I'll take a look at it...thanks... > ---------- > From: Nicola Ken Barozzi[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A Transformer in progress.... > > From: "Stefano Mazzocchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > "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. > > There is a Transformer (currently broken :-( ) in the scratchpad that > tried > to do something along these lines. It worked in an early Cocoon Alpha > release, and quick attempts to have it working again weren't sufficient. > Look at Chart2SvgTransformer.java in scratchpad. > > It's there waiting for: > 1 someone to fix it > 2 someone to write something better > > Which means.... that I can't wait to use your Transformer instead! :-) > > -- > Nicola Ken Barozzi [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - verba volant, scripta manent - > (discussions get forgotten, just code remains) > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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