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Jesstaglib is a JSP taglibrary used for integrating and embedding Jess language scripts within Java web applications.
The major feature in this release in the addition of the AssertRequestParamsTag, which automatically parses HTML form parameters and asserts them as facts for use by the ScriptTag. This should provide a major usability boost as this is handled automatically instead of forcing developers to go through the ServletRequest object.
This has introduced a new build dependency, as jesstaglib now requires end users to provide Servlet API definitions. This can be obtained from the servlet-api.jar in Tomcat.

Jesstaglib is a JSP taglibrary used for integrating and embedding Jess language scripts within Java web applications.
Significant new features in this release include the ability to run scripts loaded as resources via the classpath, and the introduction of the FetchTag allowing retrieval of values stored in scripts to be accessed by the JSP page.

The initial release of jesstaglib is now available for download in source form. This taglibrary is used to embed Jess (Java Expert System Shell) functionality into Java JSP pages.

This first release includes the main tag used for setting up the Jess engine within the JSP context and a tag used for embedding Jess scripts directly into JSP pages. Also included is a small web application structure with sample JSPs which illustrate the usage of the tags.... read more