Template Compile

[Vishnu Pillai <vi...@bh.eyi.com>]

Hi,
Let me first introduce myselt. I'm a s/w engineer currently working on J2EE
technologies. I'm working in at EYME Technologies at Trivandrum in India.

Now, to the matter..
I am developing a template compiler which frees us of the overheads of
using tag libraries.
      The motivationg factors for developing this compiler were:
      1. To adhere to the principle that Views (or JSPs) should be readable
and maintainable by Web Page Designers (who need not know Java)
      2. To avoid overheads of using jsp tag libraries
      3. To have a common point of control over the User Interfaces

Ideally, a Template will have code similar to html with some TML (Template
Markup Language)


e.g.

Employee.tml
<HTML>
<BODY>
      <FORM action="www.myhome.mypage">
            <tag:ComboBox  name="choice"  iterator="$choices$" iteratorType
="iterator" varType="String"/>
            <tag:Field label = "Enter score"  name="score"  type="Text"
value="0"/>
      </FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

The Template Compiler preCompiles this template into an ordinary jsp.

Employee.jsp
<HTML>
<BODY>
      <FORM action="www.myhome.mypage">
            <TABLE>
                  <TR>
                        <TD>Enter score</TD>
                        <TD><INPUT type="Text" name="score" value="0"></TD>
                  </TR>
            </TABLE>
            <SELECT name="choice">
                  <% Iterator itr1 = (Iterator) request.getAttribute
("choices");
                  Employee val1 = null;
                  while(itr1.hasNext())
                  {
                        val1 = (Employee) itr1.next();
                  %>
                        <OPTION value="<%=val1.getCode()%>">
<%=val1.getFirstName()%></OPTION>
                  <%
                  }
                  %>
            </SELECT>
      </FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

If there's any mistake in the above code, kindly excuse, I've just typed it
here..
If you find this interesting, pls. contact me. I have some other ideas
too...

Warm regards,

Vishnu Pillai

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