On Sun, 09 Dec 2001 20:06:47 +0100, Michael Hartle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ovidiu Predescu wrote: > > >>Another question, is the current abstraction of a sitemap able to allow > >>different principles of sitemaps (current one, scheme-based one, etc.) > >>the admin/developer can choose from depending on his needs ? E.g., I'd > >>use the current sitemap type at the root, mounting a scheme-based > >>sitemap under /scheme, then in the scheme-based sitemap I'd mount some > >>other sitemap type under /scheme/other and so on. > >> > >The scheme-based sitemap will provide the old semantic of the sitemap > >as well. We can even support the current syntax by adding a > >translation layer. > > > >In the general case, we can provide two servlets, CocoonServlet and > >the Scheme servlet in the same WAR files, mounted at different URLs as > >you mention above. This way the two implementations share the same > >classes, but each does it's own dispatching. > > > I meant it another way; currently, we are able to mount a sub-sitemap > from our sitemap, but the implementation of the mounted sitemap cannot > be chosen. If we were able to choose and mount alternative > implementations (the classic sitemap as "transforming" or "interpreting" > implementations, and a scheme-based, XMLified, implicit approach) as > sub-sitemaps, we could both solidify the current sitemap as we all know > it and allow for extensions like your implicit scheme-based concept. Ah, I see. I don't know about this. I'll look at it in more details once I have things in a reasonable stable state. Best regards, -- Ovidiu Predescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://orion.nsr.hp.com/ (inside HP's firewall only) http://sourceforge.net/users/ovidiu/ (my SourceForge page) http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/7464/ (GNU, Emacs, other stuff) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
