Hey, that's terrific. Ask questions on the list as you need to. Let the rest of us know how we can help out.
WILL On 10/8/07, Philippe Collignon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > You are right, the stumbling block is community. I'll first download > the source of Texen and look at Jira issues to see how I can help. > XmlGen can live on its side for now. > > Regards, > Philippe > > Will Glass-Husain wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Philippe sent me a personal note about this, since I am nominally the > Texen > > leader. (listed on JIRA). > > > > I finally had a chance to look at XMLGen. I second Nathan's comments of > a > > few weeks ago. Looks like a cool utility, adds nice features to Texen. > > It's great to see Philippe's enthusiasm and interest in Texen. I'd be > > supportive of adding it in to Texen eventually. > > > > I think the stumbling block is not technical but community. Texen is a > > semi-dormant project. It's used by other libraries (notably Torque) so > we > > keep it around. If we add code into the project with a developer who > ends > > up being absent, it's a hassle for the rest of us. > > > > So, Philippe -- interested in joining the Texen community? Suggest a > few > > patches, add unit tests, clean the project up. (There's about 8 open > issues > > right now). Answer any questions that come up on velocity-user. Do > that > > for a while and I'll support adding XMLGen into Texen on the assumption > that > > we'll be able to actively support it. > > > > Thanks again for sharing this with the rest of us. In the meantime I'm > glad > > to see it's on the Powered by Velocity page. > > > > Best, WILL > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/20/07, Nathan Bubna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On 9/20/07, Philippe Collignon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have just released an Ant task to generate code from XML files > >>> and Velocity templates called XmlGen. > >>> > >>> http://xmlgen.sourceforge.net > >>> > >>> XmlGen makes XML nodes available to the Velocity template. > >>> You can access XML elements by name, get their attributes value, > >>> select some nodes with an XPath expression or loop on an element list > >>> > >> ... > >> > >>> XmlGen is and extension of Velocity Texen Ant Task. > >>> > >> The documentation for this looks great! How does this compare to > >> other xml-generation/transformation Velocity projects (namely DVSL and > >> Anakia). Not that there isn't room for more, there always is; i'm > >> just curious how you think it compares. > >> > >> > >>> Could anybody tell me if this could take part as a contribution > >>> to velocity project ? Who should I contact ? What are the > >>> requirements ? > >>> > >> If it's a large codebase or is intended to be a separate project (as > >> opposed to an enhancement to an existing project), then it would have > >> to go through the incubator: > >> http://apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#incubator > >> > >> If it could be refactored to be just a patch(es) to enhance Texen, > >> then i think you would just need to open a JIRA issue and attach the > >> files there. Of course, then there's the question of eventually > >> getting you commit access so that you can work on it directly, so we > >> don't always have to commit your patches for you. For that to happen, > >> we'd want to see evidence that you'll stick around (not just dump code > >> once and disappear) and help out on the mailing lists. So, more than > >> anything it's a matter of seeing comittment over time (we're talking > >> months, not weeks). The reason for the high standard is that > >> abandoned code becomes a weight on the rest of the project(s) and that > >> commit access to one Velocity project means access to all of them. > >> > >> In any case, you should definitely announce your project on these > >> lists (as you've done), add some links to it on the wiki (like the > >> PoweredBy page and anywhere else that seems relevant), and generally > >> promote connection between XmlGen and Velocity. > >> > >> > >>> Philippe > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Forio Business Simulations Will Glass-Husain [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.forio.com
