Re: RE: XSL-List Digest V4 #316

I'm generating bean, struts form, and EJB components straight from the DTD
file.  It ain't pretty but it produces very clean and readable results.

Mike

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From: "Soumen Sarkar" <SoumenS@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject:  RE: XSL-List Digest V4 #316


> I have written a paper on use of XSLT for Java code generation.
>
> http://www.theserverside.com/resources/article.jsp?l=XMLCodeGen
>
> In our large Java project, 60% of code is generated, in the following
> areas:
>
> * EJB code generation from UML model in XML. This goes like this:
>
>   - Express entity-relationship model among EJBs in UML and capture
>     that in XML form.
>
>   - Use XSLT scripting on UML/XML model of EJB to generate
>
>     1. HOME, REMOTE, BEAN classes
>     2. XML deployment descriptor
>     3. SQL schema for entity beans
>
>   Custom code is "mixed" with generated code via inheritance as it is
>   in CORBA.
>
> * SNMP manager side code generation. This goes like this:
>
>   - Somehow convert SNMP MIB in XML form. For example some
>     MIB browsers compile SNMP BIB and has option to export compiled
>     MIB in XML/HTML form.
>
>   - Use XSLT scripting on SNMP MIB in XML form to generate manager/agent
>     side code genration.
>
> * Application configuration. This goes like this:
>
>   - Express application configuration in XML schema.
>
>   - Use XSLT scripting on XML schema to generate code for file/db based
>     persistence and GUI forms.
>
> I am really very much into source code generation by XSLT scripting. So
> if you need further help, please contact me.
>
> Soumen Sarkar.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 11:30 PM
> To: xsl-list-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: XSL-List Digest V4 #316
>
>
> XSL-List Digest         Wednesday, May 1 2002         Volume 04 : Number
316
>
>
>
> In this issue:
>
>      Re:  Code Generation
>       Updated XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 drafts
>      Re:  struggling with table titles
>      Re:  Code Generation
>      RE:  Code Generation
>      RE:  problem in using * as a default parameter in xsl:param
>       XSLTInputHandler error
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:39:11 -0500
> From: doug@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Code Generation
>
> Can anyone point me towards XML/XSLT resources for generating Java source
> code?  I'm looking for a simple working template that builds a basic .java
> file so that I can customize it to build more complex methods than the
> setter/getter methods that are generated by other frameworks I've been
> investigating.
>
> Regards,
>
> Doug
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:52:20 +0100
> From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:  Updated XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 drafts
>
> New drafts of the XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, and XQuery 1.0 specifications have
> been published:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt20
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlquery-use-cases
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery
> http://www.w3.org/TR/query-datamodel/
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-operators/
>
>
> I have also issued Saxon 7.1 as the next installment of my XSLT 2.0/XPath
> 2.0 implementation efforts: see http://saxon.sf.net/saxon7.1/changes.html
>
>
> Michael Kay
> Software AG
> home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 00:10:57 +0200
> From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re:  struggling with table titles
>
> pandianoliver@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > i have a table which runs for about 3 to 4 pages? How
>  > can I append {continue} to the table title to each the
>  > following pages after the first page.
>
> There is no easy way to do this. Look here for a hint
> how to kludge it:
>   http://www.biglist.com/lists/xsl-list/archives/200202/msg01119.html
>
> J.Pietschmann
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 00:32:40 +0200
> From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re:  Code Generation
>
> doug@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Can anyone point me towards XML/XSLT resources for generating Java
source
> > code?  I'm looking for a simple working template that builds a basic
.java
> > file so that I can customize it to build more complex methods than the
> > setter/getter methods that are generated by other frameworks I've been
> > investigating.
>
> Cocoon generates Java source from XSP files using XSLT.
> The most important point is to use the text output method
> and perhaps an output encoding the Java compiler doesn't
> choke on.
> Further issues are whether you want to have a human
> redable output, beautifully indented (you have to do it
> yourself, indent="yes" doesn't work here), and how you
> want to relate problems reported by the compiler or
> during run time (stack traces) to your source XML or
> the boilerplate code in your style sheet. Saxon has
> a lineNumber() extension function, which can help here
> (put the source line number in a comment).
>
> Here is also a simplistic example (caution: badly designed
> XML):
>
> XML
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
> <class name="stuff">
>    <attribute name="foo" type="int"/>
> </class>
>
> XSL
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet
>    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>    version="1.0">
>    <xsl:output method="text" encoding="ISO-8859-1"/>
>
>    <xsl:template match="class">
>      <xsl:text>public class </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
>      <xsl:text> {&#x0A;</xsl:text>
>      <xsl:apply-templates select="attribute"/>
>      <xsl:text>}&#x0A;</xsl:text>
>    </xsl:template>
>
>    <xsl:template match="attribute">
>      <xsl:text>  private </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@type"/>
>      <xsl:text> </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
>      <xsl:text> ;&#x0A;</xsl:text>
>      <xsl:text>  public </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@type"/>
>      <xsl:text> get</xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
>      <xsl:text> () { return </xsl:text>
>      <xsl:value-of select="@name"/>
>      <xsl:text> ; }&#x0A;</xsl:text>
>    </xsl:template>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> J.Pietschmann
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:43:35 -0400
> From: "Sal Mangano" <smangano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE:  Code Generation
>
> You might want to check out ejen http://ejen.sourceforge.net/. I never
> personally used it but it sounds interesting.
>
> What type of code do you want to generate? Where is the source of the
> XML that will drive the generation?
>
>
> BTW, I have done a lot of work in this area - generating C++ and Java
> from XML using XSLT. I am working on a book that will be out in October
> 2002 that will cover this topic in detail. However, it sounds like you
> need something right away!
>
> It would be helpful for me to understand the types of code generation
> tasks people would like to perform. This will help me better structure
> my examples. Feel free to email me at smangano@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-xsl-
> > list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of doug@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:39 PM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re:  Code Generation
> >
> >
> > Can anyone point me towards XML/XSLT resources for generating Java
> source
> > code?  I'm looking for a simple working template that builds a basic
> .java
> > file so that I can customize it to build more complex methods than the
> > setter/getter methods that are generated by other frameworks I've been
> > investigating.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
>
>
>  XSL-List info and archive:  http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:15:37 +0000
> From: "=?big5?B?qkwgpGyq5A==?=" <minikittygo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE:  problem in using * as a default parameter in xsl:param
>
> hi all
>
> thanks for your answers, however,  i was wondering what happens if it is
> there are more than one parameter within the xpath expression? is there an
> legant solution for it?
> i.e.
> <xsl:param name="param1" select="'*'"/>
> <xsl:param name="param2" select="'*'"/>
> ...
> <xsl:for-each select="elementName[childName/something1=$param1 and
> $childName/something2=$param2]>
> ...
>
> Furthermore, i was wondering how will you set the parameter if the
> parameter consist of white spaces (e.g. parameter='this is my parameter'),
> in xalan-C command line will ignore the 'is', 'my' and 'parameter' and
> throws an XPathParserexception error. do i use normalize-space($param1)?
> but it seem it doesn't work, please help.
>
> Many thanks
> regards
> Kit
>
> p.s. can i use the following parameter for a xsl:for-each statement using
> xalan:evaluate? (e.g. "a/c='hello world'") sorry about throw so many
> questions at the same time
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:10:36 -0400
> From: pandianoliver@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  XSLTInputHandler error
>
> Hi Gurus,
> I have been struggling with the convertion to PDF using FOP. It was
working
> well for the past few weeks and all of a sudden I am getting this
exception
> error and I have tried everything I could think of.  Now, I am seeking for
> your help!!!!  The exception error occurs on the call to <XMLReader
> p=ih.getParser();>
> I have tried both the fop versions 0.20.3 and 0.20.1.  both are producing
> the same error.
>
> Please help me get going!
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
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