What is the Script component? Why is it needed and how does it work?
One of the challenges in building a component framework for the web is addressing client-side scripting. In the Tapestry world, a component may be used multiple times within a single page, or even rendered multiple times within a loop. This creates issues when that component is expected to have client-side behavior because the same component will render out as many HTML elements with different names, and naming conflicts could break the behavior on the client side. The challenge is to adapt the JavaScript to the particular names related to a specific component. This requires a special templating language just for generating JavaScript. IMO, this script templating framework is an effective means to bundle scripts in components. It provides scripts with the advantages of components. It can now be reused like a component and not have to worry about renaming field names or the wiring between the fields and the scripts. You just declare the component and you are good to go. It certainly is
