Component code generation can greatly improve components creation, since
in Ajax4jsf project I also have own generator with same ideas. In
addition to same files as in ADF/Trinidad , we have generator for
renderer's from jsp-like template ( even with same tags as Jsp/jstl,
which allow to use JSP visual editor for renderer's ). For complex
components , it allow avoid most of html errors and can divide work
between html designer and java coders.
As a next stage, I want to reduce files need for component creation to
two - base abstract component class, and renderer template. For
component meta information, I have plan to use Java annotations ( in
current implementation, I use Java reflection to analise component and
implemented interfaces methods, bean properties etc. ). As I thing, such
annotations must be standardize, not proprietary API. Is
Myfaces/Trinidad team will interested to use annotations for component
generator meta information ? I need help to create public api for such
feature.
Also, we can contribute parts of existing generator to MyFaces project,
at least renderer generator part - I don't see such feature in other tools.
Adam Winer :
Yes, they definitely could be used in that way.
The basic picture is that you write up a bunch of little mini
faces-config.xml files, one for each component (don't have to,
actually, you could generate straight from one big faces-config),
and from that we autogenerate:
- Java component classes
- JSP tag classes
- TLD file
- Tag documentation
- Facelets definition file
- Overall merged faces-config.xml
-- Adam
On 10/8/06, Bruno Aranda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That sounds really interesting. As you may know, we are working quite
actively in the implementation of MyFaces 1.2. Now I am migrating the
JSF core tags, but we will reach soon the point to migrate the HTML
Basic components. I don't know the exact details of how this
autogeneration works for Trinidad, but couldn't we have the same or
similar method to generate the JSF basic html components for MyFaces?
Sorry for cross-posting but I think this can be interesting,
Cheers,
Bruno
