-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all,
I've just given Launchpad the ability to render a given template either server-side or client-side. I've done this because the CustomBugListings feature means we'll want to render bug listings on the client and server sides, and we have a new design for them. Here's a screenshot of the current work: http://people.canonical.com/~abentley/mustache-listings.png I've used the Mustache templating language for this. The Python implementation is called "Pystache", and the JavaScript implementation is called "mustache.js". In either language, the inputs are a string and a JSON-compatible mapping (a dict in Python, an object in JavaScript). In Javascript, you render a template like so: "Mustache.to_html(template, data)". In Python, it's "pystache.render(template, data)". For the bug listings, I bundle it as a variable (LP.mustache_listings), so that the exact same template text is used on both sides. This satisfies DRY, and helps ensure the output will look the same wherever it's rendered. I bundle the data in the IJSONRequestCache (LP.cache). This means that we're also able to retrieve the data without the web page, by appending "++model++" to the page's url path. As we move forward with client-side rendering, I'm sure we'll standardize this further, but I think we're off to a good start. Aaron -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6YphEACgkQ0F+nu1YWqI1duACeN5E+QH6kJIVHW6DxhRM+DEFN S1sAn2zBIx/2ssH13pycEyhB+7NXOicb =iPTJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev Post to : launchpad-dev@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
