[Yanel-dev] Switching the layout/design of the from scratch realm
Michael Wechner
michael.wechner at wyona.com
Tue Jun 9 10:43:03 CEST 2009
Hello Prabodh
Prabodh Upreti schrieb:
> Hi Michael
>
> I have the zip file ready. Looks like I need to create an account in
> bugzilla to create an attachment.
>
yes
> I created an account and it said pw will be forward to email account.
> It has been around 10 min. Do you know how long it normally takes?
>
actually it should be instantly, but I need to check. What username did
you pick?
Otherwise you might want to send me the zip directly in the meantime.
Cheers
Michael
> Thank you.
>
> Prabodh
>
> --- On *Mon, 6/8/09, Michael Wechner /<michael.wechner at wyona.com>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Michael Wechner <michael.wechner at wyona.com>
> Subject: Re: [Yanel-dev] Switching the layout/design of the from
> scratch realm
> To: yanel-development at wyona.com
> Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 5:39 AM
>
> Prabodh Upreti schrieb:
> > Thank you. That clarified the next email I had sent you.
> > I tried to check in the resource and not sure if I have the
> checkin permission.
> >
>
> as noted within my previous email please attach a patch to
>
> http://bugzilla.wyona.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7055
> > Please let me know which directories/files I need to check in
> for the resource beside the jave file directory.
> >
>
> basically everything except the build dir (which we will ignore
> with SVN ignore).
> You can also just zip it and attach it to Bugzilla
> > I will also update the new resource-types.xml in conf and other
> configuration and xslt.
> >
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
> > Prabodh
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 6/5/09, Michael Wechner /<michael.wechner at wyona.com
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> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Michael Wechner <michael.wechner at wyona.com
> <http://us.mc522.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=michael.wechner@wyona.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [Yanel-dev] Switching the layout/design of the from
> > scratch realm
> > To: yanel-development at wyona.com
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> > Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 10:43 AM
> >
> > Prabodh Upreti schrieb:
> > > Hi Michael
> > > Thank you for the input. I was doing just that in my
> original
> > Resource where I was modifying the getNode method to get the
> > querystring and set the session object etc. This worked
> fine. Then I say reference to /app/images/... within the
> global.xsl. I
> > wanted the ability to change that to
> /app{$xslt-version}/images/...
> > >
> >
> > you mean within the XSLT itself, right?
> > > To provide this capibility I need to handle the transformation
> > where I can pass that as a parameter.
> > >
> >
> > I would suggest just to use relative paths inside the XSLT, for
> > example
> >
> > images/foo.gif
> >
> > for the moment, instead
> >
> > {$yanel.back2realm}/app{$xslt-version}/images/...
> >
> > which is btw also a relative path, because $yanel.back2realm
> will
> > be relative.
> >
> > This is very important in case one is settting up Yanel behind a
> > reverse proxy (for example using Apache mod_proxy), where
> > we don't know how the reverse proxy prefix will be set.
> > > I believe with the NodeResource the YanelServelet does the
> > transformation based the stream from the NodeResource.
> > > Once again, I hope I am not making it more complicated
> than it
> > really is.
> > >
> >
> > no, but I would suggest a simple version is sufficient at the
> > moment and we can still improve it later on ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Michael
> > > Thank you.
> > > Regards
> > > Prabodh
> > >
> > > --- On *Fri, 6/5/09, Michael Wechner
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> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Michael Wechner <michael.wechner at wyona.com
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> >
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> > > Subject: Re: [Yanel-dev] Switching the layout/design
> of the from
> > > scratch realm
> > > To: yanel-development at wyona.com
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> > > Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 5:13 AM
> > >
> > > Prabodh Upreti schrieb:
> > > > Hi Michael
> > > > I think I am close to getting this done.
> > > > I created a new resource to handle the session setting
> > and also
> > > changing the path based on the querystring. For my
> first step I
> > > to created this Resource similar to the file
> "NodeResource" to
> > > make sure that it worked as I had expected. It was
> working
> > fine.
> > > >
> > >
> > > great :-)
> > > > I understand this does not handle passing the param to
> > the xsl
> > > to build the correct path. I then started creating a
> Resource
> > > similar to the BasicXMLResource so that I can set the
> parameter
> > > xslt-version for the transformer. I will then change the
> > > global.xsl to reflect the new passed variable to it
> resolves to
> > > the correct path.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don' t think you need to build this on the
> > BasicXMLResource, but
> > > rather keep extending the NodeResource by overwriting the
> > > getNode() method.
> > >
> > > Inside the getNode() method the method
> > > getResourceConfigProperty("src") is called which is
> getting the
> > > path from
> > >
> > >
> src/realms/from-scratch-realm-template/res-configs/my-global.xsl.yanel-rc
> > >
> > > <yanel:property name="src" value="/app/xslt/global.xsl"/>
> > >
> > >
> > > So I would suggest to introduce a new method called
> > >
> > > getNode(String layoutVersion) which shall replace the
> getNode()
> > > method and also a new resource type property for this new
> > > resource, for example
> > >
> > > <yanel:property name="default-layout-version" value="2"/>
> > > <yanel:property name="src"
> > > value="/appTEMPLATE_VERSION/xslt/global.xsl"/>
> > >
> > >
> > > and the template version can be retrieved from the
> query string
> > > inside the resource by
> > >
> > > String layoutVersion =
> > getRequest().getParameter("layout-version");
> > > if (layoutVersion != null) {
> > >
> getRequest().getSession().setAttribute("layout-version",
> > > layoutVersion)
> > > } else {
> > > if
> > (getRequest().getSession().getAttribute("layout-version")) {
> > > layoutVersion =
> getRequest().getSession().getAttribute("layout-version");
> > > } else {
> > > layoutVersion =
> > > getResourceConfigProperty("default-layout-version")
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > >
> > > > I just want to make sure I am on the right track.
> Please let
> > > me know if anything I am doing here is not correct. Thank
> > you in
> > > advance.
> > > > Regards
> > > > Prabodh
> > > > --- On *Wed, 6/3/09, Michael Wechner
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> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Michael Wechner <michael.wechner at wyona.com
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> > > > Subject: Re: [Yanel-dev] Switching the layout/design
> > of the from
> > > > scratch realm
> > > > To: yanel-development at wyona.com
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> > > > Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 3:09 AM
> > > >
> > > > Hi Prabodh
> > > >
> > > > Prabodh Upreti schrieb:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Everyone
> > > > >
> > > > > > I was tracing through the code to
> understand how
> > > things were
> > > > working. I see that YanelServlet is calling
> > > SourceResolver-à ResourceResolver--à ResourceManager
> > which in
> > > turn is loads
> > > > map.rc-map file.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > each realm can have such a file, whereas it is
> optional,
> > > whereas a
> > > > warning is logged nevertheless if a realm does not
> > have one
> > > >
> > > > > > I understand that one based on
> map.rc-map setting
> > > all *.html
> > > > calls are being targeted to
> > generic-xhtml-page_yanel-rc.xml
> > > setting.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > this is what's happening in the "from scratch
> realm". The
> > > general
> > > > chain of responsibility is as follows:
> > > >
> > > > URL:
> http://127.0.0.1:8080/yanel/REALM_ID/foo/bar.html
> > > >
> > > > and then Yanel will first check if a 1-to-1
> mapping exists
> > > >
> > > > SRC:
> REALM_HOME_DIR/res-configs/foo/bar.html.yanel-rc
> > > >
> > > > and if such a 1-to-1 does not exist, then it will
> > check for
> > > > matching patterns within
> > > >
> > > > SRC: REALM_HOME_DIR/res-confgis/map.rc-map
> > > >
> > > > and if no pattern exists, then Yanel will use by
> > default the
> > > > "file" (aka "node") resource type
> > > >
> > > > > Based on the previous setting global.xsl was being
> > called to
> > > > translate the template.
> > > > > > With the new changes Michael made I
> understand
> > > global.xsl needs
> > > > to be picked up from app or app2. A variable
> needs to
> > be set on
> > > > the Session based on the previous settings.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Listed below are my questions:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 1. I can create a resource to perform
> the above
> > > task. Does that
> > > > > mean I can remove the rti “xml”
> currently set in
> > > > > generic-xhtml-page_yanel-rc.xm and add
> my new
> > resource?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > no, you should replace the rti "file" within
> > > >
> > > >
> src/realms/from-scratch-realm-template/res-configs/my-global.xsl.yanel-rc
> > > >
> > > > by your own resource, because this is where the
> actual
> > switch of
> > > > the XSLT is happening
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 1. This resource will check the
> > > yanelresource:/my-global.xsl find
> > > > > my-global.xsl then the right template. I
> > understand
> > > most of
> > > > > this logic is in YanelServlet at
> present. Should I
> > > take that
> > > > > code from there and add it to the new
> resource and
> > > everything
> > > > > should work as usual? Servlet will
> > automatically pickup
> > > > the new
> > > > > resource and let me perform the rest of
> the task.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. Why not pass a value via the querystring
> so that
> > developer
> > > > do not need to go and modify my-global.xsl file to
> > find the
> > > > template. That way they could have 5-6
> templates and
> > they can
> > > > quickly test them without modifying the
> my-global.xsl
> > file.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > that's exactly what your resource should be
> doing. For
> > > example the
> > > > query string could be something like
> > > >
> > > > /foo/bar.html?xslt-version=2
> > > >
> > > > which your resource would read from the request (if
> > set) and
> > > then
> > > > set it within the session, such that you don't
> always
> > have to
> > > > attach it to all following URLs. And then your
> resource
> > > would for
> > > > example build the location dynamically
> > > >
> > > > /app{$xslt-version}/xslt/globals.xsl
> > > >
> > > > instead reading it statically from within
> > > >
> > > >
> src/realms/from-scratch-realm-template/res-configs/my-global.xsl.yanel-rc
> > > >
> > > > as the "file" resource type does. (or something
> > similar along
> > > > these lines)
> > > > >
> > > > > It may not be as simple as I am thinking so
> pls free
> > to point
> > > > out the flaw with this process
> > > > >
> > > > > > Could you please let me know if I am in the
> > right track?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think you are very much on the right track,
> except which
> > > > resource type to replace (as described above)
> > > >
> > > > Hope my comments help, otherwise please ask again.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Michael
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Prabodh
> > > > >
> > > > > --- On *Fri, 5/29/09, Michael Wechner
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> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Michael Wechner
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> > > > > Subject: [Yanel-dev] Switching the
> layout/design of
> > > the from
> > > > > scratch realm
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> > > > > Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 5:07 AM
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > We have made some progress re switching the
> > > layout/design of the
> > > > > from scratch realm dynamically.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please update your local SVN version and
> take a look
> > > at the
> > > > notes at
> > > > >
> > > > > svn ci -m "note about switching the layout
> > added" data-repo/data/de/index.html
> > data-repo/data/en/index.html
> > > > > Sende data-repo/data/de/index.html
> > > > > Sende data-repo/data/en/index.html
> > > > > Übertrage Daten ..
> > > > > Revision 43093 übertragen.
> > > > >
> > > > > or rather
> > > > >
> > > > >
> http://127.0.0.1:8080/yanel/from-scratch-realm/en/index.html
> > > > >
> http://127.0.0.1:8080/yanel/from-scratch-realm/de/index.html
> > > > >
> > > > > The TODOs are actually create another layout
> > within the
> > > > > data-repo/data/app2 folder and create a
> resource
> > > > > which is switching between the various
> folders app1
> > > and app2 as
> > > > > noted within
> > > > >
> > > > > res-configs/my-global.xsl.yanel-rc
> > > > >
> > > > > (instead of using the static file resource)
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Michael
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