I don't think so, but I'll look at it.
Thanks,
Ovidiu
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:41:28 -0500, "Ivelin Ivanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ovidiu,
>
> Is it possible that you're looking for JXPath's XPointer?
>
> Pointer pointer = jxcontext_.locateValue( xpath );
> // cache the pointer in a hashmap or something
> // go do things
> // when you come back
> pointer.setValue( value );
>
> It's very useful for session scope beans.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dmitri Plotnikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Ovidiu Predescu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dmitri Plotnikov"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Ivelin Ivanov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [jxpath] New features, bug fixes and documentation
>
>
> > Ovidiu,
> >
> > > Very good stuff, Dmitri!
> > Thank you.
> >
> > > I'm using your excellent JXPath library in my
> > > jpath.xsl XSP
> > > logicsheet, in conjunction with the
> > > continuations-based control flow
> > > layer.
> > Wonderful. Have you had any problems with JXPath?
> > Please let me know - I'd like to weed out as many
> > issues as possible before the release.
> >
> > > I've got a small suggestion for an optimization, if
> > > you don't mind. In
> > > the implementation I have, 0.1-dev from Jakarta's
> > > CVS, I noticed
> > > there's no way to compile an XPath, before using it.
> > > Having a way to
> > > compile the XPaths to be used later, would
> > > considerably improve the
> > > performance in repeated operations.
> > >
> > > E.g. right now you have something like this:
> > >
> > > Object bean = ...;
> > > JPathContext context =
> > > JPathContext.newContext(bean);
> > > context.getValue("some XPath");
> > >
> > > I'd like to also have the ability to do:
> > >
> > > Object bean = ...;
> > > JPathContext context =
> > > JPathContext.newContext(bean);
> > > XPathObject xpath = new XPathObject("some XPath");
> > > context.getValue(xpath);
> > >
> > > With this approach, I can setup a dictionary of
> > > already compiled XPath
> > > expressions, and use compiled XPaths, instead of
> > > having Xalan
> > > interpret the XPath all the time.
> > >
> > > Last time I checked, Xalan did have the ability to
> > > precompile XPaths
> > > in its internal format, so maybe this is easy to
> > > achieve.
> > Actually JXPath is already doing something like that
> > transparently to you. It maintains a static soft cache
> > of parse trees (which are that internal representation
> > you are talking about). The reason I am using soft
> > cache as opposed to a regular map is that some
> > applications will generate XPaths dynamically, in
> > which case the size of the cache has a chance of going
> > through the roof. The soft cache is cleared by
> > garbage collector, which removes the possibility of
> > running out of memory.
> >
> > I have been thinking about improving that mechanism a
> > little bit. I now want to have a regular map of a
> > limited size in addition to the soft cache.
> > Everything that spills over the hard cache will still
> > be stored in the soft cache. I think that will cover
> > the 90% case.
> >
> > Thank you very much for the suggestion.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > - Dmitri
> >
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > --
> > > Ovidiu Predescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/7464/
> > > (GNU, Emacs, other stuff)
> > >
> > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:18:47 -0500, "Ivelin Ivanov"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ask and you shall receive"
> > > >
> > > > Dmitri makes us another great present with the new
> > > JXPath.
> > > > Some of the features are just what I needed to
> > > make form handling more
> > > > transparent.
> > > >
> > > > Enjoy,
> > > >
> > > > Ivelin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Dmitri Plotnikov"
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:06 AM
> > > > Subject: [jxpath] New features, bug fixes and
> > > documentation
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > In preparation for its first release, JXPath is
> > > undergoing some clean-up.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is now documentation: a tutorial, which is
> > > included with the binary
> > > > > distribution. It is in the CVS repository, but
> > > not yet accessible via the
> > > > > Jakarta website - read it at
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > http://www.plotnix.com/jxpath/docs/users-guide.html
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I have committed several bug fixes and added
> > > some new features.
> > > > >
> > > > > JXPath can now create objects! You just provide
> > > an implementation of the
> > > > > AbstractFactory interface and call
> > > createPath(path, value) on
> > > > JXPathContext.
> > > > > It will behave the same way as setValue, except
> > > it will call the factory
> > > > as
> > > > > needed. An interesting idea would be to write
> > > one of those factories that
> > > > > would take Struts mapping configuration and
> > > create form beans as needed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Support for diversity object models is now
> > > complete with the introduction
> > > > of
> > > > > NodePointerFactory. We can now have modules
> > > that support DynaBeans, JDOM
> > > > > etc. In fact, I plan to write some of them in
> > > the near future. JDOM
> > > > sounds
> > > > > like the most interesting alternative to DOM to
> > > work with.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is a minor type conversion change: JXPath
> > > will now cast a
> > > > > single-element array or collection to its first
> > > element. This feature can
> > > > > be used for instance with HttpRequest
> > > parameters. How do you know if a
> > > > > parameter is a singular or a collection? Now
> > > you don't need to - extract
> > > > it
> > > > > as a collection, give the collection to JXPath,
> > > it will convert the type
> > > > if
> > > > > needed.
> > > > >
> > > > > There are two incompatible changes, both having
> > > to do with extension
> > > > > functions. First of all, the API of Function
> > > changed (there is now an
> > > > > additional argument, ExpressionContext).
> > > Second, the behavior of
> > > > > ExpressionContext has changed. It now behaves
> > > properly. I hope these
> > > > > changes don't break anybody's builds. If they
> > > do, I apologize in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > > One of the fixes improves an optimization, which
> > > up until now was just
> > > > > there, not actually optimizing anything.
> > > > >
> > > > > Behavior of getContextNodePointer has been fixed
> > > - it used to be
> > > > destructive
> > > > > in some cases.
> > > > >
> > > > > There are many other minor fixes.
> > > > >
> > > > > JXPath is getting ready for its first official
> > > release!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > - Dmitri Plotnikov
> > > > > PLOTNIX, Inc
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> >
> >
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