The simplest approach would be to write a Java class that had an execute() method in it and use that as a custom Ant task. You could then add setters for parameters you want to pass as attributes (like a directory, use java.io.File as the setter type). Then write the directory structure out as XML and then use <xslt> to turn that into HTML.
So I'm seconding your desired solution, unless you wanted to brave Cocoon's learning curve.
Erik
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I want to generate an index html file for several thousand images.
I already have the thumbnails images, so I just want to autogenerate the page using the directory listing and some XSLs. What would be the
recommend method for doing something like this? I've thought of a couple of ways:
* an external program.
* inline scripting (javascript? python?).
* a JSP preprocessor.
* custom XSLT extensions.
* custom task to do the whole thing.
* custom task to generate an XML file of a fileset listing, which is
then piped into the style task
I'm partial to the last solution, since it's pretty reusable, but
I thought I'd ask if anyone has done things like this before? Surely
generating index pages of directories is a pretty common thing?
Thanks,
As an aside, this build script is for my graphic designer
girlfriend. She doesn't know anything about command lines and
really just wants a few icons to click run these automated tasks I'm
building for her. Has anyone made a graphical front end for Ant
which will simply pop up a window with a list of tasks and
descriptions which can be launched? Also, can Ant run on MacOS 9,
or is it OSX only?
Thanks guys,
- joshy
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