Hi Daniel, https://github.com/pradeepmurugesan/freemarker-online/commit/71e70d6caf9bead735ca0f2b6eb4f81c708a1922 I have fixed the code review comments and integrated the same with UI. Please let me know your reviews.
Pradeep. > Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:22:17 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Rest Service for FreeMarkerOnline > > Certainly it's good enough to go ahead with the UI. > > Some random stuff I have noticed: > > - In "problems", the field names by convention should start with lower > case, and they will have to be extracted to enums (or to static > final String-s). > > - Class names will need some cleanup. Like FreeMarkerPayload and > FreeMarkerResponse are in fact for the "execute" resource only, not > for FM-Online in general, so I guess they should be ExecutreRequest > and ExecuteResponse. FreeMarkerErrorReponse is for the FM *online* > service, but that's already told by the package so... maybe just > ErrorResponse. Anyway, these are just Alt+Shift+R things. > > -- > Thanks, > Daniel Dekany > > > Sunday, August 30, 2015, 4:47:55 PM, Pradeep Murugesan wrote: > > > Hi Daniel, > > https://github.com/pradeepmurugesan/freemarker-online/commit/80c984af1e810d69db2894146d67b52e2449a584 > > > > I have made the changes as per your comments below. Please review > > and let me know if any corrections. > > Still I didn't do the UI for this new Response structure. Thought > > we will finalize the API Responses then we will get into the UI. > > Pradeep. > > > >> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2015 18:30:33 +0200 > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: Rest Service for FreeMarkerOnline > >> > >> Saturday, August 29, 2015, 4:12:16 PM, Pradeep Murugesan wrote: > >> > >> > okay.. > >> > So almost all the errors we handle should go under Success right. > >> > Having a structure like this would help I believe. > >> > { error: true/false, outputTruncated: true/false, failureReason: > >> > String output: String} > >> > >> That's for the HTTP 200 answers only, I assume. We miss the > >> information about which field the failureReason applies to. So, I > >> think, the cleanest and most flexible would be if we remove "error" > >> (it's confusing and redundant anyway) and "failureReason", and instead > >> add a "problems" JSON Object, in which the keys are the field names, > >> and the value are the error descriptions. It's like some simple form > >> processing answer. > >> > >> And then there are the HTTP 5xx errors. There I think we can get away > >> with an "errorCode" and an "errorDescription" for now. > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks, > >> Daniel Dekany > >> > >> > Based on the error flag we can decide what to display. Sorry If I > >> > am taking a longer time to get hold of things. > >> > Pradeep. > >> >> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:34:58 +0200 > >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> Subject: Re: Rest Service for FreeMarkerOnline > >> >> > >> >> There are some cases whose distinction can be interesting for a UI > >> >> (without much research, so it might not be accurate): > >> >> - Successful Web service call results: > >> >> - Template output, no template or data-model errors > >> >> - Template output that's cut at a point as it was too long > >> >> - Failed data model building > >> >> - Failed template execution (position can be interesting here on the > >> >> long run) > >> >> - Service errors: I guess we just need the error message here. > >> >> - A bit of both: Long running template timeout. Usually it's the > >> >> user's mistake... usually. > >> >> > >> >> The *template* used by the current UI doesn't care about such details, > >> >> but what it displays was already assembled by code that also belongs > >> >> to the UI (i.e., to the JavaScript that processes the JSON response). > >> >> That logic is certainly simplistic currently, but then, UI-s can > >> >> change any time (and multiple different UI-s can co-exist), while Web > >> >> service API-s less so. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Saturday, August 29, 2015, 1:19:41 PM, Pradeep Murugesan wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Hi Daniel, > >> >> > The thing I am trying to understand here is the need for all the 3 > >> >> > fields of FreeMarkerServiceResponse for the UI. > >> >> > FreeMarkerOnline view while rendering the template just uses the 2 > >> >> > parameters. > >> >> > 1. Is there an error in the result 2. what is the error message > >> >> > <#if hasResult> <div class="resultContainer"> <label > >> >> > for="result">Result</label> <textarea id="result" > >> >> > class="pure-input-1 source-code <#if errorResult> error</#if>" > >> >> > readonly>${result}</textarea> </div></#if> > >> >> > > >> >> > So assuming we too need the same from Ajax requests > >> >> > I am returning the result & the error is found based on the status > >> >> > code of the response. > >> >> > Kindly let me know your thoughts. > >> >> > Pradeep. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:51:52 +0200 > >> >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> >> Subject: Re: Rest Service for FreeMarkerOnline > >> >> >> > >> >> >> The response should be JSON because we will need a few separate > >> >> >> fields > >> >> >> there. If you look at FreeMarkerServiceResponse, you will see 3 > >> >> >> candidates, but then you will find more, as the thrown exceptions > >> >> >> also > >> >> >> carries information that's needed for the UI, as you can see in > >> >> >> FreeMarkerService.calculateTemplateOutput. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Thanks, > >> >> >> Daniel Dekany > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Friday, August 28, 2015, 9:57:58 PM, Pradeep Murugesan wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Sure Daniel, > >> >> >> > I will change as per your comments. > >> >> >> > A quick clarification regarding the json response can be like > >> >> >> > following ? > >> >> >> > { result: <output> } > >> >> >> > Pradeep. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:26:58 +0200 > >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] > >> >> >> >> To: [email protected] > >> >> >> >> Subject: Re: Rest Service for FreeMarkerOnline > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Friday, August 28, 2015, 7:53:45 PM, Pradeep Murugesan wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hi Daniel, > >> >> >> >> > I have made the rest service up @ a new path /compile > >> >> >> >> > The service takes the following json as input > >> >> >> >> > { "template": "Hello ${user}", "dataModel": > >> >> >> >> > "user=pradeep"} > >> >> >> >> > and then compiles the template and dataModel and returns the > >> >> >> >> > output. > >> >> >> >> > https://github.com/pradeepmurugesan/freemarker-online/commit/10de59ac0db0bf0f79ab28214f50c851a5610e20 > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Please review the above commit and let me know if its ok. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> The response will have to be JSON as well (not TEXT_PLAIN), but I > >> >> >> >> guess that was planned later. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> The usage of the "compile" term is confusing here, as you actually > >> >> >> >> parse (aka. compile) and then "process" (aka. execute) here. The > >> >> >> >> last > >> >> >> >> naturally implies the first. So I guess it should be, like, "run" > >> >> >> >> or > >> >> >> >> "execute". > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Also, all the web service operations should go under /api/, and > >> >> >> >> the UI > >> >> >> >> outside it. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Will > >> >> >> >> > Integrate with the UI. I have a questions though > >> >> >> >> > 1. Should I modify in the same path as "/" or keeping it in a > >> >> >> >> > separate path like "/compile" is fine ? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> The UI addresses should remain /, and the current web service > >> >> >> >> should > >> >> >> >> be under /api/run or something, I think. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Also I will write unit tests once we finalize the path. > >> >> >> >> > Pradeep. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> Thanks, > >> >> >> >> Daniel Dekany > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Thanks, > >> >> Daniel Dekany >
