Re: [Caml-list] Common XML interface (was: Common CGI interface)

["Nicolas Cannasse" <warplayer@free.fr>]

> > Gerd Stolpmann wrote:
> > > Am Dienstag, den 19.04.2005, 21:03 +0200 schrieb Christophe TROESTLER:
> > >> | Would people be interested in setting up a list to discuss a common
> > >> | CGI-like interface, i.e. a minimal set of services to be offered
> > >> | (in the same vein to what was done I/O objects, see
> > >> | http://ocaml-programming.de/rec/IO-Classes.html).  [...]
> > >
> > > Good idea. However, I think it is too late for such a discussion.
> >
> > Another kind of library which would benefit from such effort is
> > XML parsing. I know about pxp, expat, xml-light, ocaml-xmlr, tony,
> > xmllexer, and there might be others.
> >
> > It would be great to have some common interface. An event-driven
> > interface is probably easier to agree upon. There are many points to
> > address (external entities, encodings, namespace processing, ... even if
> > the features are not available in all the parsers).
> >
> > Anyone interested in this discussion ?
>
> Yes, this discussion makes a lot more sense.
>
> Gerd

I'm willing also to make XmlLight compatible, as we did for IO :)

Nicolas Cannasse