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Title Code generation with templates / B.J. Arnoldus [and others]
Published Amsterdam ; Paris : Atlantis Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 204 pages)
Series Atlantis studies in computing, 2212-8565 ; v. 1
Atlantis studies in computing ; v. 1.
Contents Introduction -- Preliminaries -- The Unparser -- The Metalanguage -- Syntax-Safe Templates -- Repleo: Syntax-Safe Template Evaluation -- Case Studies -- Conclusions
Summary Annotation Templates are used to generate all kinds of text, including computer code. The last decade, the use of templates gained a lot of popularity due to the increase of dynamic web applications. Templates are a tool for programmers, and implementations of template engines are most times based on practical experience rather than based on a theoretical background. This book reveals the mathematical background of templates and shows interesting findings for improving the practical use of templates. First, a framework to determine the necessary computational power for the template metalanguage is presented. The template metalanguage does not need to be Turing-complete to be useful. A non-Turing-complete metalanguage enforces separation of concerns between the view and model. Second, syntactical correctness of all languages of the templates and generated code is ensured. This includes the syntactical correctness of the template metalanguage and the output language. Third, case studies show that the achieved goals are applicable in practice. It is even shown that syntactical correctness helps to prevent cross-site scripting attacks in web applications. The target audience of this book is twofold. The first group exists of researcher interested in the mathematical background of templates. The second group exists of users of templates. This includes designers of template engines on one side and programmers and web designers using templates on the other side
Analysis Computer science
Programming Techniques
Computer Science, general
computerwetenschappen
computer sciences
programmeren
programming
software engineering
Information and Communication Technology (General)
Informatie- en communicatietechnologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Code generators.
Computer programming.
Software
computer programming.
software.
COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Systems Analysis & Design.
Programación de ordenadores
Code generators
Computer programming
Form Electronic book
Author Arnoldus, B. J.
ISBN 9789491216565
9491216562
9491216554
9789491216558