RE: [Springframework-developer] XSL-FO (Apache-FOP)

[Rod J. <ro...@in...>]

I think the time has come for an extensions package. Also possibly a =
contrib
area.

For example, scripting support for Jython and Rhino. We will ship Groovy =
and
Beanshell support in the core in 1.2, but users who want other languages
could download the extensions...

If we don't do this, the download size will snowball, and some people =
will
get put off Spring as a whole. (Wrongly, but that's not the point.)

R

-----Original Message-----
From: spr...@li...
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Dmitriy Kopylenko
Sent: 04 October 2004 14:13
To: spr...@li...
Subject: Re: [Springframework-developer] XSL-FO (Apache-FOP)

+1 for extension distribution.

Regards,
Dmitriy.


j=FCrgen h=F6ller [werk3AT] wrote:

> Darren,
> =20
> While this is certainly a worthwhile extension, I'm not sure if we=20
> should raise the size of the Spring core distribution with a further
> 1.3 MB jar file for such special functionality, in particular for a=20
> library that is still in 0.x (i.e. whose API is not guaranteed to stay =

> stable). I'm a bit worried in that respect... Do you know what=20
> timeframe the next FOP major release is scheduled for?
> =20
> Thus, I suggest to put the FOP support classes into the sandbox for=20
> the time being... like we do for Commons Validator and co. People will =

> use it from there too, like they already do with the Commons Validator =

> support and the Portlet stuff... We can always move it over once we=20
> agree that the time is right. Another option would be to start=20
> shipping a separate extension distribution...
> =20
> Opinions? (both on FOP support and the extension distribution idea...)
> =20
> Juergen
> =20
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> *Von:* spr...@li... im=20
> Auftrag von Darren Davison
> *Gesendet:* Mo 04.10.2004 11:16
> *An:* spr...@li...
> *Betreff:* [Springframework-developer] XSL-FO (Apache-FOP)
>
>
> There have been a couple of posts in the forums about FOP=20
> =
(http://forum.springframework.org/search.php?search&search_keywords=3Dfo
> p
> =
<http://forum.springframework.org/search.php?search&search_keywords=3Dfo
> p>)
> and
> we now have a similar requirement here in one of our projects.
>
> It's actually pretty trivial to implement when extending=20
> AbstractXsltView but I think it's useful to include the generic parts=20
> in the framework.
> Additional
> build dependencies include only fop.jar (~1.3MB) although the target=20
> app will have to include batik.jar and the avalon framework jar as=20
> runtime dependencies since FOP is hardlinked to Avalon logging in the=20
> current stable branch.  This will change to commons logging in the=20
> next major release.
>
> I'd like to commit this if there are no objections.  No modifications=20
> are required to existing framework classes and it could go in for=20
> 1.1.2 I think.
>
> (Any comments welcome from those with significant FOP experience as I=20
> don't have a great deal).
>
>
> --
> Darren Davison
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>
>
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