To me this seems a bit off topic for the list. This list is for Tomcat
development. Tomcat implements the Servlet and JSP specifications. The
below has nothing to do with Tomcat development IMHO.
Regards,
Glenn
Brad Cox wrote:
>
> At 11:40 AM +0800 7/13/01, John Yu wrote:
> > >Well, assuming that the JavaCC grammar is capable of dealing with all
> >>the intricacies of JSP syntax (and the license issues dealt with), it's
> >>certainly possible. But I'd be really hesitant to say "let's go replace
> >>the parser" without discussing and agreeing on an overall architecture
> > >first.
>
> I've just uploaded a demonstration of the feasibility of binding web
> applications to html, template files, properties files, and databases
> at pre-compile time instead of run-time as most template languages do
> now. The advantages are considerable; negligible run-time overhead
> (28kb), compile-time type checking, and so forth.
>
> The template language syntax is primitive currently. I'm thinking
> about modifying the Velocity parser to emit java statements for
> compilation at compile time instead of interpreting the AST at
> runtime. Comments on the desirability of this approach are welcome,
> particularly offers to help! ;)
>
> The feasibility demo is at http://virtualschool.edu/jwaa.
>
> Tomcat/Velocity developers; I'd be most interested in your responses
> to my complaints about the emphasis on properties/XML files in Tomcat
> and Velocity... near the end of the template language document
> (there's a link to this document at the very top).
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