[MERGE/RFC][PQM] Switching the web UI to use a Mako template

[John Arbash Meinel]

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Daniel Watkins wrote:
> Attached is a patch which converts pqm.ui.twistd to use a Mako template
> (at pqm/ui/template.html).  I believe this to have the following
> benefits:
>   * it is clearer what HTML will be produced
>   * it decouples the presentation of the content from it's production,
>     meaning either can be modified more easily
>   * it will make creating an RSS feed of the same information easier,
>     with much less code duplication
> 
> I chose Mako because it is closest to Django templates, the templating
> language with which I am familiar.  It is supported by both Pylons (as
> the default) and TurboGears, so isn't going anywhere.  It is packaged
> in Debian Etch and in Ubuntu Gutsy onwards.
> 
> It's currently an RFC because the tests have not been updated to
> reflect the switch from the old method, and because a solution to
> finding the template needs to be found.
> 
> 

BB:comment

I would use the same templating engine as will be used with loggerhead. Last I
checked, this was simpletal, though I know there was a lot of discussion
before it was settled. (At one point they were looking at zope page templates,
etc.)

John
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