Hello,
I just want to kindly ping my question below one last time. Unfortunately I have not yet found the way the Velocity Tools are intended to be used in an Application. Is somebody able to give me a hint? Thank you so much! Stefan Hello everone, I am sorry that I have yet another question. I would like to use some of the Standard Tools https://velocity.apache.org/tools/3.1/tools-summary.html . (By the way, it has not become clear to me, what the relationship between Standard Tools and Generic Tools is.) This example https://velocity.apache.org/tools/3.1/standalone.html and this one https://github.com/apache/maven-doxia-sitetools/commit/0abee78da740501fc0584f65e06c1007229f58d6 suggest to me that all I have to do to access Tools like $esc, $display or $context is to replace - VelocityContext context = new VelocityContext(); + VelocityEngine ve = new VelocityEngine(); + ToolManager manager = new ToolManager(true, true); + manager.setVelocityEngine(ve); + logger.debug("hasApplicationTools: {}", manager.hasApplicationTools()); + logger.debug("hasRequestTools: {}", manager.hasRequestTools()); + Context context = manager.createContext(); But using this context, the hasApplicationTools() and hasRequestTools() functions return false and e.g. there is no $context available to the template: 06:26:53.292 [main] DEBUG o.apache.velocity.tools.ToolManager - VelocityEngine instance was changed to org.apache.velocity.app.VelocityEngine@70a9f84e 06:26:53.293 [main] DEBUG d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - hasApplicationTools: false 06:26:53.294 [main] DEBUG d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - hasRequestTools: false 06:26:53.297 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Initializing Velocity, Calling init()... 06:26:53.298 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Starting Apache Velocity v2.3 06:26:53.302 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Default Properties resource: org/apache/velocity/runtime/defaults/velocity.properties 06:26:53.333 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - ResourceLoader instantiated: org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:26:53.340 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - initialized (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceCacheImpl) with class java.util.Collections$SynchronizedMap cache map. 06:26:53.347 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Stop 06:26:53.351 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Define 06:26:53.354 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Break 06:26:53.357 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Evaluate 06:26:53.360 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Macro 06:26:53.366 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Parse 06:26:53.370 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Include 06:26:53.374 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach 06:26:53.422 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.parser - Created '20' parsers. 06:26:53.461 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - "velocimacro.library.path" is not set. Trying default library: velocimacros.vtl 06:26:53.463 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader.class - Could not load resource 'velocimacros.vtl' from ResourceLoader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:26:53.465 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - Default library velocimacros.vtl not found. Trying old default library: VM_global_library.vm 06:26:53.467 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader.class - Could not load resource 'VM_global_library.vm' from ResourceLoader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:26:53.468 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - Old default library VM_global_library.vm not found. 06:26:53.469 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInline = true: VMs can be defined inline in templates 06:26:53.470 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInlineToOverride = false: VMs defined inline may NOT replace previous VM definitions 06:26:53.471 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInlineLocal = false: VMs defined inline will be global in scope if allowed. 06:26:53.472 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - autoload off: VM system will not automatically reload global library macros 06:26:53.528 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader - ResourceManager: found velocity/reflection.vm with loader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:26:53.531 [main] ERROR VelocityEngine.rendering - Variable $context has not been set at velocity/reflection.vm[line 9, column 19] 06:26:53.538 [main] ERROR d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - something invoked in the template threw an exception org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Variable $context has not been set at velocity/reflection.vm[line 9, column 19] at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.getRootVariableValue(ASTReference.java:1160) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:309) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:704) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach.render(Foreach.java:237) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:304) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262) Then I tried to include some more explicit configuration, to enable these tools or tool scopes (I am not sure which): - VelocityContext context = new VelocityContext(); + VelocityEngine ve = new VelocityEngine(); + EasyFactoryConfiguration config = new EasyFactoryConfiguration(); + config.toolbox(Scope.REQUEST).property("locale", Locale.GERMAN) + .tool(DateTool.class); + config.toolbox(Scope.APPLICATION) + .tool(NumberTool.class).property("locale", Locale.GERMAN); + + ToolManager manager = new ToolManager(true, true); + manager.configure(config); + manager.setVelocityEngine(ve); + logger.debug("hasApplicationTools: {}", manager.hasApplicationTools()); + logger.debug("hasRequestTools: {}", manager.hasRequestTools()); + Context context = manager.createContext(); This makes hasApplicationTools() and hasRequestTools() return true, but still in the template, there is no $context or $esc or $display available. 06:30:28.071 [main] DEBUG o.apache.velocity.tools.ToolManager - VelocityEngine instance was changed to org.apache.velocity.app.VelocityEngine@6b67034 06:30:28.072 [main] DEBUG d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - hasApplicationTools: true 06:30:28.074 [main] DEBUG d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - hasRequestTools: true 06:30:28.082 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Initializing Velocity, Calling init()... 06:30:28.083 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Starting Apache Velocity v2.3 06:30:28.089 [main] DEBUG org.apache.velocity - Default Properties resource: org/apache/velocity/runtime/defaults/velocity.properties 06:30:28.111 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - ResourceLoader instantiated: org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:30:28.117 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - initialized (class org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceCacheImpl) with class java.util.Collections$SynchronizedMap cache map. 06:30:28.123 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Stop 06:30:28.128 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Define 06:30:28.131 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Break 06:30:28.135 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Evaluate 06:30:28.138 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Macro 06:30:28.145 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Parse 06:30:28.150 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Include 06:30:28.154 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine - Loaded System Directive: org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach 06:30:28.208 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.parser - Created '20' parsers. 06:30:28.264 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - "velocimacro.library.path" is not set. Trying default library: velocimacros.vtl 06:30:28.267 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader.class - Could not load resource 'velocimacros.vtl' from ResourceLoader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:30:28.268 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - Default library velocimacros.vtl not found. Trying old default library: VM_global_library.vm 06:30:28.272 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader.class - Could not load resource 'VM_global_library.vm' from ResourceLoader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:30:28.273 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - Old default library VM_global_library.vm not found. 06:30:28.274 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInline = true: VMs can be defined inline in templates 06:30:28.275 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInlineToOverride = false: VMs defined inline may NOT replace previous VM definitions 06:30:28.276 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - allowInlineLocal = false: VMs defined inline will be global in scope if allowed. 06:30:28.277 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.macro - autoload off: VM system will not automatically reload global library macros 06:30:28.336 [main] DEBUG VelocityEngine.loader - ResourceManager: found velocity/reflection.vm with loader org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.loader.ClasspathResourceLoader 06:30:28.339 [main] ERROR VelocityEngine.rendering - Variable $context has not been set at velocity/reflection.vm[line 9, column 19] 06:30:28.346 [main] ERROR d.h.etiketten.VelocityTemplateEngine - something invoked in the template threw an exception org.apache.velocity.exception.MethodInvocationException: Variable $context has not been set at velocity/reflection.vm[line 9, column 19] at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.getRootVariableValue(ASTReference.java:1160) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.execute(ASTReference.java:309) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTReference.value(ASTReference.java:704) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.directive.Foreach.render(Foreach.java:237) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.ASTDirective.render(ASTDirective.java:304) at org.apache.velocity.runtime.parser.node.SimpleNode.render(SimpleNode.java:439) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:358) at org.apache.velocity.Template.merge(Template.java:262) The lib versions are implementation ('org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core:2.3') implementation ('org.apache.velocity.tools:velocity-tools-generic:3.1') I have no more ideas now. Maybe somebody can point me out what is going on here and how ToolManager is meant to be used? - If I may mention that: The code listings on page https://velocity.apache.org/tools/3.1/generic.html have not helped me much: A Map is initialised, but never used. Arguments are passed, but not defined. Thank you very much for any advice. Stefan JETZT NEWSLETTER ABONNIEREN: https://hammerbacher.com/newsletter-anmeldung/ Hammerbacher GmbH Geschäftsführer Bernhard Hammerbacher, Ursula Hammerbacher Registergericht Nürnberg HRB 10908 Hausanschrift Daimlerstraße 4-6 D 92318 Neumarkt Telefon +49(0)9181 2592-0 Telefax +49(0)9181 2592-28 E-Mail i...@hammerbachergmbh.de www.hammerbacher.com Haftungsausschluss / Disclaimer Die Informationen, die in dieser Kommunikation enthalten sind, sind ausschließlich und allein für den Empfänger bestimmt. Die Verwendung durch Dritte ist untersagt. 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