Dare, thanks much for your effort on SiXDML. I've submitted it for review to the JSR 170 (Java Repository API) where I'm the official Apache representative. We'll see what happens.
Dare Obasanjo wrote: > > This is an update on the efforts provide an > implementation of the Simple XML Data Manipulation > Language (SiXDML) which is an XML:DB initiative > project described at http://www.xmldb.org/sixdml/ for > Apache Xindice. I have a question for you: what does it mean to run a 'select' query thru an XQuery transformation stage? I understand perfectly the XSLT case (which might be interesting for server-side optimizations, even if I think that transformations normally happen at another level). The XPath and XQuery samples used as a transforming post-process are puzzling me. Can you give me your thoughts on this. > I will be presenting a paper about SiXDML at the First > VLDB Workshop on Efficiency and Effectiveness of XML > Tools, and Techniques (EEXTT2002)[0] that will be held > in Hong Kong. > > Now that I have cleared that hump, I can begin to > guide Sanjay Bhatia's efforts in getting a Xindice > implementation out of the door. My current timetable > is for us to release bimonthly efforts until August > when the conference will be held. The tentative > timetable is > > June 14: Updated SiXDML API released to XML:DB > initiative site. > > June 28: ANTLR SiXDML parser implementation released > which is compatible with updated API. > > July 14: Alpha Xindice implementation released that > utilizes new API and parser. > > July 28: Update alpha Xindice implementation based on > feedback. > > August 14: More updates to alpha Xindice > implementation based on feedback. > > These efforts are intended to fulfill item 4.2 in the > Xindice Planning document[1]. > > [0] http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ebh/eextt2002/ > [1] http://www.xindice.org/papers/planning.html This is really great. I look forward to provide betatesting and realtime feedback as soon as we have something to try directly. -- Stefano Mazzocchi One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Friedrich Nietzsche --------------------------------------------------------------------
