Re: [Discuss] - Camel Properties Component - Change tokens to avoid clash with Spring 3.0

[Claus Ibsen <cl...@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Martin Krasser <de...@martin-krasser.de> wrote:
> What about
>
> - prefix = {{
> - suffix = }}
>
> Then we'd avoid reserved URI characters such as $, #, ... etc.
>

Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Let me try it out and see what the
computer say :)

> Am 02.04.2010 11:07, schrieb Claus Ibsen:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> See ticket
>> https://issues.apache.org/activemq/browse/CAMEL-2599
>>
>> The problem is that Spring 3.0 includes a EL by default which is
>> automatic in use in the Spring XML files.
>> It uses the same tokens as we do with Camel Properties component and
>> therefore Spring EL fails with an exception.
>>
>> The easiest and also least problematic resolution is to use a
>> different tokens in Camel to avoid the clash.
>> It will also be least surprise by Camel end users if they mix and
>> match between Spring EL and Camel Properties.
>>
>> So what tokens do you want to use? Currently we did use
>> - prefix = #{
>> - suffix = }
>>
>> For example:
>>                 from("#{cool.start}")
>>
>> .to("log:#{cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#{cool.showid}")
>>                     .to("mock:#{cool.result}");
>>
>>
>> A)
>> ===
>> I am thinking of changing to:
>> - prefix = #[
>> - suffix = ]
>>
>> For example:
>>                 from("#[cool.start]")
>>
>> .to("log:#[cool.start]?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#[cool.showid]")
>>                     .to("mock:#[cool.result]");
>>
>> B)
>> ===
>> Or maybe?
>> - prefix = #p{
>> - suffix = }
>>
>> For example:
>>                 from("#p{cool.start}")
>>
>>
>> .to("log:#p{cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=#p{cool.showid}")
>>                     .to("mock:#p{cool.result}");
>>
>>
>> C)
>> ====
>> We cannot do this one
>> - prefix = ${
>> - suffix = }
>>
>> As it will clash with Camel Simple language (would take more work to
>> let them co-exist in peace :)
>> However we could most likely use a longer preifx such as
>>
>> - prefix = ${p:
>> - suffix = }
>>
>> For example:
>>                 from("${p:cool.start}")
>>
>>
>> .to("log:${p:cool.start}?showBodyType=false&showExchangeId=$p{p:cool.showid}")
>>                     .to("mock:${p:cool.result}");
>>
>>
>> Do you have any thoughts and preference what tokens to use?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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