[ANN] Zorba 2.0: complete XQuery/XSLT processor (C++,open source,Apache

[Daniela Florescu <dflorescu@mac.com>]

Dear XML-fans,

We are glad to announce the release of Zorba 2.0., the most complete XQuery/XSLT processor (C++, open source, Apache license)

In the past year Zorba has gone through an extensive rewrite and re-architectural work, with the goal of improving the stability of internal and external APIs, completing the functionality, increasing the conformance level, and over-all improving the stability of the query processor.

Zorba supports now the following W3C specifications 

• XQuery 1.0, including XML Schema validation
• XQuery 3.0 (June 2011 draft) (includes try-catch, groupby, outerjoins)
• XQuery Update Facility 1.0
• XQuery Full Text 1.0
• XSLT 1.0

Please check the  W3C specifications overview page and the W3C conformance page for more details.

In addition, Zorba supports two proprietary specifications:

• XQuery Data Definition (definition of collections, indexes and integrity constraints)
• XQuery Scripting Extension

The functionality of the core query processor is enhanced by an additional set of XQuery modules: store manipulation, introspection, reflection, process, system, HTTP, data cleaning, data conversion (JSON, CSV, HTML), excel, cryptography, geo, image, oauth, email (imap and smtp ). 

For more general details about Zorba's general architecture, please check the general Zorba documentation page.

We are looking forward to your feedback !

Best regards

Dana, on behalf of the entire team