Template processor

Abstract: An aggregation service acts as an intermediary between a template (or template processor) and a set of two or more services that supply data for generating web pages or other types of content items. The aggregation service stores dependency information in connection with the set of services, and uses this information to control the order and timing with which service requests are made on behalf of the template/template processor. The aggregation service aggregates the retrieved service data for incorporation into the template, and in some cases, formats the service data for display.

Abstract: A template processor converts an initial template document into an XSL template that can be used to automatically generate reports from report data extracted from a database or other application. Users create initial template documents using a word processor or other rich-text editing application. The initial template document employs the word processor's native formatting features to specify the formatting of report data. The initial template document includes placeholder tags inserted by the user to define the locations of report data in the report. The initial template document also includes transformation tags that dynamically define the content of a report based on the value or quantity of report data. The template processor can include a reader adapted to read portions of the initial template file and a parser adapted to create corresponding XSL code from these portions. The XSL template can be combined with XML-formatted data to create a report.

Abstract: A document publishing system comprises a page splitter taking a document comprising elements as input and defining at least one page of the document, a template processor and an editor connected to the template processor, defining a style and layout. The document publishing system further comprises a document converter connected to the page splitter and the editor, wherein the document converter determines a script according to the style and layout and the at least one page of the document.

Abstract: Recently, the publishing of structured, semantic information as linked data has gained quite some momentum. For ordinary users on the Internet, however, this information is not yet very visible and (re-) usable. With LESS we present an end-to-end approach for the syndication and use of linked data based on the definition of templates for linked data resources and SPARQL query results. Such syndication templates are edited, published and shared by using a collaborative Web platform. Templates for common types of entities can then be combined with specific, linked data resources or SPARQL query results and integrated into a wide range of applications, such as personal homepages, blogs/wikis, mobile widgets etc. In order to improve reliability and performance of linked data, LESS caches versions either for a certain time span or for the case of inaccessibility of the original source. LESS supports the integration of information from various sources as well as any text-based output formats. This allows not only to generate HTML, but also diagrams, RSS feeds or even complete data mashups without any programming involved.