xml-dev - Re: SOX

[David Brownell <db@Eng.Sun.COM>]

In the list of antecedents, let's not forget IBM's XML4J
which has an "element factory" API for creating specialized
elements.  (Also, HotJava and Swing internals!)

Some of my current thought:

- To the extent that we're talking about actual components
  we are language-specific (preferably Java :-) but it could
  be useful to think a bit more generally.

- I'd prefer to name element types as { namespace uri, tag }
  rather than with compound strings or a flat namespace.

- Issues include how to construct a given node, and (IMHO)
  the desirability of specialized parse-time interactions to
  affect/approve the tree(s) constructed.

- Depending on special DTDs or DTD rules may be unwise in
  the general case, and even in the typical one.

- Most non-structural operations should be separated.  For
  example, GUI stuff should all be separate interfaces.  Some
  attention to delegation will be important.

- Generating customized content.  It's no good solving only half
  the problem, and customization during parsing is "easy" (as
  suggested by all the results there).

- Separating configuration issues (property file vs a more
  structured XML file vs compiled in defaults vs inferring
  mappings from packages, etc) from everything else will help.
  A factory API helps a lot here.

Clearly, I agree this is important.

- Dave

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