This is a list of the available Jars, what they are, where they come from, and what they do.
| Jar name | Description | Required by Cocoon | Matchers | Selectors | Generators | Serializers | Actions | Transformations | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| avalon-excalibur | Part of jakarta-avalon, it is a set of classes and patterns that support high level server development. | Yes | |||||||
| avalon-framework | Part of jakarta-avalon, it is a set of classes and patterns that support high level server development. | Yes | |||||||
| axis | Apache SOAP implementation | No | Is this used outside of the Cocoon samples? | ||||||
| axis-samples | Samples from the AXIS project | No | Is this used outside of the Cocoon samples? | ||||||
| batik-libs | Batik is a Java based toolkit for applications which handle images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for various purposes, such as viewing, generation or manipulation. | No | svg2jpeg, svg2png | ||||||
| bsf | The Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) is an architecture for incorporating scripting into, and enabling scripting against, Java applications and applets. Using BSF, an application can use scripting, and become scriptable, against any BSF-supported language. When BSF supports additional languages, the application will automatically support the additional languages. | No | script | I believe that this project is in talks with Apache to be 'adopted'. | |||||
| cocoon | Apache Cocoon is a 100% pure Java publishing framework that relies on new W3C technologies (such as XML, XSL, SVG, etc..) to provide web content. | Yes! | All | All | All | All | All | All | Delete this == no webapp! |
| dom2 | W3C DOM interfaces. | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| fop | FOP is a Java application that reads a formatting object tree conforming to the XSL candidate release and then turns it into a PDF document or allows you to preview it directly on screen. | No | fo2pdf | ||||||
| hsqldb | hsqldb is a relational database engine written in Java, with a JDBC driver, supporting a subset of ANSI-92 SQL. It offers a small, fast database engine which offers both in memory and disk based tables. | No | Used in the demos to provide a database. | ||||||
| jakarta-regexp | Regexp is a Java Regular Expression package that was graciously donated to the Apache Software Foundation by Jonathan Locke. | No | RegexpTargetHostMatcherFactory, regexp | directory | AbstractValidatorAction | ||||
| javac | Java Compiler. | Yes | Sitemap/xsp compilation. Can be replaced by another Java compiler, for example, Jikes. | ||||||
| jimi | Jimi is a class library for managing images. Its primary function is image I/O. | No | Used by FOP? | ||||||
| jstyle | This program formats Java code with consistent indentation and so forth, to make it easier to read and maintain. | No | XSP code formatting? | ||||||
| junit | JUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests. | No | Not used anywhere? Either in the build *or* sample?!? | ||||||
| logkit | jakarta-avalon-logkit is a logging toolkit designed for secure performance orientated logging in applications. | Yes | Cocoon logging. | ||||||
| maybeupload | MaybeUpload is a Java language package intended to make it much easier to write Servlets to handle RFC1867 file upload. | Yes | File upload capability | ||||||
| rhino | Rhino is an implementation of JavaScript in Java. | No | ScriptGenerator | ||||||
| tidy | Tidy is a HTML syntax checker and pretty printer. | No | html | Shouldn't this jar be jTidy? | |||||
| velocity | Velocity is a general purpose template engine written in Java. | No | velocity | Does this jar need to include within it other projects? | |||||
| xalan | Xalan is an XSLT processor that fully supports the W3C specs. | Yes | XSL transformations - can be replaced by another XSLT processor. | ||||||
| xerces | Xerces is an XML parser. | Yes | XML parsing - can be replaced by another XML parser. | ||||||
| xt | XT is an implementation in Java of XSLT. | No | XTTransformer | ? why have xt and xalan. Has this not been superseeded by the TraxTransformer ? |