I think it should be feasible to use xsl to generate
the source files. Unfortunately I'm more comfortable
in cranking something out through code than using xsl.
I spent very little time on what I did. I'm not even
sure if anyone is really using it. I found out about
other projects (like Castor and Turbine's persistence
project) after I had already started what I was doing.
I don't think any of the other ones have a primary
key object and a data object. I was trying to model
it so it was similiar to working with EJBs so there
would be an easier transition if you ever switched
from JDBC to EJBs. As far as outputing to multiple
files, I'm not sure about that but an Ant script could
always be used to call multiple xsl files. Things
like copyright notices could either be embedded in the
xml, passed to the xsl as parameters (properties file
or xml), or the xsl could be modified directly.
David
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm here. :-)
>
> Actually, Ravi Ramaiah is also listed as a
> volunteer, although the web site
> hasn't been updated with new pages yet. I did start
> on this a while ago,
> but it's been on the backburner for some time now.
> In the meantime, Ravi
> and David have been making progress, and I think
> both have overtaken where
> I was when I stopped.
>
> I agree with your ideas on using templates. Dealing
> with the copyright
> notice was one of the things I didn't have a
> particularly clean solution
> for, and dealing with different coding conventions
> is one I didn't have a
> solution for at all.
>
> Recently, I started wondering if it would be
> possible to do all of this
> (meaning generating beans from an XML definition)
> using XSLT, instead of
> writing Java code to do it. Unfortunately, I don't
> yet know enough XSL to
> know if it's possible to generate multiple output
> files from a single input
> XML file, but if it is, I think this would be a
> pretty cool way to go. (And
> if it isn't possible directly, then it might be
> possible to parse the XML
> file and invoke an XSLT processor on the resulting
> nodes, one per bean.) If
> you wanted to change the copyright notice, you would
> just change the text
> in the XSL stylesheet, and you're done. Same thing
> for Javadoc comment
> format, etc.
>
> --
> Martin Cooper
>
>
> At 11:57 AM 9/21/01, Baldree, Matthew wrote:
> >It looks like you have most of it complete. I have
> a few suggestions from
> >generators I wrote. I would add the ability to
> generate classes using
> >templates - JSP, ActionForm, and Action. Each
> template would have tokens
> >that would be replaced by appropriate generated
> text. The templates allow
> >the user to customize standard text such as
> javadoc, license info, method
> >signatures, standard logic, etc. In addition, I
> would allow the user to
> >create their own tokens, token rules, and specify
> what templates these rules
> >apply. This allows users to easily extend the
> generation logic.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ravindran Ramaiah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:19 PM
> >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >Subject: RE: TODO 1.1 - Tools - ActionForm Code
> Generator
> >
> >
> >Code existing on
> http://www.husted.com/about/struts/codemaker.htm
> >can
> >
> >1. Generates JSPs along with ActionForm and Action
> classes.
> > Configuration is done through XML. (Two pass
> generator)
> >2. Can also be used to generate only the Form and
> Action classes
> > from the existing JSPs.
> >
> >Ravi
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Winterfeldt
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:42 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: TODO 1.1 - Tools - ActionForm Code
> Generator
> >
> >
> >You might want to look at what has already been
> >started. I started something basic and Ravi has
> been
> >working on something that generates code based on
> your
> >JSP page.
> >
> >Struts CodeMaker by Ravindran Ramaiah - Generate
> >Struts application by reading configuration file or
> >JSP files.
> >http://www.husted.com/about/struts/codemaker.htm
> >
> >Struts Generator by David Winterfeldt - Based on
> the
> >generator.xml and a table/query an xml file is
> >generated. Based on the generated xml file a
> primary
> >key class, data bean class, jdbc class, and an
> >ActionForm (Struts) can be generated.
> >
> >General link to other resources on Ted Husted's
> site.
> >http://www.husted.com/about/struts/resources.htm
> >
> >David
> >
> >--- "Baldree, Matthew"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >wrote:
> > > I was reviewing Struts 1.1 TODO list and have an
> > > interest in developing the
> > > XML -> ActionForm Code Generator. I have a
> generic
> > > generator framework that
> > > supports specific generator component plugins. I
> > > could easily write a plugin
> > > to generate the ActionForms. However, I noticed
> > > Martin Cooper is the
> > > volunteer. How can I get in contact with him to
> > > inquire if there is still a
> > > need for this tool, status of work of any that
> has
> > > been done, etc.
> > >
> > > Matt Baldree
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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