JSTL/JSP EL (Expression Language) in a non JSP (standalone) context

Question

Can anyone recommend a framework for templating/formatting messages in a standalone application along the lines of the JSP EL (Expression Language)?

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Answer 1

You can just use the Universal Expression Language itself. You need an implementation (but there are a few to choose from). After that, you need to implement three classes: ELResolver, FunctionMapper and VariableMapper.

This blog post describes how to do it: Java: using EL outside J2EE.