This environment should include at least:
- a text editor to edit an .ftlx file.
A simple text editor may suffice (Notepad, Notepad++) if it is able to save a file in UTF-8.
However, an editor with syntax coloring helps with programming. This editor must be FreeMarker and/or XSL-FO compatible.In the Adelia Studio product, we offer an extension that is compatible with the Visual Studio Code multi-platform code editor. This "APE Template Editing" extension makes it easier to edit the APE template by providing input help such as syntax coloring, auto-completion, contextual help, etc.
Other more general editors are also available.
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- an APE instance.
So that the development cycle is short, we recommend using the MergeTransformMicroService application (even if your templates have to be used via the VaToolBx toolbox).
To do this, you need to specify a particular freemarker.properties file when starting the application, in which you will define a "file system"-type template loader to your template creation directory.
For example: com.hardis.adelia.mergedocengine.freemarker.conf.FileTemplateLoader(java.io.File ("c:/TemplateWorkspace")), - a REST client to test the execution of your templates. See "REST client" section in "Use via RESTful Web services".
For data supply, either work with a production data sample or with simulated data.
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