[jira] [Commented] (THRIFT-1173) Using template system (for example: ctemplate) for code generation

["alessandro rossi (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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alessandro rossi commented on THRIFT-1173:
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an update:
-I used ctemplate, but this template engine is very poor (no "for"/"if")
-I switched to (modificated) cpptempl (https://bitbucket.org/ginstrom/cpptemplate/overview).
 PRO:
 -for / if
 -easy parameter passing
 -only two file (cpptempl.cpp,cpptempl.h)
 -MIT license (is really good?)
 CONS:
 -no else/elif
 -no include
-I'm investigating in order to use flex/bison (I used them about 15 years ago :P ) for a new simple-but-powerful template engine without lib dependancies (thrift already use flex/bison for its grammar).
the new template engine MUST have:
-for/if/else/elif/switch-case
-function
-include

PS: I'm working to python generator using cpptempl and the code lines now are 2240 (original 2390). It's heavy to pass for embedded-code to template-code.


> Using template system (for example: ctemplate) for code generation
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: THRIFT-1173
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-1173
>             Project: Thrift
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Compiler (General)
>    Affects Versions: 0.6.1
>            Reporter: alessandro rossi
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: generation, template
>
> IMHO, the code generation embedded into generator's code is not a good solution.
> With ctemplate (http://code.google.com/p/google-ctemplate/), for example, we can separate logic with generation code.
> If you want I can implement an example for cpp generator.
> Best Regards,
> Alessandro

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