Re: [PROPOSAL/VOTE] Digester Package

[Scott Sanders]

Craig R. McClanahan wrote:

> Sorry, didn't notice one other thing:
> 
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Scott Sanders wrote:
> 
> 
>> [snip]
>> (1.5) Interaction With Other Packages
>> 
>> Digester relies on:
>> 
>>   * Java Development Kit (Version 1.2 or later)
>>   * Simple API for XML (SAX) (Version 2.0 or later)
>>   * A SAX 2.0 compliant XML parser (Xerces, XP, etc.)
>> 
> 
> 
> As it currently exists in Struts, the reliance is really on JAXP/1.0 (and
> therefore SAX 1.0).  The underlying APIs are included in SAX 2.0 but are
> deprecated.
> 
> There's been a little talk on the Struts lists about updating to JAXP/1.1
> (i.e. basing Digester on SAX 2.0).  Now that there are at least two
> implementations of this (the JAXP/1.1 RI and Xerces 1.3), I'm not opposed
> to updating -- if we are willing to require a JAXP/1.1 parser for use of
> this package.
> 
> It might be a trifle early in terms of availability of parsers, but
> switching now (before anyone builds code based on the Commons version of
> Digester) probably makes sense.
> 
> 
> Craig

Excellent point.  I will update to reflect that.  I think that JAXP 1.1 
is the future, so we should look to that.

Scott Sanders