Hi All, We are in the process of designing a Java Publication framework, and we are evaluating if Cocoon can support our needs.
This is how we are looking to architect the website: - Map the website into multiple pages - Each page has a XML file associated with it, and its corresponding XSL file. - A XML file can be composed of both text (for content) and other "complex" tags( I would refer to this as a gadget, which embeds a functinonality in itself). - A gadget inturn has a XML and XSL associate with it, and can have both static data and other gadgets. (Thus a page is composed of a recursive set of gadgets or tags which have their own XML/XSL) An example of a page: Lets assume that a Web page(MainPage) has a left sidebar, top bar, main navigation and right side bar.The right sidebar inturn has a search box, related links section, and personalized data. The XML for "MainPage" as follows: <Root> <Gadget name="rightsidebar" handler=".."> <Gadget name="topbar" handler=".."> <Gadget name="leftsidebar" handler=".."> <Gadget name="maincontent" handler=".."> </Root> The XML for "leftsidebar" as follows: <Gadget name="search" handler=".."> <Gadget name="relatedlinks" handler=".."> <Gadget name="MyOptions" handler=".."> The XML for "search" as follows: <Root> <Search Option="section1"> </Root> ..... So what we want to do here is have the xsp call the main XML page, which will call the xsp for the gadget, and this will happen in a recursive manner till all gadgets are resolved, and the final page is displayed with content. - Can Cocoon support such functionality. - Can we have more than 1 xsp that handle the final output of a page, ie a xsp for a gadget, so that the page is composed of a hierachy of XML gadgets. - Breaking the site into managable gadgets can help us in using them as plug-and-play objects and using them in different areas. - Additionally we can provide admin, features for content generators to change the content of the individual areas only. - Workflow can become easier. Please advice, Thanks in advance, - Yogi. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
