Hi all, Where can I find a linter / syntax checker for template files written for Engine 2.3?
Jama Software’s implementation of Velocity Engine 2.3 starts with an export of a Word .mht file. Jama then adds in data sources and macros. The _boilerplate_ Velocity template file for a Word document is – I kid you not – 4,408 lines of code. The amount of code that needs to be touched to customize the template file for one’s own usage: less than 200 lines of code – about 4.5%. At this time, they do not permit the usage of parent-template.vm and child-template.vm – then using the #parse directive. So to reduce the chance of a fat-finger, I’ve split the 4,408 lines of code boilerplate file into multiple files – separating out sections where one would customize (title page, header, main body, etc.) from the sections which one should normally not touch (for instance: the CSS that came from the Word .mht file). With a `cat *.vm` command, voila! We have a unified file again. Just to be safe, I’d like to run a linter / syntax checker on it. So far the only checker I’ve found that is built to support Engine 2.3 is `pmd`: https://docs.pmd-code.org/latest/pmd_rules_velocity.html Even then, I’m not sure if it’s truly doing a thorough lint / syntax check. The npm velocity-lint hasn’t been updated in 8 years: https://github.com/leemotive/velocity-lint Velocity-validator last got an update 6 years ago: https://github.com/todvora/velocity-validator This whole StackOverflow is from 14 years ago: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1910857/apache-velocity-is-there-a-standard-way-of-verifying-the-correctness-of-a-templ I’ve seen posts about a “Template Tool” – but I can’t find it – and I’m guessing it hasn’t been supported in years. Hence my email to the community. Is there a velocity linter / syntax checker out there that evaluates Engine 2.3 – or is there example code that I can copy/paste to build my own? Thank you for your assistance! -- Philip Schlesinger Solution Architect – Core Systems [Blue text on a black background Description automatically generated]<http://www.cryoport.com/> Office: +1 (949) 681-2794 24/7/365 Support: +1 (949) 470-2305 Americas • EMEA • APAC cryoport.com<http://cryoport.com/> [A blue circle with white and black logo Description automatically generated]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/856887>[A blue circle with white x in it Description automatically generated]<https://twitter.com/cryoport> [A blue circle with a white play button Description automatically generated] <https://www.youtube.com/user/CryoportVideo> The information contained in this e-mail message is privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual and/or entity identified in the address of this message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by return e-mail. In this circumstance, we request that you delete the original message from your system.
