Stamps HTML Template Engine
Stamps provdes a lightweight mechanism for JSP and Servlet
developers to completely separate HTML formatting from the page
generation code. It differs from other template solutions (FreeMarker,
TRix, Joist, etc.) in that it requires absolutely no custom markup in
the template HTML, allowing the use of all visual HTML editors. It also
does not require construction of a 'data object' and so can be used in
conjuction with other tag libraries. This is accomplished via a rules
engine that understands commonly used HTML layout idioms to just "do the
right thing." Extremely complex page layouts including region expansion,
iteration, and removal are easily created and maintained. There are
plans for a JSP tag library and integration with the Struts framework.
Stamps is based on our earlier work called HTT. The HTT
package in both CVS and the file release area is primarily for Oracle
PL/SQL developers. It requires an Oracle database with the embedded Java
VM enabled. It is placed here primarily for existing users of HTT.
Stamps is a rewrite that will focus on both Java and PL/SQL
developers.
News
Source Check In (20-Dec-2002)
We have started checking in source for the new stamps package.
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