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<div class="section"><h2><a name="What_is_Velocity"></a>
What is Velocity?</h2>
<p> Velocity is a Java-based template engine. It permits anyone to use a simple yet
powerful template language to reference objects defined in Java code. </p>
<p> When Velocity is used for web development, Web designers can work in parallel with
Java programmers to develop web sites according to the Model-View-Controller (MVC)
model, meaning that web page designers can focus solely on creating a site that looks
good, and programmers can focus solely on writing top-notch code. Velocity
separates Java code from the web pages, making the web site more maintainable over its
lifespan and providing a viable alternative to
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(JSPs) or
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<p> Velocity's capabilities reach well beyond the realm of the web; for example, it can
be used to generate SQL, PostScript and XML (see
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for more information on XML
transformations) from templates. It can be used either as a standalone utility for
generating source code and reports, or as an integrated component of other systems.
For instance, Velocity provides template services for the
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web application
framework, together resulting in a view engine facilitating development of web
applications according to a true MVC model. </p>
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Apache Mirror system</a>
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repository</a>
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Where do I get nightly snapshots?</h2>
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on our <a href="http://vc.apache.org/snapshots/velocity/" class="externalLink">nightly snapshot site</a>
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find there, although we do our best to maintain a buildable source tree. If you are
looking for the stable supported release, please use the current release of
Velocity. </p>
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releases of Apache Velocity software. They are provided for
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see the current state of affairs. (and help out!)
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How do I contribute, give feedback, fix bugs and so on?</h2>
<p> The Velocity project appreciates any contributions, including documentation
help, source code and feedback. Suggested changes should come in the form of source
code and/or feedback. </p>
<ul><li> Report bugs, ask questions, and help new users on the
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<li><a href="http://wiki.apache.org/velocity" class="externalLink"> Our Wiki</a>
has a large collection of community written content. Add your own article or
contribute to the FAQ! </li>
<li> Read-only access to the Subversion repository is available both
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