Author: cbrisson
Date: Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
New Revision: 691943

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=691943&view=rev
Log:
Some work for the #define directive:
 - #defined references can now be used anywhere (as #set RHS or as method 
argument)
 - docs updated


Added:
    
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/Renderable.java
Modified:
    
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/directive/Define.java
    
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/ASTReference.java
    velocity/engine/trunk/src/test/org/apache/velocity/test/DefineTestCase.java
    velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/user-guide.xml
    velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/vtl-reference-guide.xml

Modified: 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/directive/Define.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/directive/Define.java?rev=691943&r1=691942&r2=691943&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/directive/Define.java
 (original)
+++ 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/directive/Define.java
 Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 import java.io.Writer;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder;
 import org.apache.velocity.runtime.log.Log;
 import org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeConstants;
@@ -152,14 +154,9 @@
         }
         
         /**
-         * The hack: toString() will be called when Velocity encounters
-         * the reference in a template. The node is rendered at this point
-         * using the stored context and writer. So far, this appears safe;
-         * We have no idea what the writer is doing at this point we just 
assume
-         * it's ok to make it write what we want right now. :)  the alternate
-         * would be to render into a StringWriter and return the result
+         *
          */
-        public String toString()
+        public boolean render(InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -175,13 +172,13 @@
                      */
                     parent.log.debug("Max recursion depth reached for 
"+parent.id(context));
                     depth--;
-                    return null;
+                    return false;
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     parent.block.render(context, writer);
                     depth--;
-                    return "";
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
             catch (IOException e)
@@ -197,5 +194,18 @@
                 throw ve;
             }
         }
+
+        public String toString()
+        {
+            Writer stringwriter = new StringWriter();
+            if(render(context,stringwriter))
+            {
+                return stringwriter.toString();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

Modified: 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/ASTReference.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/ASTReference.java?rev=691943&r1=691942&r2=691943&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/ASTReference.java
 (original)
+++ 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/ASTReference.java
 Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@
     public boolean render(InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer) 
throws IOException,
             MethodInvocationException
     {
-
         if (referenceType == RUNT)
         {
             if (context.getAllowRendering())
@@ -322,7 +321,6 @@
                     writer.write(localNullString);
                 }
             }
-
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -337,6 +335,12 @@
         String toString = null;
         if (value != null)
         {
+
+            if(value instanceof Renderable && 
((Renderable)value).render(context,writer))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
             toString = value.toString();
         }
 

Added: 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/Renderable.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/Renderable.java?rev=691943&view=auto
==============================================================================
--- 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/Renderable.java
 (added)
+++ 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/java/org/apache/velocity/runtime/parser/node/Renderable.java
 Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node;
+
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import org.apache.velocity.context.InternalContextAdapter;
+import org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException;
+import org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException;
+import org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;
+
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ *  This interface caraterize objects other than ASTNodes that can be rendered
+ *  to a writer using a context.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Claude Brisson</a>
+ * @version $Id:$
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+
+public interface Renderable {
+
+    public boolean render( InternalContextAdapter context, Writer writer)
+        throws IOException, MethodInvocationException, ParseErrorException, 
ResourceNotFoundException;
+
+}

Modified: 
velocity/engine/trunk/src/test/org/apache/velocity/test/DefineTestCase.java
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/src/test/org/apache/velocity/test/DefineTestCase.java?rev=691943&r1=691942&r2=691943&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- velocity/engine/trunk/src/test/org/apache/velocity/test/DefineTestCase.java 
(original)
+++ velocity/engine/trunk/src/test/org/apache/velocity/test/DefineTestCase.java 
Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
         assertEvalEquals("1 2 3", "#define( $i )$inc#end$i $i $i");
     }
 
+    public void testAssignation()
+    {
+        assertEvalEquals("[][hello]","#define( $orig )hello#end[#set( $assig = 
$orig )][$assig]");
+    }
+
     public void testRecursionLimit()
     {
         try

Modified: velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/user-guide.xml
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/user-guide.xml?rev=691943&r1=691942&r2=691943&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/user-guide.xml (original)
+++ velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/user-guide.xml Thu Sep  4 02:06:22 2008
@@ -1460,6 +1460,23 @@
  
  </section>
 
+<section name="Define" href="define">
+
+    <p>
+    The <em>#define</em> directive lets one assign a block of VTL to a 
reference.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>The example below will display <code>hello world!</code>.  
+    </p>
+
+<source><![CDATA[
+#define( $block )hello world!#end
+$block
+]]></source>
+
+ 
+ </section>
+
 <section name="Velocimacros" href="velocimacros">
 
     <p>

Modified: velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/vtl-reference-guide.xml
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/vtl-reference-guide.xml?rev=691943&r1=691942&r2=691943&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/vtl-reference-guide.xml (original)
+++ velocity/engine/trunk/xdocs/docs/vtl-reference-guide.xml Thu Sep  4 
02:06:22 2008
@@ -466,6 +466,32 @@
     </ul>
   </subsection>
 
+  <subsection name="#define - Assigns a block of VTL to a reference" 
href="define">
+    <p>
+    Format:
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+    <strong>#</strong> [ <strong>{</strong> ] <strong>define</strong> [ 
<strong>}</strong> ] <strong>( </strong><em>$ref</em><strong> )</strong>
+ <em>statement</em>
+    <strong>#</strong> [ <strong>{</strong> ] <strong>end</strong> [ 
<strong>}</strong> ]
+
+    </p>
+
+    <ul>
+    <li><em>$ref</em> - Reference that is assigned the VTL block as a 
value.</li>
+    <li><em>statement</em> - Statement that is assigned to the reference.</li>
+    </ul>
+
+    <p>
+    Example:
+    </p>
+
+    <ul>
+      <li>#define( $hello ) Hello World! #end $hello ## displays Hello 
World!</li>
+    </ul>
+  </subsection>
+
   <subsection name="#macro - Allows users to define a Velocimacro (VM), a 
repeated segment of a VTL template, as required" 
href="macro-AllowsuserstodefineaVelocimacro(VM),arepeatedsegmentofaVTLtemplate,asrequired">
     <p>
     Format:


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