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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:20:12 -0500
From: "Brandon Goodin" <brandon.goodin@gmail.com>
To: dev@ibatis.apache.org
Subject: Re: EL for iB3 Dynamic SQL tags
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OGNL is  a great option. I think many people will be satisfied with
that (including myself). It's a good powerful EL.

Brandon

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Clinton Begin <clinton.begin@gmail.com> wrote:
> I spent last evening comparing EL options for the iB3 dynamic (and otherwise
> actually) SQL tags.  I've decided to go with a repackaged version of OGNL
> 2.6.9 (org.apache.ibatis.ognl).  My reasoning is as follows:
>
>   * It uses an Apache like license that allows the flexibility for us to
> repackage it so that we can avoid dependency issues (JAR hell).
>   * It has the nicest syntax, the simplest API and surprising performance
> (it runs its own 500+ unit tests in 0.5 seconds).
>   * It's exactly what we need.
>
> The runner up is MVEL, which is also excellent and uses the Apache 2.0
> license.  In the end the difference is only that OGNL is older, more proven
> and better known.
>
> Ones I tried and decided against...
>
>   * Commons EL -- really disappointing.
>   * OGNL 2.6.9++ -- are OpenSymphony, which has a friendly license, but I'm
> not sure about repackaging the way we'd like.
>   * EL-API/RI -- No.  Just no.
>   * JEXL -- Velocity, meh.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> Clinton
>