Dear All,
I have a requirement to be able to emit XML output from
my Torque objects. I'd like this to be a normal part of
all my Torque based objects.
Ideally, what I would like is to be able to get XML strings
from Torque objects. E.g. have methods in the generated
classes like:
public class BaseMytable {
public String toXML() {...}
The XML it returns would look (something) like
<Mytable>
<field1>value1</field1>
<field2>value2</field2>
...
</Mytable>
0. Is this being implemented or is it already implemented?
1. The toXML methods should be generated. Where in the Torque
classes would be the best place to add it? (I'm assuming
that that would become a new torque 'feature')
2. Is BaseMytable the best place for the generator to place
the toXML method (as opposed to the other generated classes)?
3. I'd also like to extend this to be able to include (recursively)
the XML of tables (torque objects) referenced by foreign keys.
This might be via a separate method toExtendedXML (perhaps
with a more suitable method name).
4. It would be nice to have the Peer classes also be able to
turn a Result set for their table to XML, but I don't know
enough of the semantics of the Base classes to know if this
is the right approach. Any suggestions?
I'd be interested in your thoughts, encouagement and particaularly
hints (or even a road map of) about the Torque classes I should
use/study/extend in order to implement this.
Many thanks in advance:
Alan.
P.S. The long term goal is to use it in conjunction with Cocoon.
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