[dentaku-devel] Client architectural considerations
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From: Brian T. <to...@bi...> - 2003-07-06 14:03:30
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I really like the feel of having a fat client. And there definitely = needs to be a HTML client. So I am considering using <stxx/>, which basically = allows the view to be completely XML driven. It's a bit of extra work on the = front end, but I've done it before with a smaller project and am comfortable = using that code to get the transforms working within a day or so. =20 The nice thing about using XML everywhere is that the core reporting = engine can just cook XML, then send it off to the client for rendering, whether = the client is a fat client running standalone, a web application that is = going to transform it into HTML or PDF using <stxx/> or some other application = type that requires some other format. =20 What I am concerned about is my XSL skills... they are good enough for government work, but maybe not passable for a system as complex as this. = Are there any takers for doing reports in XSL? Since the HTML table = generation is done in Struts Tiles, I don't think there will be a need for the = entire UI to be done this way, just the reports that fit into the tiles. And I = would like to get some simple reports going as proof-of-concept for the = overall architecture ASAP. I don't think the reports need to be anything but a = basic format text dump to start with.=20 If you have any XSL skills and would like to join, please drop me a note = off or on list! Brian |