[Helma-dev] Template Engines

[Juerg Lehni]

Another advantage of Rails seems to be the more flexible template  
engine that allows loops and if / else constructs in the templates  
(skins).

I was wondering how this will be adressed in Helma 2.0? There are  
powerfull Java libraries around for this, e.g. Velocity ( http:// 
jakarta.apache.org/velocity/ ) and FreeMaker ( http:// 
freemarker.sourceforge.net/ ).

Hannes, are you considering embeding one of those, or will Helma  
feature its own engine, that might implement the programming  
constructs in a way that is closer to the JavaScript syntax?

And is this something I could help with for 2.0?

Jürg