Hi all, I need advice on the various options available for building a simple versioning system for xml files. I went through the list archives looking for pointers, but I did not find much (apart from some very interesting, but old, conversation about cms implementation issues).
Very briefly, the issue is as follow. I have succesfully implemented a very satisfying solution for client-side editing of xml files. The edited files are saved on the server (as separate files with a timestamp in the filename) by means of source write transformations. The next logical step would be to process these files automatically in order to produce sort of diff files to be used to present to the client various view of the edited content. The user's scenario is an editorial review process. My research on the subject led me to the following (not much, I admit): 1. It does exist an XMLDiff utility (see www.vmguys.com), but it needs JDOM. Is anyone using it in a C2 environment ? Does exist some other alternative in the xml.apache realm ? 2. some vague hints on using XIndice as a back-end for an xml versioning system (forgive me if I am wrong). 3. I have the impression that a CVS like system could be an option, but I don't know the details of the system, so I cannot tell for sure and I am not able to evaluate the implications of using it as a xml document based (vs. a code based) versioning system. I think that a server side xml versioning tool for "documents" is something getting hotter and hotter now that browser based xml editors are maturing and the option of let non-technical people edit trasparently xml files is becoming a reality. I am sure that quite a lot of people on this list has already done some thinking on the subject, so I am asking to share any findings. I am realively new to this list, so forgive me if I am opening again an old thread. Thanks in advance for any reply, --peppo --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
