NYCPHP Meetup

[Adam Fields]

On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 01:49:45AM -0400, Joseph Annino wrote:
> I like vlib template:
> http://vlib.activefish.com/
> 
> There is a java library for reading the same template format:
> http://html-tmpl-java.sourceforge.net/
> 
> And this template format was originally part of Perl's HTML::Template
> http://html-template.sourceforge.net/

This looks like it should do nicely. Thanks!

> The way it works is using object methods, or arrays, or both, you push 
> your variables into the template object.  It supports simple scalars, 
> if then statements, loops, and a few automatic variables.  The template 
> syntax is designed to be HTMLish and has a limited set of commands to 
> keep it simple and keep design and logic separate.  It also has a nice 
> command to take an SQL result and make it into a loop variable, making 
> putting most database results into a template a one liner.  I really 
> like it and use one of the above on all my projects.  There are slight 
> differences between the libraries, so just be aware of them if you want 
> to write cross language templates.  It does appear to be a bit 
> different in approach than velocity though.

Although the template language is different, this seems to be the ame
basic approach as velocity - instantiate a template parser, choose a
template, pack some substitution variables, and then parse the output.

> On Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at 12:52  AM, Adam Fields wrote:
> 
> > I just joined this list, although I've been coding in PHP for a while
> > now. It was good to meet some of you at the meetup last week!
> >
> > I'm working on a dynamic configuration-driven autogenerated CMS in
> > PHP, and I'm looking for a templating system to hook into it for the
> > display side. I'm thinking something along the lines of velocity -
> > ideally even something that can read velocity templates (since I hope
> > to also port the system to java at some point).
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > (Also, Hans - please get in touch with me about your authentication
> > system, since I didn't get your email address.)
> >
> > -- 
> > 				- Adam
> >
> > -----
> > Adam Fields, Managing Partner, fields at surgam.net
> > Surgam, Inc. is a technology consulting firm with strong background in
> > delivering scalable and robust enterprise web and IT applications.
> > http://www.adamfields.com
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >
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				- Adam

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Adam Fields, Managing Partner, fields at surgam.net
Surgam, Inc. is a technology consulting firm with strong background in
delivering scalable and robust enterprise web and IT applications.
http://www.adamfields.com