I found this rather interesting article, which is somewhat relevant to this
discussion:
http://www.theserverside.com/patterns/thread.jsp?thread_id=8675
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Martin Cooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Winterfeldt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 5:03 PM
Subject: RE: TODO 1.1 - Tools - ActionForm Code Generator
> 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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