> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: zondag 9 december 2001 1:07 > To: Berin Loritsch > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael Hartle > Subject: Re: [RT] Managing Flow and Resources
> Regarding the XML syntax of the sitemap, I actually believe it's a lot > easier if we just have the sitemap written in Scheme, instead of > XML. We can add new stuff much more easily than trying to invent a > syntax in XML. Here's how a sample sitemap would look like in the > Scheme syntax: > > (sitemap > (define-pipeline docbook-html (dir filename) > (generate (concat dir filename)) > (xslt "docbook-html.xsl")) > > (match "/myapp/*/*.xml" > (pipeline docbook-html)) > > (match "/app2/*/*.pdf" > (pipeline > (generate (concat dir filename)) > (xslt "docbook-html.xsl"))) > ) > > "sitemap" above is just a Scheme function that reads its arguments and > generates another function to match a request against the specified > patterns. Another side-effect of executing "sitemap" is that all the > "pipeline" functions will setup in the Java space the transformers > objects according to the description. The serialization process could > be added automatically by the "match" functions, if no serializer has > been defined. Similarly one can think of lots of possible semantics > associated with the above description. uh oh... One of the great features of the current Cocoon2 distribution *is* the XML-syntax of the sitemap, even at its DTD/Schema-less state. Although I like the usage of Rules-based engines to drive dynamic execution paths, I do not see why we need YAS (Yet Another Syntax) to configure Cocoon. The usual comment of conciseness aside, XML offers us the benefit of wellformedness checking and when available Schema-validation. So for sure, Scheme-like syntax is more concise, but since trying to bend my brains around DSSSL-syntax a couple of years ago, I'm a strong proponent of 'validatable' languages. And if XML gives the impression of being verbose, do not forget you can built custom editors that use forms, radio buttons & the like to make XML-editing-life easier than handtuning elements & attributes: check out http://pollo.sourceforge.net/ written by Bruno Dumon. Regards, </Steven> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
