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--- James Fuller <jim.fuller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >This would give the impression that only a single compiled stylesheet > is > >referenced. In fact the included stylesheet may and often would include > > >other compiled stylesheets, therefore I think that: > > > > <exslt:include-compiled-module href="hrefToCompiledStylesheet"/> > > > >is slightly more precise in meaning. > > > > > > > +1, though this raises a few questions, look below > ............... > > > >The intended use of the new extension element is not only to boost > >performance, but also to make possible to deploy *libraries* of > >xsl:function -s in a single module compiled module. Because the module > is > >compiled, it would be possible to hide the source code and to protect > the > >intellectual property of the developers. > > > > > yes, and this opens up other issues (admittedly a wider scope then > applicable to current disc)....such as packaging with such deployment > reuse structures...is there any XML digsig component of what we are > discussing? I think a bit of research is required to review some > existing packaging efforts with XML, did this about a year ago, there > are some interesting things happening with respect to compound xml > documents, archives, packaged components As Mike Kay rightfully pointed, we have an already developed spec for modules in XQuery: http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery/#id-query-prolog and it would be wise to stick to it thus reusing the thought and experience of the WG and also assuring that implementing exslt:include-compiled-module will not require any significant effort from vendours, who also implement XQuery. > > should a compiled module come along with any meta data that maybe > introspected (version, author, etc) The XQuery spec provides just the metadata (variable types and function signatures), necessary for linking modules. > > is there any XML DigSig relevence with respect to protection, > checksum... > > any alignment with popular deployment package formats e.g. war/jar/ear > > etc, etc... I think as a first step we should concentrate on just a XQuery like compiled module. Adding additional metadata and compression could follow as next steps. Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html
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