I remember the thread from a couple of weeks ago between you and Matt
Sergeant about adding XML support to Apache::ASP. From what I could tell,
you were proposing to extend your ASP tag parser to allow for dynamic
creation of documents based on XML templates. What I'm discussing here is
something slightly different: creating a mod_perl handler that reads posted
XML snippets and then passes them off to other perl modules that know what
to do with the XML (e.g., parse it and stuff in a database, store it to the
filesystem). I'm assuming my other modules would then know the correct XML
responses to create to send back to the client/browser. Based on the breed
of client that is connecting to the system, the returned XML may optionally
be passed through another filter, XSL processor, or passed directly to the
client.
This system appears to be fairly easy to create under mod_perl with a few
handlers and the use of the myriad XML modules on CPAN. Cocoon appears to
be trying to automate this process with a java object API where the
developer can define the "producer", "processor", and "formatter" of the XML
on the server. The concept seems easily recreatable in a mod_perl context,
and I'm wondering if anyone has attempted it and what are some possible
pointers/pitfalls/advice to consider.
Thanks,
Alex
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Joshua Chamas
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 1:41 PM
> To: Alex Schmelkin
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: XML applications in mod_perl/apache xml project
>
>
> Alex Schmelkin wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I embarking on writing a mod_perl handler that accepts XML posted from
> > client apps/browsers and then does "stuff" with the received
> XML snippets.
> > I would like to take advantage of some of the projects discussed at
> > xml.apache.org (The Apache XML Project), but I'm not sure how
> they fit into
> > the mod_perl framework. Any XML gurus on this list have any
> experiences,
> > pointers, or suggestions with integrating xml.apache.org projects with a
> > mod_perl enabled apache server? I'd like to avoid using the
> java parsers
> > and jserv if possible, but it seems that some of the nicer features of
> > Cocoon, etc. are only available in java (hence the "Cocoon is a
> 100% pure
> > Java publishing" tag line :).
> >
> > Thanks for your time and advice....
> >
>
> I'm looking to add some level of XML support to Apache::ASP,
> but may not be quite what you are looking for. What about
> the Cocoon project or any other at xml.apache.org would you
> like to use ? I guess I'm asking that you clarify what
> "does stuff" means.
>
> -- Joshua
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