using Velocity to externalize configuration properties ?

[Michael Schwartz]

BTW, oxTrust uses Velocity to render shib config...

Tom Zeller <tzeller at dragonacea.biz> wrote:

>> Seems potentially heavyweight but maybe. What would be the inputs to the
>> template to perform the replacement? A properties file?
>
>Yes, Velocity seems heavyweight, but I think the idea is to be
>consistent with the templates.
>
>Input would be one or more properties files, yes.
>
>>>I believe the idea is to use Velocity similar to the v2
>>>PropertyReplacement ResourceFilter. The Spring
>>>PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer also seems relevant.
>>
>> I've never looked at the code, what does the current filter use?
>
>I think it simply does String.replace(...) using a pattern, nothing fancy.
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