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Posted to dev@velocity.apache.org by "Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@optonline.net> on 2002/01/10 11:58:41 UTC
Re: cvs commit: jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/struts
build.xml index.html
Re index.html, I wonder if we should put this in the standard XML format,
and just generate using Anakia (or preferably DVSL).
That way, we can include in the project docs as well, as it's a useful, rich
document.
On 1/10/02 5:45 AM, "sidler@apache.org" <si...@apache.org> wrote:
> sidler 02/01/10 02:45:40
>
> Modified: struts/examples/struts build.xml index.html
> Log:
> Updated and corrected the documentation.
>
> Revision Changes Path
> 1.3 +3 -6 jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/struts/build.xml
>
> Index: build.xml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/struts/build.xml,v
> retrieving revision 1.2
> retrieving revision 1.3
> diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
> --- build.xml 9 Jan 2002 11:25:41 -0000 1.2
> +++ build.xml 10 Jan 2002 10:45:40 -0000 1.3
> @@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
>
> <!--
> *
> - * Build file for Struts Velocity.
> + * Build file for Struts Velocity examples.
> *
> - * Gabriel Sidler, sidler@teamup.ch
> - * December 8. 2001
> - *
> -->
>
> <!-- *** ENVIRONMENT
> ******************************************************* -->
> @@ -93,8 +90,8 @@
>
>
> <target name="devwar" depends="init, clean, compile">
> - <!-- Generate .war file, name it *.wa_ otherwise it will be unpacked -->
> - <jar jarfile="${basedir}/../struts-velocity-${DSTAMP}.wa_"
> basedir="${DEV}"/>
> + <!-- Generate .war file, name it velstruts.war -->
> + <jar jarfile="${basedir}/../velstruts.war" basedir="${DEV}"/>
> </target>
>
>
>
>
>
> 1.3 +29 -85 jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/struts/index.html
>
> Index: index.html
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/struts/index.html,v
> retrieving revision 1.2
> retrieving revision 1.3
> diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
> --- index.html 9 Jan 2002 11:25:41 -0000 1.2
> +++ index.html 10 Jan 2002 10:45:40 -0000 1.3
> @@ -10,89 +10,40 @@
> <td>
> <h2><font color="#FFFFFF"><img src="doc/img/spacer.gif" width="520"
> height="1"><br>
> Velocity for Struts</font></h2>
> - <font color="#FFFFFF">December 31. 2001, V 0.4</font></td>
> + <font color="#FFFFFF">January 10. 2002</font></td>
> <td align="right"> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
>
> <p>This is a play ground for experimenting with the integration of Velocity
> and
> - Struts. </p>
> -<p><b>Features</b></p>
> + Struts. Several applications examples are provided below. The goal is to
> grow
> + this into a full blown example application that demonstrates all aspects
of
> + Struts applications based on Velocity views.</p>
> +<h5><b>Highlights</b></h5>
> <ul>
> - <li>Context Tools: A generic mechanism to work with context tools is
> provided.
> - Context tools are the basis for the Struts-Velocity integration.
> - <ul>
> - <li>Context tools can be singletons or instances. </li>
> - <li>Context tools can be loaded automatically into the Velocity
context
> - OR they can be loaded from within the template through a
loader tool (a
> - context tool as well). The context tools to be loaded
automatically are
> - defined in the web.xml file.</li>
> - <li>Currently context tools need to conform to an interface
> <i>ContextTool</i>.
> - This requirement will be lifted in the future.</li>
> - <li>A sample context tool <i>MathTool</i> is provided to
demonstrate the
> - use of context tools. See example applications.</li>
> - </ul>
> - </li>
> - <li>Struts-Velocity Integration: The integration is achived through
several
> - context tools and some supporting classes. Currently the following
> Struts-specific
> - context tools are available:
> - <ul>
> - <li>StrutsBeanTool: Provides a subset of the functionality of the
> <i>Bean</i>
> - JSP custom tag library provided with Struts.</li>
> - <li>StrutsHtmlTool: Provides a subset of the functionality of the
> <i>Html</i>
> - JSP custom tag library provided with Struts.</li>
> - </ul>
> - </li>
> - <li>Access to Application Data: Access to application data from within
> Velocity
> - template is provided through class <i>ChainedContext</i>, an
implementation
> - of org.apache.velocity.context.AbstractContext. ChainedContext
chaines the
> - servlet API scopes <i>request</i>, <i>session</i> and
<i>application</i>.
> - This means that when accessing an object in the Velocity context all
three
> - servlet scopes are searched in addition to the Velocity context
itself. The
> - search order is Velocity context, request scope, session scope and
> application
> - scope. </li>
> - <li>Access to Servlet API: Access to all methods of the Servlet API is
> provided
> - by automatically inserting references to the current instances of
> HttpServletRequest,
> - HttpServletResponse and ServletContext into the Velocity
context.</li>
> - <li>Struts 1.0 and Velocity 1.2 are supported (current release
> versions).</li>
> + <li>Five example applications demonstrate the use of Velocity templates
with
> + Struts. Velocity templates have full access to the resources of the
Struts
> + framework (once we are done). JSP versions of the same examples have
been
> + provided, allowing a comparison of the two view technologies.</li>
> + <li>Several examples demonstrate the mixed use of Velocity and JSP
templates
> + in the same application example.</li>
> + <li>All examples are based on the new ViewVelocityServlet, a generic
> Velocity
> + servlet with toolbox support. In fact, the Struts / Velocity
integration
> has
> + be implemented as a set of Velocity context tools.</li>
> + <li>The integration has been achieved without modification of the Struts
> framework.
> + The current release version 1.0 is supported. </li>
> </ul>
> -<p><b>New in this Version</b></p>
> +<h5><b>To Do</b></h5>
> <ul>
> - <li>Velocity templates work now with Struts 1.0 (current release
version).
> Removed
> - all dependencies with the latest development version of Struts. This
is
> important
> - to be able to make this package available to developers broadly.</li>
> - <li>Works now with Tomcat 4.01 and 3.23. (Previous version worked only
with
> - Tomcat 4.01))</li>
> - <li>Cleaned up and documented dependencies on various Java packages. It
uses
> - now the latest release versions of all componentes. See <a
> href="#TestedConfiguration">Tested
> - Configuration</a>. </li>
> - <li>Added a new example application <i>Logon Example</i>.</li>
> + <li>extend the functionality of the Struts context tools</li>
> + <li>documentation
> + <ul>
> + <li>of the context tools</li>
> + <li>of how to configure a Struts application for Velocity
support</li>
> + </ul>
> + </li>
> </ul>
> -<p><b>To Do</b></p>
> -<ul>
> - <li>Move definition of context tools out of web.xml into a separate file.
> </li>
> - <li>Synchronize this prototype with Geir's work.</li>
> - <li>Extend the functionality of the Struts context tools (to cover
> approximately
> - what the Struts JSP custom tag libraries provide)</li>
> - <li>Provide larger application examples </li>
> - <li>Documentation</li>
> -</ul>
> -<p><b>Getting Started</b></p>
> -<p>To try out the examples, drop the struts-velocity.war file into the
> webapps
> - directory of a Tomcat installation or any other servlet runner with
support
> - for auto-deployment of war files. Restart the servlet runner and access
the
> - the application using URL http://server:port/struts-velocity/.</p>
> -
> -
> -<p>Below you find simple example Struts applications. Each application has
> been
> - implemented using Velocity and JSP templates to allow a comparison. The
> templates
> - are located in directory <i>examples</i>.</p>
> -<p>This application comes with an Ant script to compile, build and document
> the
> - software. Type the 'ant' command without a target to see a list of
supported
> - targets.</p>
> -<h5> </h5>
> -
> -<h5>Example Applications</h5>
> +<h5><b>Examples</b></h5>
> <ul>
> <li><b>Struts App1: Address Editor</b><br>
> This application is a very simple address editor. It consists of two dynamic
> @@ -120,8 +71,8 @@
> <p> </p>
> </li>
> <li><b><i><font color="#FF0000">New</font></i> Struts App3: Struts Logon
> Example</b><br>
> - This is a Struts logon example application by Ted Husted. Here as JSP
and
> - Velocity version.
> + This is the well known Struts logon example application by Ted
Husted. Here
> + it is implemented in both JSP and Velocity versions.
> <ul>
> <li><a href="welcome_vm.do">Velocity Version</a></li>
> <li><a href="welcome_jsp.do">JSP Version</a></li>
> @@ -148,18 +99,11 @@
> <li><a href="examples/request_headers/list.jsp">JSP Version</a><br>
> </li>
> </ul>
> + <br>
> </li>
> </ul>
> <h5> </h5>
> -<h5>Documentation</h5>
> -<ul>
> - <li>Javadoc (soon!)</li>
> - <li><a href="doc/config.html">Configuration of web.xml</a></li>
> -</ul>
> -
> -
> -<br>
> -<h5>Tested Configuration<a name="TestedConfiguration"></a></h5>
> +<h5>Tested Configuration</h5>
> <ul>
> <li>Tomcat 4.01, Tomcat 3.23</li>
> <li>Netscape 4.7, MS Explorer 5.0</li>
>
>
>
>
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Re: cvs commit:jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/strutsbuild.xml
index.html
Posted by Gabriel Sidler <si...@teamup.ch>.
"Geir Magnusson Jr." wrote:
>
> On 1/11/02 7:12 AM, "Gabriel Sidler" <si...@teamup.ch> wrote:
>
> > "Geir Magnusson Jr." wrote:
> >>
> >> Re index.html, I wonder if we should put this in the standard XML format,
> >> and just generate using Anakia (or preferably DVSL).
> >>
> >> That way, we can include in the project docs as well, as it's a useful, rich
> >> document.
> >
> > This index.html is just a one page doc of the example. I
> > would really keep it as simple as possible.
>
> Ok
>
> But it might be nice to fold into the /struts documentation somehow
Ok, I'll make sure that the info becomes part of the struts documentation.
Gabe
>
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Re: cvs commit:
jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/strutsbuild.xml index.html
Posted by "Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@earthlink.net>.
On 1/11/02 7:12 AM, "Gabriel Sidler" <si...@teamup.ch> wrote:
> "Geir Magnusson Jr." wrote:
>>
>> Re index.html, I wonder if we should put this in the standard XML format,
>> and just generate using Anakia (or preferably DVSL).
>>
>> That way, we can include in the project docs as well, as it's a useful, rich
>> document.
>
> This index.html is just a one page doc of the example. I
> would really keep it as simple as possible.
Ok
But it might be nice to fold into the /struts documentation somehow
--
Geir Magnusson Jr. geirm@optonline.net
System and Software Consulting
You're going to end up getting pissed at your software
anyway, so you might as well not pay for it. Try Open Source.
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Re: cvs commit: jakarta-velocity-tools/struts/examples/strutsbuild.xml
index.html
Posted by Gabriel Sidler <si...@teamup.ch>.
"Geir Magnusson Jr." wrote:
>
> Re index.html, I wonder if we should put this in the standard XML format,
> and just generate using Anakia (or preferably DVSL).
>
> That way, we can include in the project docs as well, as it's a useful, rich
> document.
This index.html is just a one page doc of the example. I
would really keep it as simple as possible.
Gabe
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Software Engineer, Eivycom GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland
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