Velocity
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Categories: Page templating
Author: The Apache Software Foundation
Latest version: 1.5
Added 2005-01-20Updated 2008-02-25
Template engine permitting to use a template language to reference objects defined in Java code.
When Velocity is used for web development, Web designers can work in parallel with Java programmers to develop web sites according to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) model, meaning that web page designers can focus solely on creating a site that looks good, and programmers can focus solely on writing top-notch code. Velocity separates Java code from the web pages, making the web site more maintainable over the long run and providing an alternative to Java Server Pages (JSPs) or PHP.
Velocity's capabilities reach beyond the realm of the web; for example, it can be used to generate SQL and PostScript and XML from templates. It can be used either as a standalone utility for generating source code and reports, or as an integrated component of other systems. For instance, Velocity provides template services for the Turbine web application framework, together providing a view engine facilitating development of web applications according to a true MVC model.
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