http://www.terracoder.com/
This looks quite promising - and this approach of mapping from xml to json is definitely the way I would go if I did not already have json services behind the scenes. The linked library seems to have originally been written with jQuery in mind, but it says there is now a standalone version that does not require it. Worth a look anyway. On 1/11/08, Tobie Langel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Matt, > > I agree, XML support is by far not Prototype's strongest point. The > fact is, most of the people contributing code to Prototype avoid XML > as much as possible, mainly because it's slow to parse an generally > not very friendly to use (at, least, that's why I avoid it). > > I think we'd all welcome any patch that allowed for better XML > handling, as long as it doesn't hinder the framework's general > performance or adds excessive bloat. Depending on what's required, > this could also be a good candidate for a plugin. > > Please feel free to bring up the subject (and any suggestion you might > have) to the core mailing list. > > Thanks, > > Tobie > > > On Jan 11, 5:42pm, Matt Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Everyone, > > > > So this comes up again, but I can't help it, its necessary! > > Prototype needs better XML collection support. Every time I bring > > this up somebody counters it with "Just use JSON" well that'd be nice > > if everyone was on board, or the client developer has control over the > > model. In making a gadget for Google Calendar and ripping hair out > > trying to traverse massive Atom documents I had to bring this back > > up. If prototype isn't getting on board with an XML API, does anyone > > know of another framework that does? > > > > Regards, > > Matt > > > -- Ryan Gahl Manager, Senior Software Engineer Nth Penguin, LLC http://www.nthpenguin.com -- WebWidgetry.com / MashupStudio.com Future Home of the World's First Complete Web Platform -- Inquire: 1-920-574-2218 Blog: http://www.someElement.com LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangahl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
