[XML-SIG] Using xpath/xslt on proprietary object structures.

[Uche Ogbuji]

> Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> 
> > Looks as if most of this can be done using XInclude and XSLT.  It is an
> > interesting usage pattern indeed.
> 
> Uche, is that "interesting" as in "interesting problem to solve" or "interesting"
> as in "what a poor solution you've chosen" :-)

You've found ways to adapt to XML solutions when they were not even really 
available.  I certainly couldn't bring myself to criticize that.  I do mean 
the former.


> If it's the former, check www.paratuberculosis.org to see the output of the current
> implementation. If it's the latter, I know I've currently got a *very* poor design.
> I can only plead lack of time and still incomplete knowledge of the way to
> pythonically process XML. Also, I originally wrote all this processing using the
> MSXSL beta from Fall 1998 (anyone remember that?). But I'm learning fast, thanks to
> the excellence of python and the excellence of the available XML tools.
> 
> Actually, on Alexandre's suggestion, I've started looking into 4Suite Server, and
> I'm mightily impressed.

I hate to say this, but I would wait a little bit.  We've made another round 
of fundamental changes to finish its evolution: the internal 4SS code base 
that we've been developing and testing.  Is a huge leap from the last one, and 
is the architecture that we'll be carrying to 1.0.

We'll probably have public CVS open again this week, so all can have a 
preview.  The final release of 0.12.0 is scheduled for early December.


> When I get the time, I'm going to migrate over to 4SS. It's a very powerful suite
> of software.
> 
> Also, I'm intrigued by the possibility of a read/write cDomlette. Do you have any
> idea when 4Suite 0.12 might be available?

See above.



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