Hi, Yes, that's what I intended. Is there anymore documentation then the normal amount of documentation? Is there a plan to rewrite some transformers with this transformer as it's base? (E.g. the jx-template transformer).
Regards, Ron -----Original Message----- From: Vadim Gritsenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: maandag 25 juli 2005 14:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: csp transformer Ron van de Ven wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using for quite some time now. When studying the > transformers I see the same pattern coming back; the transformers look > for a certain element name, and on the position of the element name > insert xml. > Isn't it therefore a good idea, to make a CocoonServerPagesTransformer. > This CSPTransformer looks up a cld.xml file. The cld file contains a > mapping of element name to XmlPipe implementation. The CSPTransformer > filters for the cld.xml element names and when finding one > instantiates the XmlPipe implementation, and invokes it's > xmlGenerate() method. > The advantage of this approach is that it's much easier for developers > not so familier with cocoon, to extend cocoon transformes. It also > prevents from having the performance overhead of having to use an > extra transformer when you just need a small extension to an already > existing transformer. > What do you think? Take a look at the taglib block, TagTransformer. Vadim
