Method and system for processing a style sheet defining a reusable theme for a web page and specifying a relative location of content
In general, the technology relates to a method for using reusable themes. The method includes receiving, from a device, a request for a style sheet language file, where the style sheet language file defines a reusable theme for a webpage and specifies a relative location for an image that is used by the reusable theme. The method further includes receiving a request for the image including the relative location of the image, resolving the relative location for the image to obtain an absolute location for the image using a location of the style sheet language file in a web application structure, obtaining the image from the absolute location of the image, and providing the image to the device.
1. A method for using reusable themes, comprising:
receiving, from a device, a request for a style sheet language file, wherein the style sheet language file defines a reusable theme for a webpage and specifies a relative location for an image that is used by the reusable theme;
receiving a request for the image, wherein the request for the image comprises the relative location of the image;
resolving, by a server, the relative location for the image to obtain an absolute location for the image using a location of the style sheet language file in a web application structure;
obtaining the image from the absolute location of the image; and
providing the image to the device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the style sheet language file is a cascading style sheet file.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the relative location is a relative uniform resource location (URL).
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the absolute location is an absolute URL.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the absolute location comprises the relative location.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the style sheet language file and an image directory that comprises the image are located at a same hierarchical level in a web application structure on a web server.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to:
receive, from a device, a request for a style sheet language file, wherein the style sheet language file defines a reusable theme for a webpage and specifies a relative location for an image that is used by the reusable theme;
receive a request for the image, wherein the request for the image comprises the relative location of the image;
resolve the relative location for the image to obtain an absolute location for the image using a location of the style sheet language file in a web application structure;
obtain the image from the absolute location of the image; and
provide the image to the device.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the style sheet language file is a cascading style sheet file.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the relative location is a relative uniform resource location (URL).
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the absolute location is an absolute URL.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the absolute location comprises the relative location.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the style sheet language file and an image directory comprises the image are located at a same hierarchical level in a web application structure on a web server.