Please note the Click Format object is fairly equivalent to the Velocity EscapeTool. You can readily extend this class, or use composition, to add the EscapeTool functionality you need.
http://click.apache.org/docs/click-api/org/apache/click/util/Format.html regards Malcolm Edgar On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Bob Schellink <[email protected]> wrote: > How about extending VelocityTemplateService#**onInit()? > > There you have access to VelocityEngine. Perhaps you can register the tool > with the engine? This is more a Velocity question though so you might want > to check on their user list. > > Kind regards > > Bob > > > On 2013/04/25 09:35, Aleksei Pokrevskiy wrote: > >> Thanks Bob >> >> from what I have understand there's no possibility to add tool to global >> context in Click >> >> 24.04.2013 12:28, Bob Schellink пишет: >> >>> I don't think Velocity Tools works by only configuring it. See here: >>> >>> http://velocity.apache.org/**tools/devel/frameworks.html<http://velocity.apache.org/tools/devel/frameworks.html> >>> >>> So Tools won't be available in Click since Click doesn't use >>> VelocityView or any Tools specific >>> APIs. That is my understanding of Tools anyway. >>> >>> > Adding it as model property to base page is not working when you >>> generating template as a string >>> >>> You mean Context.renderTemplate? >>> >>> you still provide the model so can add the tools you want there or >>> through a utility method? >>> >>> Kind regards >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> On 2013/04/24 09:20, Aleksei Pokrevskiy wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Bob >>>> This is how we do it now, but I want to add tool to global context (ie >>>> make it available in all >>>> templates) >>>> Adding it as model property to base page is not working when you >>>> generating template as a string >>>> >>>> Answering you question, configuring Velocity tools can be done via xml, >>>> property file or java >>>> code (see >>>> http://velocity.apache.org/**tools/devel/config.html<http://velocity.apache.org/tools/devel/config.html> >>>> ) >>>> I've tried 1 and 2 but wasn't able to make it work >>>> >>>> 23.04.2013 21:35, Bob Schellink пишет: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I've never used Velocity Tools. How does one integrate the tools in >>>>> standalone mode of Velocity? >>>>> Is it enough to simply configure it inside velocity.properties or is >>>>> some other configuration >>>>> needed? >>>>> >>>>> However since it looks like most Velocity Tools are POJO's, you could >>>>> do the following in your >>>>> BorderPage: >>>>> >>>>> public BorderPage() { >>>>> addModel("esc", new EscapeTool()); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> >>>>> Bob >>>>> >>>>> On 2013/04/23 15:41, Aleksei Pokrevskiy wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello >>>>>> how can I add EscapeTool to global velocity context? >>>>>> I've tried adding velocity.properties to WEB-INF directory with >>>>>> content: >>>>>> >>>>>> tools.toolbox = request >>>>>> tools.data.version = 2.0 >>>>>> tools.data.version.type = number >>>>>> tools.application.esc = org.apache.velocity.tools.** >>>>>> generic.EscapeTool >>>>>> >>>>>> and tools.xml with content: >>>>>> >>>>>> <tools> >>>>>> <data key="version" type="number" value="2.0"/> >>>>>> <toolbox scope="application"> >>>>>> <tool class="org.apache.velocity.**tools.generic.EscapeTool" >>>>>> key="esc"/> >>>>>> </toolbox> >>>>>> </tools> >>>>>> >>>>>> and still get $esc undefined in templates >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
