On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Christian Haul wrote:
> On 04.Dec.2001 -- 05:45 PM, Sylvain Wallez wrote:
> > Stefano Mazzocchi a écrit :
> > >
> > > Sylvain Wallez wrote:
> > >
> > > > Why is a new "map:variable" needed ? As for now, map:redirect doesn't
> > > > have parameters, but we could define the semantic for parameters of
> > > > map:redirect as sitemap parameters that are set prior to calling the
> > > > resource. This would lead to the following :
> > > > <map:redirect-to resource="HTML page">
> > > > <map:parameter name="source" value="{1}"/>
> > > > <map:parameter name="stylesheet" value="page2html.xsl"/>
> > > > </map:redirect-to>
> > > >
> > > > So -1 for map:variable : we should extend the use of the existing
> > > > map:parameter feature to map:redirect.
> > >
> > > Ok, no problems with that.
> > >
> > > > Now could you please explain "map:call" ? Is it to replace
> > > > "map:redirect-to" for resources ?
> > >
> > > No, well, my reasoning was that
> > >
> > > > <map:redirect-to resource="HTML page">
> > > > <map:parameter name="source" value="{1}"/>
> > > > <map:parameter name="stylesheet" value="page2html.xsl"/>
> > > > </map:redirect-to>
> > >
> > > would, semantically, be a "call" rather than a redirection, don't you
> > > think?
> > >
> > > So, map:redirect-to would be kept for back-compatibility but without
> > > parameters, while map:call with be the new (favorite?) method for
> > > calling resources by passing parameters.
> >
> > +1
> >
> > > We must provide back compatibility, but we never said that we could not
> > > improve on the sitemap semantics.
>
> OK, since the discussion petered out around here and I got the
> impression that we were agreeing on this I have added
>
> <map:call resource="">
> <map:parameter name="target" value="{1}"/>
> <map:parameter name="foo" value="bar"/>
> </map:call>
>
> to sitemap.xsl
>
> I haven't updated the docs (actually I have but I didn't commit them)
> just in case I was wrong. If I receive no objections, flames, bombs or
> similar I will update the docs on monday / tuesday.
I just saw your commit message and I like it very much. Please do
deprecate the map:redirect part ASAP (find similarity with the Factory
stuff inside the sitemap) and put the docs into CVS as well.
+1
Giacomo
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