Hi. I'm hoping to extend Velocity to be able to convert a JSON string to a Java Map so that template authors can map values in Velocity.
Something like: # set mappings = JsonToMap ($jsonString) # set username = $mappings($userid) I thought I could just write a directive for JsonToMap but directives seem to return a string rather than a map. Alternatively could I add a method in the context somehow? Perhaps I could then call something like... # set username = $jsonString.toMap().get($userid) Sorry if I've misunderstood something fundamental in velocity. I'm interested in receiving some guidance on the best way to do this sort of conversion. Thanks in advance. Net Wolf
