[jsr-314-open] [C036-ElInResources] Vote favors DefaultToOptOut

First, let me say I think we need to quickly make a statement in the ChangeLog about this because not having this feature, at least in CSS resources, is a big shortcoming for Resource loading. Note that Mojarra currently does have this in *all* resources and I requested Ryan to make it for just CSS CSS resources to provide a solution for Ted Goddard's immediate problem regarding the prototype JavaScript library. EB> OPTION DefaultToOptOut EB> With this option, we modify Resource.getInputstream() to state that EL EB> evaluation in Resource files is disabled by default. For simplicity, I EB> suggest the user convey their intention at a per-application granularity EB> using a context-param. This was the most popular option, but no-one was in favor of the context param; everyone that voted wanted a finer grain solution. AS> As Jim's email described, the caching behavior is intimately related to AS> the question of how to handle EL evaluation in resources. I don't think AS> that these two discussions really are separate matters. Yes, I see your point that they are related. However, we chose to say nothing about cache headers and resources in 2.0. Therefore, I think what we say about cache headers and resources should wait for the next JCP release of JSF. On the other hand, as I said above, I think the absence of a way for resources to refer to other resources is a missing feature. I intended to specify it in Resource.getInputStream(), but I failed to do so through an error on my part. Therefore, I'm going to place another option on the table for inclusion in the ChangeLog. OPTION ELEvaluatedInCSSOnly With this option, we modify Resource.getInputStream() to state that EL evaluation in CSS files is enabled by default. We will state that care must be taken by the user to ensure that the EL expression always evaluates to the same thing across multiple requests. We will state that the user may decorate the ResourceHandler to get more flexibility. ACTION: Please vote +1 or -1 on OPTION ELEvaluatedInCSSOnly Thanks, Ed -- | ed.burns(a)sun.com | office: 408 884 9519 OR x31640 | homepage: | http://ridingthecrest.com/