org.apache.velocity.texen
Class Generator

java.lang.Object
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public class Generator

extends java.lang.Object

A text/code generator class

Version:

$Id: Generator.java,v 1.17 2001/08/07 22:31:50 geirm Exp $

Author:

Leon Messerschmidt, Jason van Zyl

Field Summary

private Context	controlContext Context used for generating the texen output.
private static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_TEXEN_PROPERTIES Default properties file used for controlling the tools placed in the context.
private java.util.Hashtable	fileWriters Keep track of the file writers used for outputting to files.
private static Generator	instance The generator tools used for creating additional output withing the control template.
static java.lang.String	OUTPUT_PATH Where the texen output will placed.
private java.util.Properties	props Default properties used by texen.
static java.lang.String	TEMPLATE_PATH Where the velocity templates live.

Constructor Summary

private	Generator() Default constructor.
	Generator(java.util.Properties props) Create a new Generator object with a given property set.
	Generator(java.lang.String propFile) Create a new generator object with properties loaded from a file.

Method Summary

protected void	fillContextDefaults(Context context) Add properties that will aways be in the context by default
protected void	fillContextHash(Context context, java.util.Hashtable objs) Add all the contents of a Hashtable to the context.
protected void	fillContextProperties(Context context) Add objects to the context from the current properties.
protected Context	getContext(java.util.Hashtable objs) Create a new context and fill it with the elements of the objs Hashtable.
static Generator	getInstance() Create a new generator object with default properties.
java.lang.String	getOutputPath() Get the output path for the generated output.
java.lang.String	getTemplatePath() Get the template path.
java.lang.String	parse(java.lang.String controlTemplate, Context controlContext) Parse the control template and merge it with the control context.
java.lang.String	parse(java.lang.String inputTemplate, java.lang.String outputFile) Parse an input and write the output to an output file.
java.lang.String	parse(java.lang.String inputTemplate, java.lang.String outputFile, java.lang.String objectID, java.lang.Object object) Parse an input and write the output to an output file.
protected void	setDefaultProps() Set default properties.
void	setOutputPath(java.lang.String outputPath) Set the output path for the generated output.
void	setTemplatePath(java.lang.String templatePath) Set the template path, where Texen will look for Velocity templates.
void	shutdown() Properly shut down the generator, right now this is simply flushing and closing the file writers that we have been holding on to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, registerNatives, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

OUTPUT_PATH

public static final java.lang.String OUTPUT_PATH

Where the texen output will placed.

TEMPLATE_PATH

public static final java.lang.String TEMPLATE_PATH

Where the velocity templates live.

DEFAULT_TEXEN_PROPERTIES

private static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_TEXEN_PROPERTIES

Default properties file used for controlling the tools placed in the context.

props

private java.util.Properties props

Default properties used by texen.

controlContext

private Context controlContext

Context used for generating the texen output.

fileWriters

private java.util.Hashtable fileWriters

Keep track of the file writers used for outputting to files. If we come across a file writer more then once then the additional output will be appended to the file instead of overwritting the contents.

instance

private static Generator instance

The generator tools used for creating additional output withing the control template. This could use some cleaning up.

Constructor Detail

Generator

private Generator()

Default constructor.

Generator

public Generator(java.lang.String propFile)

Create a new generator object with properties loaded from a file. If the file does not exist or any other exception occurs during the reading operation the default properties are used.

Parameters:

String - properties used to help populate the control context.

Generator

public Generator(java.util.Properties props)

Create a new Generator object with a given property set. The property set will be duplicated.

Parameters:

Properties - properties object to help populate the control context.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Generator getInstance()

Create a new generator object with default properties.

Returns:

Generator generator used in the control context.

setDefaultProps

protected void setDefaultProps()

Set default properties.

setTemplatePath

public void setTemplatePath(java.lang.String templatePath)

Set the template path, where Texen will look for Velocity templates.

Parameters:

String - template path for velocity templates.

getTemplatePath

public java.lang.String getTemplatePath()

Get the template path.

Returns:

String template path for velocity templates.

setOutputPath

public void setOutputPath(java.lang.String outputPath)

Set the output path for the generated output.

Returns:

String output path for texen output.

getOutputPath

public java.lang.String getOutputPath()

Get the output path for the generated output.

Returns:

String output path for texen output.

parse

public java.lang.String parse(java.lang.String inputTemplate,
                              java.lang.String outputFile)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parse an input and write the output to an output file. If the output file parameter is null or an empty string the result is returned as a string object. Otherwise an empty string is returned.

Parameters:

String - input template

String - output file

parse

public java.lang.String parse(java.lang.String inputTemplate,
                              java.lang.String outputFile,
                              java.lang.String objectID,
                              java.lang.Object object)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parse an input and write the output to an output file. If the output file parameter is null or an empty string the result is returned as a string object. Otherwise an empty string is returned. You can add objects to the context with the objs Hashtable.

Parameters:

String - input template

String - output file

String - id for object to be placed in the control context

String - object to be placed in the context

Returns:

String generated output from velocity

parse

public java.lang.String parse(java.lang.String controlTemplate,
                              Context controlContext)
                       throws java.lang.Exception

Parse the control template and merge it with the control context. This is the starting point in texen.

Parameters:

String - control template

Context - control context

Returns:

String generated output

getContext

protected Context getContext(java.util.Hashtable objs)

Create a new context and fill it with the elements of the objs Hashtable. Default objects and objects that comes from the properties of this Generator object is also added.

Parameters:

Hashtable - objects to place in the control context

Returns:

Context context filled with objects

fillContextHash

protected void fillContextHash(Context context,
                               java.util.Hashtable objs)

Add all the contents of a Hashtable to the context.

Parameters:

Context - context to fill with objects

Hashtable - source of objects

fillContextDefaults

protected void fillContextDefaults(Context context)

Add properties that will aways be in the context by default

Parameters:

Context - control context to fill with default values.

fillContextProperties

protected void fillContextProperties(Context context)

Add objects to the context from the current properties.

Parameters:

Context - control context to fill with objects that are specified in the default.properties file

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Properly shut down the generator, right now this is simply flushing and closing the file writers that we have been holding on to.