Re: Null Cache Storage

Daniel,

Actually Configuration.getTemplate fits, what I said is that it is
unfortunate that I can't replace it for string templates with new
Template(Reader, ...) without breaking apps that (eventually) rely on
features that wouldn't be available.

Thanks,

Fernadno

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Daniel Dekany <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thursday, April 21, 2011, 6:35:11 PM, Fernando Ribeiro wrote:
>
> > Daniel,
> >
> > Not sure I followed you there, what do you mean?
>
> With what exactly? You said that neither the Configuration.getTemplate
> nor the "new Template(Reader, ...)" approach fit you use-case, if I
> understand well. I answered that I'm aware that these are not the most
> flexible API-s, but I can't just apply the design I would prefer due
> to all the legacy. But there still room for improvements (like what I
> said).
>
> Anyway if you will write about your issue, we will see if all this is
> relevant at all.
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Daniel Dekany <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 7:12:21 PM, Fernando Ribeiro wrote:
> >
> >> Daniel,
> >>
> >> You may have found why the code was originally written this way.
> >> Too bad that switching to this (better) alternative would break
> >> existing applications. I will write about it for my personal blog,
> though.
> >
> > Well, it's not the most flexible API design regarding template-name
> > resolution and caching, and how I would do it is certainly too
> > different to be adapted by FM. But, I can still imagine some
> > improvements without upsetting the logic of FM. Like, the
> > Configuration could accept a hook where you can handle the getTemplate
> > calls and so use your own mechanism.
> >
> >
> >> I will prepare my code for your new release and watch the mailing
> >> list (and twitter) for the update, allright?
> >>
> >> I will initiate another conversation in a separate thread.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Daniel Dekany <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 4:48:47 PM, Fernando Ribeiro wrote:
> >>
> >>> Daniel,
> >>>
> >>> I didn't know there was another option for string templates in the
> >>> library, that may be interesting for many users, will play more with
> >>> the library and let you know if I need your help there.
> >>
> >> You can simply make Template-s from java.io.Reader with the Template
> >> constructors. The management of such Template objects is completely in
> >> your hands. Note however templates made this way will not find each
> >> other by name (because the Configuration doesn't know about them, and
> >> the call cfg.getTemplate for #include/#import), so the the templates
> >> that will be #include-d/#import-ed must be stored on the usual way
> >> (i.e. "in" the Configuration). At the moment at least... things can be
> >> improved however.
> >>
> >>> I didn't mean to rush you to a release, sorry, do you have a
> >>> timeframe for 2.3.17 already?
> >>
> >> No hard timeframe. But most certainly I won't wait with it for more
> >> than a few weeks now.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best regards,
> >>  Daniel Dekany
> >>
> >>
> >>
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