Get parameters from velocity template

Question

I have such problem. I'm writing integration tests for my app. In the app I send some mails for the users. When I create email I use Velocity templates. Example of template:

Hi ${user}!

Example of mail:

Hi User!

When I write my integration tests I want to parse parameters from received emails. If I have velocity template and mail which was created with using of this template. I want such method

Map<String,String> getParameters(velocityTemplate, mailBody);

How I can parse parameters from emails text?

I look for map of parameters. In my example I want to get parameter with key="user" and value="User". — Nazar, Mar 02 '12 at 14:32
Let me get this right, you want to reverse the mail merge process, and determine what fields in the incoming email matched to parameters from you Velocity template? — Perception, Mar 02 '12 at 14:55
You can customize velocity and get a list of the variables it references. You may also handle unfounded properties in a variety of ways. — Dave Newton, Mar 02 '12 at 15:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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If your question is like Velocity (VM) template request parameters: Getting GET variables then the answer is:

$httpUtil.getParameterMap($httpUtil.getQueryString($request.attributes.CURRENT_URL))

or, as it turns out:

$request.getParameterMap($request.getQueryString($request.attributes.CURRENT_URL))

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Mar 06 '12 at 13:06

Cees Timmerman

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That answer is talking about Liferay. I don't know what it is, but I'm guessing it's not relevant to this case. It didn't help me. – Ryan Sep 13 '13 at 16:50
Liferay uses Velocity templates. Try replacing "httpUtil" with "request" or "req". – Cees Timmerman Sep 16 '13 at 07:59
Yep, thanks. $request.parameterMap was what I was looking for. – Ryan Sep 17 '13 at 17:06

Get parameters from velocity template

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