The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: XML::Mini
DSLIP: bdpOg
description: pure perl API to create and parse XML
userid: PDEEGAN (Pat Deegan)
chapterid: 11 (String_Lang_Text_Proc)
communities:
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similar:
XML::DOM
rationale:
Hello,
This submission overrides that made in
http://archive.develooper.com/modules@;perl.org/msg14734.html as I'd
not realized that the XML::Simple namespace was already being used -
sorry.
To re(re)cap, this is a resubmission with a new name, based on
previous discussions
http://archive.develooper.com/modules@;perl.org/msg14811.html and
http://archive.develooper.com/modules@;perl.org/msg13839.html) of a
pure perl, object-oriented API that provides classes for XML
documents, elements and nodes and allows you to generate, parse and
manipulate XML documents.
XML::Mini is a "stand-alone" module in that it does not require
additional libraries or even a compiler to install and is, in my
opinion, flexible and easy to use. A project site was created
(http://minixml.psychogenic.com) where you can find detailed
information on the interface. Developer response has so far been
positive.
The module is
simple: The API is easy to learn and use. While providing a number
of classes in the package and offering XML generation and parsing
functionality, users only need to interact with 2 of those classes.
independent: The package is small and has no external dependencies
or requirements. You can therefore easily install it on any host,
for instance in the case of a web server to which you only have FTP
access - just upload it and begin using the module in your CGIs.
portable: All modules are written in pure Perl, ensuring maximum
portability.
I've run a quick script using the latest version of the module,
which simply reads in a (large) XML file (which you can find at
http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-xml-19980210.xml - it is the XML
specification ) and parses it. I then request the document be
stringified. This is a good test of the parsing abilities as the XML
is completely decomposed then recreated. You can find the resulting
output attached to message
http://archive.develooper.com/modules@;perl.org/msg13887.html
Regards,
Pat Deegan, http://www.psychogenic.com
enteredby: PDEEGAN (Pat Deegan)
enteredon: Wed Oct 30 10:21:28 2002 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
XML::
::Mini bdpOg pure perl API to create and parse XML PDEEGAN
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