Sam Heard wrote: > Hi Adam > > You may want all your archetypes in XML - that is fine. The ADL is, as > you have seen, more concise as a representation of the AOM. This was > developed in a technology neutral environment. As XML has become more > concise and the tooling is better, we have been able to provide XML as > a relatively stable output. >
Excellant > More in line. > > Adam Flinton wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> I am wondering about transforms as I move along to a complete >> build/release system for a repository of archetypes. >> >> A) Is there an XML -> ADL transform? >> > We have one - you can do this with the Ocean Archetype Editor - other > transforms are available. Oh good. Is there one in the OpenEHR repository? >> B) Are the HTML docs presently transformed from the ADL or XSLT'ed from >> the XML? >> > At the moment it is via the .Net Kernel - as a repository tool. We > want to do this with XSLT in the near future as the XML is becoming > stable. Good. I can happily help with this. >> C) Same as (B) but for the CSV files. >> > These are from templates so they require the kernel. Ah good so I can transform with XSLT from the .oets >> What I would prefer would be: >> >> 1) Only XML Archetypes & Templates. >> > Why? We are always seeking to be technology neutral. XML is fine > though and will probably be the more dominant form with time. I accept that but I am looking at things purely from a tooling POV & having a consistent set of tools using the same technologies would be preferable. >> 2) At the end of the processing (e.g. changing .vNdraft to .vN inc all >> references in other files) run a generate task which will generate out >> the .adl files, .html and .csv. >> > Well, it has been the other way around for some time - happy to work > so it can be in all directions! It makes sense to have a complete build system i.e. "here is the source........ -> here is the source + the transformed output Adam ********************************************************************** This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation. NHSmail is used daily by over 100,000 staff in the NHS. Over a million messages are sent every day by the system. To find out why more and more NHS personnel are switching to this NHS Connecting for Health system please visit www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/nhsmail **********************************************************************
