1. A method for performing operations within a webpage, the webpage residing on a server and being presented on a client, the method comprising the steps of: providing a main layout, providing at least one rendering element within the main layout, each rendering element being adapted to perform a function and/or an action, and at least one of the rendering element(s) being a rule rendering element, each rule rendering element including definitions of a rule relating to one or more functions and/or one or more actions of the webpage, including definition of a rule trigger, providing a rules engine comprising sets of conditions and actions relating to each of the rule rendering element(s), upon request from a client, providing the webpage, including the rendering element(s), from the server to the client, in the case that a rule trigger relating to at least one rule rendering element is detected, analysing the rule definitions of said rule rendering element, by means of the rules engine, and on the basis of the rule trigger and conditions defined in the rules engine, said analysis including evaluation of rule definitions of the rule rendering element, at least said evaluation taking place client-side, and the client performing one or more operations within the webpage on the basis of said evaluation, wherein the method further comprises the step of supplying the rules engine to the client along with the webpage and the rendering element(s).
1. A method for performing operations within a webpage, the webpage residing on a server and being presented on a client, the method comprising the steps of: providing a main layout, providing at least one rendering element within the main layout, each rendering element being adapted to perform a function and/or an action, and at least one of the rendering element(s) being a rule rendering element, each rule rendering element including definitions of a rule relating to one or more functions and/or one or more actions of the webpage, including definition of a rule trigger, providing a rules engine comprising sets of conditions and actions relating to each of the rule rendering element(s), upon request from a client, providing the webpage, including the rendering element(s), from the server to the client, in the case that a rule trigger relating to at least one rule rendering element is detected, analysing the rule definitions of said rule rendering element, by means of the rules engine, and on the basis of the rule trigger and conditions defined in the rules engine, said analysis including evaluation of rule definitions of the rule rendering element, at least said evaluation taking place client-side, and the client performing one or more operations within the webpage on the basis of said evaluation, wherein the method further comprises the step of supplying the rules engine to the client along with the webpage and the rendering element(s). 2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of analysing the rule definitions comprises the steps of: based on the rule trigger, the client interpreting the rule definitions of the rule rendering element, based on the conditions defined in the rules engine, and the client evaluating the rule definitions of the rule rendering element, based on said interpretation, and based on the actions defined in the rules engine, and wherein the step of performing one or more operations within the webpage is performed on the basis of said evaluation.