateLifecycleTests.java

@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package org.springframework.ui.lifecycle;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -16,18 +14,18 @@ import org.springframework.ui.alert.Alert;
 import org.springframework.ui.alert.Alerts;
 import org.springframework.ui.alert.Severity;
 import org.springframework.ui.alert.support.DefaultAlertContext;
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.Binder;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Bound;
 import org.springframework.ui.binding.Model;
-import org.springframework.ui.binding.support.WebBinderFactory;
+import org.springframework.ui.binding.support.WebBinder;
 import org.springframework.ui.format.number.CurrencyFormat;
-import org.springframework.ui.validation.ValidationResult;
-import org.springframework.ui.validation.ValidationResults;
+import org.springframework.ui.validation.ValidationFailure;
 import org.springframework.ui.validation.Validator;
 import org.springframework.ui.validation.constraint.Impact;
 import org.springframework.ui.validation.constraint.Message;
 import org.springframework.ui.validation.constraint.ValidationConstraint;
 
+import edu.emory.mathcs.backport.java.util.Collections;
+
 public class BindAndValidateLifecycleTests {
 
 	private BindAndValidateLifecycle lifecycle;
@@ -40,20 +38,23 @@ public class BindAndValidateLifecycleTests {
 	public void setUp() {
 		model = new TestBean();
 		alertContext = new DefaultAlertContext();
-		Binder binder = new WebBinderFactory().getBinder(model);
-		Validator<TestBean> validator = new TestBeanValidator();
+		WebBinder binder = new WebBinder(model);
+		binder.addBinding("string");
+		binder.addBinding("integer");
+		binder.addBinding("foo");
+		Validator validator = new TestBeanValidator();
 		lifecycle = new BindAndValidateLifecycle(binder, validator, alertContext);
 	}
 	
-	static class TestBeanValidator implements Validator<TestBean> {
-		public ValidationResults validate(TestBean model, List<String> properties) {
-			TestValidationResults results = new TestValidationResults();
+	static class TestBeanValidator implements Validator {
+		public List<ValidationFailure> validate(Object model, List<String> properties) {
+			TestBean bean = (TestBean) model;
 			RequiredConstraint required = new RequiredConstraint();
-			boolean valid = required.validate(model.getString());
+			boolean valid = required.validate(bean);
 			if (!valid) {
 				
 			}
-			return results;
+			return Collections.emptyList();
 		}		
 	}
 	
@@ -111,21 +112,9 @@ public class BindAndValidateLifecycleTests {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	static class TestValidationResults implements ValidationResults {
-		private List<ValidationResult> results = new ArrayList<ValidationResult>();
 
-		public void add(ValidationResult result) {
-			results.add(result);
-		}
-		
-		public Iterator<ValidationResult> iterator() {
-			return results.iterator();
-		}
-		
-	}
 	
-	static class TestValidationFailure implements ValidationResult {
+	static class TestValidationFailure implements ValidationFailure {
 
 		private String property;
 		
@@ -143,10 +132,6 @@ public class BindAndValidateLifecycleTests {
 			return Alerts.error(message);
 		}
 
-		public boolean isFailure() {
-			return true;
-		}
-		
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -292,7 +277,7 @@ public class BindAndValidateLifecycleTests {
 
 	}
 	
-	@Model(value="testBean", strictBinding=true)
+	@Model(value="testBean")
 	public class TestAnnotatedBean {
 
 		private String editable;