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Version 1.0-pre-3 of XML Zebra is now available. It adds the ability to select which global elements are used as root elements. See https://launchpad.net/xmlzebra/+announcement/5454 Cheers, Tony. On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:31:04 -0000, Anthony B. Coates (XML-Dev) <abcoatesecure-xmldev@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Version 1.0-pre-2 of XML Zebra is now available. It adds support for > substitution groups, and you can now set namespace prefixes via the > command line. > > https://launchpad.net/xmlzebra/+announcement/5072 > > Cheers, Tony. > > On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:16:39 -0000, Anthony B. Coates (XML-Dev) > <abcoatesecure-xmldev@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> I have written a tool (in Scala) that can be used to check the >> differences >> between versions of a set of W3C XML Schemas. The tool can be run with >> Scala, Java, or Apache Ant. The idea is that for each version, you >> create >> a fingerprint file that contains paths (like XPaths, but with an >> extended >> syntax). By comparing the two fingerprint files for two versions, you >> can >> see what has changed between the versions of the Schemas. The tools >> makes >> use of the XMLBeans API for examining the structure of W3C XML Schemas. >> >> How does this differ from just doing diffs of the individual Schema >> files >> themselves? The difference is that the path-based approach shows you >> not >> only what has changed, but also shows all of the places that are >> directly >> or indirectly impacted by the change. Also, the path-based approach >> ignores restructurings that don't impact users, like renaming of Schema >> types or moving of definitions to a different Schema file. Put another >> way, the path-based approach allows you to evaluate how the Schemas have >> changed from a user-impact perspective, rather than from a simple >> file-change perspective. >> >> The software is open source, released under the Apache licence. For >> more >> details, and to download it, see >> >> http://www.xmlzebra.com/ >> >> There will be a presentation about this software at the XML Prague 2010 >> conference, 13-14 March. >> >> http://www.xmlprague.cz/2010/index.html >> >> Feedback would be very welcome. Thanks, >> >> Cheers, Tony. > -- Anthony B. Coates Director and CTO Londata Ltd UK: +44 (20) 8816 7700, US: +1 (239) 344 7700 Mobile/Cell: +44 (79) 0543 9026 Data standards participant: genericode, ISO 20022 (ISO 15022 XML), UN/CEFACT, MDDL, FpML, UBL. http://www.londata.com/ [Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] |
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