Hi all, I'm tinkering with a java, non-blocking, HTTP server implementation and am considering tweaking Velocity (because of its container-agnostic design) so that I can use it's output in such an environment.
Specifically, instead of having the Velocity Template "merge" its output to a Writer, I want to create a Template that "merges" output to something like a java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer>. The purpose of this modified output would be to ultimately pass (it in the form of a ByteBuffer array) as the argument to a java.nio.channels.SocketChannel.write -- a non-blocking "gathering" operation. The idea with the java.util.List<java.nio.ByteBuffer> is that the content of some ByteBuffers will be dynamically generated; the contents of the rest would be static. So how to pull this off? The first place I considered hacking was the Template class itself (something like intercepting every ASTText instance's render method for static content and doing something else with the dynamic bits of content). Needless to say, this has a 'hacky' feel to it ;) And since I'm new to Velocity, I'm thinking maybe there's a more elegant approach. And ideas? Kind regards, -Babak --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
