Stephane, I'm really sorry about not replying. I am using Outlook Express for this mailing list (and I think that is not a very good ideea) and that's probably why it does not post replies but new messages. I guess I am used to post in news groups... Thank you for replying. Yes. I am new to open-source projects (under one year:) and specially to turbine. Somebody told me that no other modules other than the screens module will have the .vn -> .java relationship. That really means the behavior I was expecting is never going to happen like that. Is this true? From what you told me, it seems that it must work as I expected it.
Regards, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephane Vaucher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Turbine Users List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Really stuck now... > 1/ Can you reply when people want to help you debug your app. And yes, > we've pretty much all are able to play with our layouts. > 2/ Don't start a new thread (with a different subject). When you do start > a thread, choose a better subject "Really stuck now..." is normally > filtered by my spam filter as containing pornographic content. "How to > execute custom layout". > > sv > > On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Dan Nicolici wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I still have doubts on the topic of my previous post. > > This is the one: > > > > "I am trying to get my java module for the layout to be execyted, but somehow it seems to skip it. All my java screens associated with .vm's are executed as expected. Following the same organizational pattern with layouts it doesn't work. > > > > Project structure example: > > > > com.company.modules.layouts > > | > > ---LayoutOne.java > > > > com.company.modules.screens > > | > > ---ScreenOne.java > > > > > > > > templates > > | > > ---screens > > | | > > | ---ScreenOne.vm > > | > > ---layouts > > | > > ---LayoutOne.vm > > > > I have added a properties file that specifies my modules packages. Ex: > > > > module.packages = com.company.modules , > > > > and still it behaves like I said before. Can anyone please help me?" > > > > > > > > > > Ok. Now the Turbine specification says the process of execution is as follows (I copy/paste -ed it): > > > > HTTP Client -> Execute Turbine Servlet -> Execute Page -> Execute Layout/Screen/Navigation -> Return Page Content > > If Action is defined then... > > Execute Action > > > > What does executing a layout refer to? > > Using the specified templating engine (in your case probably velocity) to > generate the page returned. It will insert the screen content where you > specified it. > > > Only the layout's .vm file? Then > > why does it say that I can override (or subclass...) turbine's modules > > (org.apache.turbine.modules) with my own (com.company.modules)? My > > understanding was that writing my own modules would lead to their > > executin in place (or at least prior) to those default to turbine > > (org.apache.turbine.modules). > > There is a concept of priority. I believe it looks in the ordre that you > configured your modules in the config file. If you execute the screen > foo.vm without programmatically specifying a layout. It will attempt to > find a layout foo.vm and Foo.java prefixed by your module.packages param > "com.company.modules" in your example above. > > > Might I add that the default module for > > the layout gets executed (I mean the actual java class written for the > > default layout template ... I assume - possibly wrong - that there is > > one) despite the fact that my custom module exists and it is mentioned > > in the properties file. I am relatively (2 -3 months) new to turbine > > framework and I may be wrong (the documentation is a little poor - no > > offense). > > I believe by default, it does nothing. You need to subclass a layout for > it to work. As for documentation, I guess you're relatively new to > open-source projects (and not the major one with large commercial > financing like struts). > > > What I want to do is this: > > > > - write a layout template (ex. MyLayout.vm) > > - define it as a default layout module in the TurbineResources.properties file > > - write a class with the same name (MyLayout.java) in the specified layout module (com.company.modules.layouts) > > - set-up a screen to have this new layout (data.setLayoutTemplate("MyLayout.vm")) > > - ... and voilla. I navigate to that screen, Turbine loads the layout for it (MyLayout.vm, executing the MyLayout.java too - here is the problem really), executes the screen's java file and gives back the html. > > > > Do I want the impossible? If so, please wake me up from my dream :) If not, please tell me how it can be done. > > Sure it can be done, and I would guide you for this, but I just completed > a turbine project and don't have access to the code anymore. Someone else > can probably help you out. > > sv > > > Many many thanks! > > > > Dan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1204 (20050829) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
