I took a look at this - very similar in nature, but I'm still trying to translate my intent into the vocabulary you are using...
I will probably move ahead with what I am doing now...though I'm open to a merge in the future. The only caveat is that I intend my work for donation if it is accepted... > ---------- > From: Simon St.Laurent[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 9:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Stefano Mazzocchi > Subject: Re: A Transformer in progress.... > > Regular Fragmentations does _most_ of this: > http://regfrag.sourceforge.net/ > > The rules vocabulary is described at: > http://simonstl.com/ns/fragments/ > > The one key pieces that's missing is the XPath support, which I've been > planning for a while but haven't gotten to building. I've been building a > > new and more flexible object model (http://moe.sourceforge.net/) to use > with RegFrag, but hopefully... > > At 02:10 PM 5/10/2002 +0200, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote: > >"Lewis, Andrew J" wrote: > > > > > > > I'm working on a Transformer that processes specifically text nodes > and > > > > using regular expressions, wraps matched portions of a node in a > tag. I'm > > > > really just getting started on it - I have the basics working, but > still > > > > need to be able to specify the rules in an external file, etc. It > has > > been > > > > an interesting excercise so far, and the intent is to be able to > detect > > > > things like dates, currency amounts, and units of measure in a text > node, > > > > and mark them for later processing. > > > > > > > > I am planning on allowing rules to be specified in an external file > > > > identified at componenet configuration, or directly in the component > > > > configuration. I am also planning on allowing the "replacement" to > be a > > > > complete fragement with groups from the matched expression > referencable > > > > (and replaced) in etiher attribute values or text nodes. (currently > I > > > > merely enclose the match in a tag). > > > > > > > > Before I move on, has anyone else already done something like this? > Does > > > > anyone (other than me) think it would be useful? > > > > > > > > Ok...now to my real question... > > > > > > > > Does anyone know of existing code that I can use to track and > identify if > > > > the current point in the SAX stream matches a simplified XPath > > expression? > > > > I would really like to apply expression rule set based on an XPath > > subset. > > > > > > > > Any comments or suggestions? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > >I know that Simon wrote a SAX filter along the lines of this, right > >Simon? > > > >I think it's going to be piece of cake to take his stuff and make it a > >cocoon transformer. > > > >-- > >Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be > > able to give birth to a dancing star. > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Simon St.Laurent > Associate Editor > O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
