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Apache Cocoon 3

  Apache Cocoon 3 is a major rewrite of Cocoon 2.2. Like Cocoon 2 it is based around the concept of 
pipelines and sitemaps and it is very similar to Cocoon 2.2 in many respects but is slimmed down and 
designed to be <<easily used with Java code>> (= no frameworks required!). On top of this, 
Cocoon 3 has the goal of becoming the best available platform for <<RESTful webservices>> and web applications.

* Download

  Apache Cocoon 3.0.0-alpha-2 is available for {{{download.html} download}}. Please read our {{{alpha-warning.html} alpha software warning}}
message before using it.

* Using Pipelines in Java has never been so easy

  Here is an example that transforms an XML String by using two stylesheets:

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Pipeline<SAXPipelineComponent> pipeline = new NonCachingPipeline<SAXPipelineComponent>();
pipeline.addComponent(new XMLGenerator("<x></x>"));
pipeline.addComponent(new XSLTTransformer(this.getClass().getResource("/test1.xslt")));
pipeline.addComponent(new XSLTTransformer(this.getClass().getResource("/test2.xslt")));
pipeline.addComponent(new XMLSerializer());

ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
pipeline.setup(baos);
pipeline.execute();
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  The idea behind using a pipeline for this purpose is that the content of the pipeline (in this case SAX events) 
is streamed without any necessary serialization or deserialization steps <between> the components.

* Sitemaps and integration with Java Servlets

  But there is more that Cocoon 3 offers. See our {{{features.html} features}} list.