Recursing Directories

["Mehta, Chirag" <ch...@bankofamerica.com>]

Hi all,

We are evaluating whether or not Forrest would be ideal for out needs. 

Is it possible to recurse a directory on a server somewhere and have the
files show up on the webpage, for example every five minutes?

Thanks in advance, 

Chirag Mehta



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Re: Recursing Directories

[Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>]

Mehta, Chirag wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> We are evaluating whether or not Forrest would be ideal for out needs.
> 
> Is it possible to recurse a directory on a server somewhere and have the 
> files show up on the webpage, for example every five minutes?

Not "out of the box", but with only very minor customisations.

First of all, you say "every five minutes". Forrest can run in one of 
two modes - static generation or dynamic generation. In dynamic mode the 
page would be updated every time it is requested. In static mode the 
pageis updated each time the site is regenerated.

If you choose static mode we have a forrestbot that can automate the 
process of building and deploying the site.

To customise you application you will need to create a custom sitemap 
entry that uses the DirectoryGenerator from Cocoon. This produces and 
XML file listing (optionally filtered and sorted). You then pass this 
through an XSL to produce your content page.

If you want to do this we can talk you through it, but you will need to 
get an understanding of Forrest first. Our docs should help there. In 
particular:

http://forrest.apache.org/docs_0_70/your-project.html#sitemap.xmap

Ross