Nearly any application you build requires some form of output. And the output format may change on a regular basis, which can lead to a heavy maintenance burden and a restrictive test cycle. But by utilizing the power of the Velocity template engine, you can integrate templated output into your application, decoupling the application logic from the output format.

Pro Jakarta Velocity: From Professional to Expert leads leads you immediately toward configuration and setup, all the way through to full-blown application development. This is not merely a book about web development, as the multipurpose Velocity does more than replace JSP. Instead, this book demonstrates many alternative Velocity uses. This in-depth book also shows you how to integrate Velocity development and use it with other open-source frameworks and tools, such as Spring and Apache Struts.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Velocity
2. Getting Started with Velocity
3. Using the Velocity Template Language
4. Introducing Patterns and Best Practices
5. Creating Stand-Alone Applications with Velocity
6. Creating Web Applications with Velocity
7. Using Velocity and Anakia
8. Using Additional Velocity Tools
9. Going Inside Velocity
10. Extending Velocity
11. Using Velocity Development Tools