Vadim Gritsenko wrote:
It can be <map:components> <map:generators> <map:virtual name="a">
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Good point. So let's go for <map:virtual-blah> in <map:components>.
Note: I never suggested virtual-blah :-) I prefer map:generator, while map:virtual will be an ok option too.
We should have configurable caching, with following levels of caching:
* No Caching: Returns null key
* Caching: Returns pipeline key, validity
* Caching, with private cache: Same as above, plus caches output of the pipeline locally (same as caching pipeline).
I'm wondering if we need this level of choice. If the surrounding pipeline isn't caching, key and validity will never be computed. Also, if we want to specifically cache the output, we can use the caching-point pipeline in the caller's pipeline.
So in the end, looks like we just need a caching pipeline.
It will be a good start. I've not thought trough all use cases so don't have strong opinion on what more will be needed.
Vadim
