Stefano,
></skip> > >Composing pipelines >------------------- > >Let me assume the above syntax gets introduced. At this >point, we have four different ways to call a pipeline: > > - as a pipeline - as a generator - as a transformer - as a >serializer > >let me write the code so you understand what I mean: > >[using a pipeline as a pipeline] (as today) > > <pipeline> > <match pattern="*"> > <call pipeline="blah"/> > </match> > </pipeline> > >nothing fancy here. Used mainly for verbosity reduction when >the same pipeline is used in different places. > >[using a pipeline as a generator] > > <pipeline> > <match pattern="*"> > <call pipeline="blah"/> > <transform .../> > <serialize ../> > </match> > </pipeline> > >in this case, the 'serializer' of the called pipeline is not >used and the output of the last tranformer of the named >pipeline is connected with the input of the transformer >right after the call. > >This is equivalent of *overloading* the serializer of the >called pipeline with the rest of the pipeline in place. > >[using a pipeline as a transformer] > > <pipeline> > <match pattern="*"> > <generate ../> > <call pipeline="blah"/> > <serialize ../> > </match> > </pipeline> > >where both the generator and the serializer of the named >pipeline are not used. > >This is equivalent of *overloading* both the generator and >the serializer of the called pipeline with the rest of the >pipeline in place. > >[using a pipeline as a serializer] > > <pipeline> > <match pattern="*"> > <generate ../> > <tranform ../> > <call pipeline="blah"/> > </match> > </pipeline> > >where the generator of the named pipeline is not used. > >This is equivalent of *overloading* the generator of the >called pipeline with the rest of the pipeline in place. > ></skip> What are the typical use cases for: (1) using a pipeline as a generator (2) using a pipeline as a transformer (3) using a pipeline as a serializer ? Greets Gerhard --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
