[stringtemplate-interest] use template groups in a WAR

[Nate]

Hi Harry, please see my list message in reply to Jean-Marie (sent 
11/12/06). I realize that I can access templates on the classpath using 
a path relative to the root of the classpath. However, I want to access 
templates on the classpath based on a root directory. This can be done 
on the filesystem and, IMHO, should also be possible on the classpath.

Thanks,
-Nate


Harry Karadimas wrote:
> Put your files in /WEB-INF/classes, and try "/" in front of your path, 
> e.g.
> */*skins/redtheme/etc.st
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>> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:44:23 -0800
>> From: Nate <misc at n4te.com>
>> Subject: [stringtemplate-interest] use template groups in a WAR
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>> I am writing a web application. I want to use StringTemplate to generate 
>> the HTML pages. I want users to be able to select a "skin" from a list. 
>> Each skin would use a different set of templates to display the HTML.
>>
>> My initial impression is that I'd use a different StringTemplateGroup 
>> for each skin. I imagined a file structure like this...
>>
>> skins/redtheme/page.st
>> skins/redtheme/etc.st
>> skins/bluetheme/page.st
>> skins/bluetheme/etc.st
>>
>> ...the code would be something like...
>>
>> skinName = "redtheme";
>> group = new StringTemplateGroup(skinName, "skins");
>> group.getInstanceOf("page");
>> group.getInstanceOf("etc");
>>
>> This works fine on the filesystem. Now I zip my application up into a 
>> WAR file and suddenly the templates cannot be found. Next I think I 
>> should look up templates using the classpath. StringTemplate 
>> documentation leads me to think I need to use code like this...
>>
>> skinName = "redtheme";
>> group = new StringTemplateGroup("allSkins");
>> group.getInstanceOf("skins/" + skinName + "/page");
>> group.getInstanceOf("skins/" + skinName + "/etc");
>>
>> There is no "rootDir" when using the classpath, so I cannot use the a 
>> StringTemplateGroup for each skin, like I could on the filesystem.
>>
>> What is the solution? How do other people do it? Why does it work so 
>> differently when JARed or WARed?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nathan Sweet
>>