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SEC-3072: Provide Freemarker macro library

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Description

Angel D. Segarra (Migrated from SEC-3072) said:

Spring Framework Web MVC currently ships Freemarker and Velocity macro libraries along with the JSP taglib , but Spring security ships only a JSP taglib which leaves users of the other technologies without good options out of the box. To make matters worse JspTaglibs hash in Freemarker no longer works in Spring Boot. I am requesting support parity with at least Freemarker to match Spring Web MVC.

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Start by comparing Spring Security's existing JSP taglib with the Freemarker macro libraries shipped by Spring Framework Web MVC, then check how Freemarker's JspTaglibs hash behaves in Spring Boot. Done means Spring Security provides a Freemarker macro library with support parity for the existing JSP integration and avoids that Boot compatibility problem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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