Hi all, What is the most preferred way of debugging FM3 while developing?
Regards, *Randika Navagamuwa,* *Software Engineer,* *AdroitLogic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.* *www.rnavagamuwa.com <http://www.rnavagamuwa.com>* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnavagamuwa/> [image: https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa] <https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa> <https://twitter.com/rnavagamuwa> [image: https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/] <https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/> <http://github.com/rnavagamuwa> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Randika Navagamuwa < randikanavagam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Woonsan, > > Thanks a lot for the detailed clarification. I'll look into these and get > back to you. > > Regards, > Randika > > > *Randika Navagamuwa,* > > *Software Engineer,* > *AdroitLogic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.* > *www.rnavagamuwa.com <http://www.rnavagamuwa.com>* > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnavagamuwa/> [image: > https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa] > <https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa> <https://twitter.com/rnavagamuwa> > [image: > https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/] > <https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/> > <http://github.com/rnavagamuwa> > > On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 12:56 AM, Woonsan Ko <woon...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Hi Randika, >> >> Welcome! :-) >> Regarding the Spring Framework integration support, we have made some >> progress in "3" branch: >> - https://github.com/apache/incubator-freemarker/tree/3 >> >> There is also a brief summary what has been done so far: >> - https://github.com/apache/incubator-freemarker/blob/3/FM3- >> CHANGE-LOG.txt#L501 >> >> Basically, basic view resolver support and spring bean wiring has been >> done. Also, basic directive and function models to replace Spring JSP >> Taglibs were done. So, I would say Spring Framework integration with >> FreeMarker 3 is kind of working already with basic directives/functions >> support already, but we need to add more to support form directives, too. >> I think I've implemented about half of directive and function models to >> replace Spring Framework Form JSP Taglibs as well. I still need to add >> directives to replace OptionsTag, CheckboxesTag, RadioButtonsTag, >> CheckboxTag and RadioButtonTag. Of course, even after we add the remaining >> form models, we have to pass thorough testing and validation on potential >> issues (e.g, escaping issue). >> >> I hope you take a look around those and understand how the >> directives/functions work in FM3. >> I'm looking forward to working with you, getting insights and sharing >> thoughts! :-) >> >> You can build the branch with Gradle and you can browse the unit tests as >> well. Here are some links: >> - To build: https://github.com/apache/incubator-freemarker/blob/ >> 3/README.md#building-freemarker >> - Test cases under https://github.com/apache/incubator-freemarker/tree/3/ >> freemarker-spring/src/test/. And you will see test .ftlh file resources >> under https://github.com/apache/incubator-freemarker/tree/3/ >> freemarker-spring/src/test/resources/META-INF. too. >> >> Please feel free to ask anything. You can start forking and creating a >> pull request if anything is ready. >> Finally, you can also browse old threads from here: >> - https://lists.apache.org/list.html?d...@freemarker.apache.org >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Woonsan >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Randika Navagamuwa < >> randikanavagam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dianel and Angelo, >>> >>> Thanks for the information. Yes, Eclipse Che uses LSP4J and I'm >>> interested in that, but I'm more interested in supporting frameworks >>> and IDE-s. I've gone through the provided link regarding FM3 but still, >>> there are lot things which I don't understand properly. You have mentioned >>> that Woonsan Ko has already implemented a lot of Spring integration. I >>> would love to take a look at his code so we can figure out what should/can >>> be improved. >>> >>> At the moment, I haven't decided on what I want to do in this project. >>> Still, I'm trying to understand how can I be a help to FM, so I'm open to >>> any suggestion. >>> >>> I've gone through the issue[1] created by Angelo and I would love to >>> know the opinion of others as well. My personal preference is to go with >>> the first solution which is to "Create a custom parser". >>> >>> [1] https://github.com/angelozerr/freemarker-languageserver/issues/1 >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> *Randika Navagamuwa,* >>> >>> *Software Engineer,* >>> *AdroitLogic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.* >>> *www.rnavagamuwa.com <http://www.rnavagamuwa.com>* >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnavagamuwa/> [image: >>> https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa] >>> <https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa> >>> <https://twitter.com/rnavagamuwa> [image: >>> https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/] >>> <https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/> >>> <http://github.com/rnavagamuwa> >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 10:00 PM, Angelo zerr <angelo.z...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Randika, >>>> >>>> If you are interested to work on the Freemarker Language Server >>>> https://github.com/angelozerr/freemarker-languageserver, it should be >>>> really fantastic. >>>> >>>> Today I have just managed to support validation (publishDiagnostics), >>>> but >>>> for advanced features like completion, outline, etc we must have the >>>> capability to have a Freemarker AST even if the content of ftl is not >>>> valid. >>>> >>>> I have created an issue for that >>>> https://github.com/angelozerr/freemarker-languageserver/issues/1 Don't >>>> hesitate to add your comment. Thanks! >>>> >>>> Hope you could be interested. >>>> >>>> Regard's Angelo >>>> >>>> 2018-03-17 16:57 GMT+01:00 Daniel Dekany <ddek...@apache.org>: >>>> >>>> > Saturday, March 17, 2018, 1:34:11 PM, Randika Navagamuwa wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > Hi all, >>>> > > >>>> > > I'm from Sri Lanka and currently, I'm working as a Senior >>>> > Software >>>> > > Engineer at AdroitLogic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd [1]. During my undergraduate >>>> > > period, I've contributed to some open source projects including >>>> Eclipse >>>> > Che >>>> > > [2]. >>>> > >>>> > Speaking of Eclipse... we had a bit of a problem with the old Eclipse >>>> > editor plugin (at JBoss Tools), which it sparked this new one using >>>> > LSP4J (also used by Che AFAIK; not sure how syntax highlighting parts >>>> > works there): https://github.com/angelozerr/lsp4e-freemarker >>>> > >>>> > If you are interested in that, let me know. >>>> > >>>> > > For some time I couldn't actively participate in any open source >>>> > > projects and I thought of getting back to it. >>>> > > >>>> > > After going through some Apache projects I found Free Marker >>>> > > really interesting. I'm interested in taking part in "*FreeMarker >>>> Spring >>>> > > MVC integration. >>>> > > >>>> > > Please let me know how to contribute to this. >>>> > >>>> > So first of all, glad to hear that you are interested. We need that a >>>> > lot, especially when it comes to supporting frameworks and IDE-s. >>>> > >>>> > Now, there are two main development branches: >>>> > >>>> > - FreeMarker 2: This is the one that's actually used in production, >>>> > for 15 years or so. Be prepared for remnants of 2000-s cowboy >>>> > coding <-;, and complications and restrictions for keeping backward >>>> > compatibility. >>>> > >>>> > The Spring support was made very long ago by someone who, I don't >>>> > remember ever talked to the FM developers (I was already around in >>>> > that times). My brief interactions with it has shown that it's not >>>> > very good, and it's quite abandoned. Now, the main problem is that >>>> > it's at Spring, not here. So I'm not sure if writing patches to them >>>> > is the better, or starting over here. Though I'm certain that the >>>> > last is much more fun, and you have more freedom to figure out the >>>> > best approach to bring FM2 features and Spring together. (OTOH that >>>> > will lead to FM support being removed from Spring, which is quite a >>>> > loss in visibility... but we go for what's best technically.) >>>> > >>>> > If you need new FM features during that (and certainly you will, if >>>> > you are creative about it), I can do that if you find the FM2 >>>> > internals scary (which would be understandable). >>>> > >>>> > - FreeMarker 3: You can read about it here: >>>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FREEMARKER/FreeMarker+3 >>>> > So it's much more rewarding to work with, except that nobody uses it >>>> > yet... Furthermore, Woonsan Ko (a PPMC member here) has implemented >>>> > a lot of the Spring integration already, as you will find. I know >>>> > there are parts missing, even trickier parts (like i10n messages >>>> > that are outputFormat aware). Not sure if he wants them for himself >>>> > (after all, those are the fun parts), or if he needs help elsewhere. >>>> > Woonsan? >>>> > >>>> > Also, generating e-mail in Spring seems to become more and more >>>> > important compared to generating web pages. Just in case you are >>>> > interested in polishing that application as well. But really, find the >>>> > a part that you think you will enjoy. >>>> > >>>> > > Someone who know both well should keep an eye on this, >>>> > > improving it where necessary.*" which I found here [3] under >>>> "*Improve >>>> > > framework integration*". >>>> > > >>>> > > [1] https://www.adroitlogic.com/ >>>> > > [2] https://www.eclipse.org/che/ >>>> > > [3] https://freemarker.apache.org/contribute.html >>>> > > >>>> > > Regards, >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > *Randika Navagamuwa,* >>>> > > >>>> > > *Senior Software Engineer,* >>>> > > *AdroitLogic Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.* >>>> > > *www.rnavagamuwa.com <http://www.rnavagamuwa.com>* >>>> > > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rnavagamuwa/> [image: >>>> > > https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa] >>>> > > <https://www.facebook.com/rnavagamuwa> >>>> > > <https://twitter.com/rnavagamuwa> [image: >>>> > > https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/] >>>> > > <https://plus.google.com/+RandikaNavagamuwa/> >>>> > > <http://github.com/rnavagamuwa> >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > Daniel Dekany >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >> >
