Based on all the discussion and votes above, here is the count:
Vote Question:
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==> Which INTERFACE should be the Xerces-C++ public supported W3C DOM
Interface, DOM or IDOM? <===
Vote Count:
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14 people has joined the discussion, 3 of them didn't cast a vote explicitly
so I didn't count them in, and the result is
IDOM 9 votes where 2 of them vote with a condition (provided that
memory retained issue can be fixed)
old DOM 2 votes
Based on above votes result, here is my proposal:
Since most users like IDOM interface, and in fact the 2 votes for the old
DOM are suggesting to use IDOM interface internally which sounds like just
another implementation of IDOM.
So I would like to move on to post IDOM interface as the Apache Recommended
C++ DOM Bindings for implementation and as the *RAW* user interface.
But to satisfy those who really like smart pointer approach, the old DOM
will be kept as a viable alternative user interface in addition to the
recommended "RAW" user interface. With Lenny's patch, this old DOM is also
based on the IDOM interface and thus does not "violate" our Apache C++ DOM
Bindings for implementation recommendation. The old DOM interface will
not be deprecated, but will not be promoted as the primary DOM user
interface. The samples will be removed, but the programming guide will
remain and will be documented as a viable alterative user interface for
particular users' preference. And for new development (like DOM Level 3),
IDOM is the first priority.
As for implementation detail, Lenny's patch against the old DOM will be
reviewed and applied (provided the *RAW* IDOM interface users are not
penalized by any performance degradation with this patch, but even if it
does, we will then guard the code with build variation)
And for IDOM memory retained issue, we will review all the alternatives to
see what's the best solution. Also if no one objects, then we will go
ahead and rename IDOM_XXX to DOMXXX as well.
Any comment with this approach?
Tinny
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