org.melati.app
Class AbstractTemplateApp

java.lang.Object
  org.melati.app.AbstractConfigApp
      org.melati.app.AbstractPoemApp
          org.melati.app.AbstractTemplateApp

All Implemented Interfaces:

App

Direct Known Subclasses:

DSDApp, TemplateApp

public abstract class AbstractTemplateApp
extends AbstractPoemApp
implements App

Base class to use Melati as an application with a Template Engine. To create your own application simply extend this class, overriding the doTemplateRequest(org.melati.Melati, org.melati.template.TemplateContext) method.

Field Summary

protected TemplateEngine

templateEngine

Fields inherited from class org.melati.app.AbstractConfigApp

melatiConfig, output

Constructor Summary

AbstractTemplateApp()

Method Summary

protected String	addExtension(String templateName) The template extension is added in an overridable method to allow the application developer to specify their own template extensions.
protected void	doPoemRequest(Melati melati) Fulfill AbstractPoemApp's promises.
protected abstract String	doTemplateRequest(Melati melati, TemplateContext templateContext) Override this method to build up your own output.
Melati	init(String[] args) Initialise.

Methods inherited from class org.melati.app.AbstractPoemApp

_handleException, doConfiguredRequest, handleException, poemContext, poemContextWithLDB, prePoemSession, setTableTroidMethod, term

Methods inherited from class org.melati.app.AbstractConfigApp

applyNamedArguments, getSysAdminEmail, getSysAdminName, melatiConfig, run, setOutput

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.melati.app.App

run, setOutput

Field Detail

templateEngine

protected TemplateEngine templateEngine

Constructor Detail

AbstractTemplateApp

public AbstractTemplateApp()

Method Detail

init

public Melati init(String[] args)
            throws MelatiException

Initialise.

Overrides:

init in class AbstractPoemApp

Parameters:

args - the command line arguments

Returns:

a configured Melati a newly created Melati

Throws:

MelatiException - if something goes wrong during initialisation

See Also:

AbstractPoemApp.init(java.lang.String[])

doPoemRequest

protected void doPoemRequest(Melati melati)
                      throws Exception

Fulfill AbstractPoemApp's promises.

Specified by:

doPoemRequest in class AbstractPoemApp

Parameters:

melati - the Melati

Throws:

Exception - if anything goes wrong

See Also:

AbstractPoemApp.doPoemRequest(org.melati.Melati)

addExtension

protected String addExtension(String templateName)

The template extension is added in an overridable method to allow the application developer to specify their own template extensions.

doTemplateRequest

protected abstract String doTemplateRequest(Melati melati,
                                            TemplateContext templateContext)
                                     throws Exception

Override this method to build up your own output.

Parameters:

melati - the current Melati

templateContext - the current TemplateContext

Returns:

a Template name, possibly excluding extension.

Throws:

Exception