+1 on WebappResourceLoader. This is used principly with Click Framework, which we deploy on JBoss 3.2 & 4.
regards Malcolm Edgar On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 7:21 AM, Nathan Bubna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using the FileResourceLoader in a webapp is a major pain and not very > portable. You would be much better off using the > ClasspathResourceLoader or VelocityTools' WebappResourceLoader. > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Cristi Cioriia > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have been trying to use Velocity in my own project, to generate some > > content. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to make everything work by > > myself and since I couldn't find any help on the net, I thought about > > giving a try here. > > So here it's what I'm trying to do: I created a helper class that uses > > Velocity to generate some content and I use this helper class inside an > > EJB, that is hosted in JBOSS. The way I did it, was to place Velocity > > in my classpath and use it directly in my helper class(TemplateUtils) > > like this: > > > > VelocityEngine velocityEngine = new VelocityEngine(); > > velocityEngine > > .setProperty(VelocityEngine.FILE_RESOURCE_LOADER_PATH, > > RESOURCE_LOADER_PATH); > > velocityEngine.init(); > > StringWriter out = new StringWriter(); > > velocityEngine.mergeTemplate(mailMessageTemplate, > > templateContext.getContext(), out); > > content = out.getBuffer().toString(); > > > > When JBOSS starts, the related Velocity log contains this line: > > ERROR [VelocityEngine] ResourceManager : unable to find resource > > 'VM_global_library.vm' in any resource loader. > > INFO [VelocityEngine] Velocimacro : error using VM library template > > VM_global_library.vm : org.apache.velocity.exception.Reso > > urceNotFoundException: Unable to find resource 'VM_global_library.vm' > > I've searched for the file above and found it in JBOSS > > \docs\examples\varia\deployment-service\templates. > > So, my question would be if I need to perform any special configuration > > to use Velocity inside JBOSS(currently I just have velocity 1.5 jar in > > my .ear file and use it directly in the helper class as described above) > > and where should I place the file configuring the Velocity engine. But > > the most important problem I'm facing is that of specifying the > > directory where my templates are located. When I specify the directory > > absolute path, everything works fine, but when I try to specify it using > > a relative path, the templates can't be find. I have defined the > > template directory (RESOURCE_LOADER_PATH constant) relative to the class > > TemplateUtils, where the Velocity code lies. But I get a > > ResourceNotFoundException. So, is it possible to configure the resource > > loader path using relative paths? > > Thanks for your help. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
