| PackageDescription | Velocity is a Java-based template engine. It permits anyone to use the
simple yet powerful 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 a viable alternative to
Java Server Pages (JSPs) or PHP. Velocity's capabilities reach well
beyond the realm of web sites; for example, it can generate SQL and
PostScript and XML (see Anakia for more information on XML
transformations) 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. Velocity also provides template services
for the Turbine web application framework. Velocity+Turbine provides a
template service that will allow web applications to be developed
according to a true MVC model. |