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Comment: edited the attributes of <make-value> because the map is optional (seen in different minilang scripts in OFBiz)
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titleMini Lang Deprecated
typeWarning

According to the proposal thread in [1] we decided to deprecate mini lang. For additional information please refer to the corresponding issue [2].


[1] https://s.apache.org/iS8W

[2]

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serverASF JIRA
serverId5aa69414-a9e9-3523-82ec-879b028fb15b
keyOFBIZ-9350

Current Mini Language (minilang) Reference Guide (Version 3)

Grammar version 2 (http://ofbiz.apache.org/dtds/simple-methods-v2.xsd)

Info
titleOlder versions

There are 2 older versions that you can find respectively at

Mini-Language Guide (Version 1 - Deprecated)

Mini-Language Guide (Version 2 - Deprecated)

 

Attributes

Attribute Types

Type

Description

Example

constant

A string constant. The string may not include an expression.

name="fooMethod"

constant+expr

A string constant.

Mini-language Reference

The Apache Open For Business Project

Note

This is a draft document. It can be modified at any time by any committer. Comments on the draft should be made on the dev mailing list.

Attributes

...

titleProposed Attribute Type Section

Attribute Types

...

constant

...

A string constant. The string may not include an expression

...

constant+expr

...

The string may include an expression, but an expression-only string is not allowed.

default="${foo}Method"

expression

A UEL expression without enclosing brackets.

from="item.quantity * item.priceEach"

${expression}

A UEL expression with enclosing brackets.

default="${parameters.itemId}"

script

A short script ("scriptlet").

script="groovy:foo.bar();"

 

The <simple-method> element

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<simple-method>
Column
Contains a block of code.

A simple method can be called in either an event context from the Control
Servlet (or another event) or in a service context through the Service
Engine, or any other component that has access to a service dispatcher.

Code Block
xml
xml

<simple-method method-name="myMethodfooMethod">
  <!-- some mini-language code goes here -->
</simple-method>
Attributes

Name

Type

Requirements

Description

Note

method-nameoptional

constant

required

A name (preferably a legal Java identifier) for this method.

Each simple method in a file must have a unique name.

short-description

constant

optional

A short description of the method.

Used for documentation.

default-error-code

optional

 

default-success-code

optional

 

login-required

constant

optional

Require a user login to run this method.

Defaults to "true".

use-transaction

constant

optional

Create a transaction if none exists for this thread.

Defaults to "true".

default-error-code

constant

optional

The default error return code.

Defaults to "error".

default-success-code

constant

optional

The default success return code.

Defaults to "success".

parameter-map-name

optional

 

event-request-object-name

constant

optional

 

event-session-object-name

optional

The name of the field containing the javax.servlet.ServletRequest object.

Defaults to "request". 

event-response-object-name

constant

optional 

The name of the field containing the javax.servlet.ServletResponse object.

Defaults to "response".

event-responsesession-codeobject-name

optional

constant

optional

The name of the field containing the javax.servlet.http.HttpSession object.

Defaults to "session". 

event-errorresponse-messagecode-name

constant

optional 

The name of the field containing the event response code.

Defaults to "_response_code_".

event-error-message-list-name

constant

optional

 

event-event-message-name

optional

 

The name of the field containing the event error message.

Defaults to "_error_message_".

event-errorevent-event-message-list-name

constant

optional

 

service-response-message-name

optional

 

The name of the field containing the event message list.

Defaults to "_error_message_list_".

event-eventservice-error-message-name

constant

optional

 

The name of the field containing the event message.

Defaults to "_event_message_".

event-eventservice-error-message-list-name

constant

optional 

The name of the field containing the event message list.

Defaults to "_event_message_list_".

service-errorresponse-message-map-name

constant

optional 

The name of the field containing the service response message.

Defaults to "responseMessage".

service-successerror-message-name

constant

optional 

The name of the field containing the service error message.

Defaults to "errorMessage".

service-successerror-message-list-name

constant

optional

 

login-required

optional

 

use-transaction

optional

 

locale-name

optional

 

delegator-name

optional

 

security-name

optional

 

dispatcher-name

optional

 

user-login-name

optional

 

Info
titleProposed Changes
  • Eliminate unused and seldom used attributes.
  • Currently, the method-name attribute is optional. Require the method-name attribute.

Assignment Operations

The name of the field containing the service error message list.

Defaults to "errorMessageList".

service-error-message-map-name

constant

optional

The name of the field containing the service error message map.

Defaults to "errorMessageMap".

service-success-message-name

constant

optional

The name of the field containing the service success message.

Defaults to "successMessage".

service-success-message-list-name

constant

optional

The name of the field containing the service success message list.

Defaults to "successMessageList".

 

Child Elements

Name

Requirements

 

(Any block of code)

optional

 

 

Assignment Operations

Assignment operations modify the script's state.

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<add-error>
Currently, child elements are optional. Require at least one child element.
Column
Adds a message to the error message list.
Code Block
xml
xml

<add-error>
  <fail-message message="There was an error" />
</add-error>
Attributes

Name

Type

Requirements

Description

Note

error-list-name

constant

optional

The name of a list that will contain the message.

Default is Defaults to "error_list".

 

Child Elements

One of the following child elements is required:

Name

 

<fail-message>optional

(?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

<fail-property>

optional

Info
titleProposed Changes

(?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

  • Currently, both attributes are optional. Require at least one attribute.
  • Eliminate the map-name attribute
    Section
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    width20%
    <clear
    <alt-
    field>
    permission>

    Attributes

    Column
    Declares an alternate permission (<check-permission> sub-element).

    Alternate permissions are checked when the primary permission check fails.

    Attributes

    Name

    Type

    Requirements

    Description

    Note

    permission

    constant, ${expression}

    required

    The permission to check.

     

    action

    constant, ${expression}

    optional

    The action to be performed (permission scope).

    Examples: "_ADMIN", "_CREATE", "_UPDATE"

    Removes a field from memory.
    Code Block
    xmlxml
    
    <clear-field field="foo" />
    

    field

    optional

    The name of the field to remove

    map-name

    optional

    The name of the map to remove

    Info
    titleProposed Changes

    .

  • Currently, both attributes are optional. Require both attributes.
  • Deprecate and replace with scriptlet
    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <create-object>
    <assert>

    Attributes

    Column
    Adds an error message to the error message list for each condition that evaluates to false.
    Attributes

    Name

    Type

    Requirements

    Description

    Note

    title

    constant, ${expression}

    optional

    The title of the assert operation.

    The title is used in test reports.

    error-list-name

    constant

    optional

    The name of a list that will contain the message.

    Defaults to "error_list".

     

    Child Elements

    Name

     

    Any <condition> child element

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    Create a new Java object.
    Code Block
    xmlxml
    
    <create-object field="foo" class-name="com.acme.SomeClass">
      <string value="bar" />
      <field field="foo" />
    </create-object>
    

    field

    optional

    The name of the field for the new object

    class-name

    optional

    The Java class name

    Child Elements

    <field>

    optional

    <string>

    optional

    Info
    titleProposed Changes

    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <env-to-env>
    Column
    Warning

    Deprecated. Use <set>.

    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <env-to-field>
    Column
    Warning

    Deprecated. Use <set>.

    ...

    Column
    width20%
    <fail-message>

    ...

    Declares a message to be added to a message list.

    ...

    
    <add-error>
      <fail-message message="There was an error" />
    </add-error>
    
    <check-id>
    Column
    Evaluates the specified field, and adds an error message to the error message list if the field's value is not a valid data source ID value.

    Valid IDs can be any sequence of characters or digits, but they must not contain the following characters: space [ ], double quote ["], single quote ['], ampersand [&], question mark [?], less-than sign [<]\, greater-than sign [>], forward-slash [/], back-slash [\ ].

    Attributes

    Name

    Type

    Requirements

    Description

    Note

    field

    expression

    optional

    The name of the field to test.

     

    error-list-name

    constant

    optional

    The name of a list that will contain the message.

    Defaults to "error_list".

     

    Child Elements

    One of the following child elements is required:

    Name

     

    <fail-message>

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    <fail-property>

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <check-permission>
    Column
    Checks if the user has the specified permission, and adds an error message to the error message list if the user does not have the specified permission.

    Note that this element must be followed by the <check-errors> element for it to do anything meaningful.

    Attributes

    Name

    Type

    Requirements

    Description

    Note

    permission

    constant, ${expression}

    required

    The permission to check.

     

    action

    constant, ${expression}

    optional

    The action to be performed (permission scope).

    Examples: "_ADMIN", "_CREATE", "_UPDATE".

    error-list-name

    constant

    optional

    The name of a list that will contain the message.

    Defaults to "error_list".

     

    Child Elements

    One or more of the following child element is optional:

    Name

     

    <alt-permission>

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    One of the following child elements is required:

    Name

     

    <fail-message>

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    <fail-property>

    (?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/OFBADMIN/mini-language-reference.html#Mini-languageReference-{{}})

    Attributes

    message

    optional

    The message text

    Info
    titleProposed Changes
    • Currently, the message attribute is optional. Require the message attribute.

    ...

    Column
    width20%
    <fail-property>

    ...

    Declares a property key that is used to add a message to a message list.

    ...

    
    <add-error>
      <fail-property resource="ErrorMessages" property="FooError" />
    </add-error>
    

    Attributes

    resource

    optional

    Name of the resource where the message can be found

    property

    optional

    The message property key

    Info
    titleProposed Changes
    • Currently, both attributes are optional. Require both attributes.
    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <field-to-env>
    Column
    Warning

    Deprecated. Use <set>.

    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <field-to-field>
    Column
    Warning

    Deprecated. Use <set>.

  • Currently, both attributes are optional. Require both attributes.
  • Deprecate and replace with UEL expression.
    Section
    Column
    width20%
    <field-to-list>

    Attributes

    Column
    Copies a field to a list.
    Code Block
    xmlxml
    
    <field-to-list list="barList" field="foo" />
    

    list

    optional

    Name of the list. If the list does not exist, one is created.

    field

    optional

    The field to add to the list

    Info
    titleProposed Changes