[Templates] Code Generation in Perl

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Some time ago, I sent a message to the list, talking about this open 
source application:

http://www.gnubis.com.br/cgi-local/crm/bin/crm.pl?template=pg_sel_contact

What I didn't tell you at the time, is that I've been working on a code 
generation tool to generate a database-driven web application, like 
this, in minutes.

First, you describe your application using a XML dialect called "AppML" 
("Application Markup Language"):

<project name="sample" title="Sample Application">

   <table name="contact" caption="contact" descriptor="name">
     <field name="name" type="varchar" size="40" notnull="1" 
caption="name"/>
     <field name="organization" type="varchar" size="40" 
caption="organization" visible="1"/>
     <field name="address" type="varchar" size="40" caption="address"/>
     <field name="city" type="varchar" size="40" caption="city"/>
     <field name="state" type="varchar" size="40" caption="state"/>
     <field name="country" type="varchar" size="40" caption="country"/>
     <field name="phone" type="varchar" size="40" caption="work phone"/>
     <field name="fax" type="varchar" size="40" caption="fax"/>
     <field name="mobile" type="varchar" size="40" caption="mobile"/>
     <field name="email" type="varchar" size="40" caption="e-mail" 
visible="1"/>
     <field name="notes" type="text" caption="notes"/>
   </table>

</project>

That's it!

Given the XML file, a Perl script will generate the complete Perl code, 
modules, templates (using Template Toolkit), documentation and diagrams 
automatically.

I'm releasing AppML under the GNU General Public License. The complete 
source code is available here:

http://www.gnubis.com.br/bin/view/English/AppML

Any feedback will be appreciated!

Best wishes,

Nelson

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Nelson Ferraz
GNU BIS

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