Hi, in the SVN module "sword-tools":/versification/mapper you can find a first attempt at mapping of OSIS schema data. A perl script reads in the data available from http://www.ccel.org/refsys/refsys.html and puts it into two sqlite3 databases.
The first one, v11n-schema.db, is about 7.6 Megs and contains the full osis schemas. The second one, v11n-mapping.db, is about 1.1 Megs and contains the mapping data, where schemas do differ. A little perl program demonstrates how to use the mapping data. To try it out, you'll need perl, sqlite3, libdbi-perl and libdbd-sqlite-perl. It will perform the db access. The fact that it is about 50 lines shows how easy using the db is. I chose sqlite3 because it is index based, supports ACID (transactions) and lightning fast. Applications could do all kinds of fancy things with these databases. A C interface exists, and I guess that bindings for other languages are available too. If desired, a C++ class for Sword can be written which uses the db to perform the mappings. At least the mappings db would have to be part of the Sword distribution then. It should also be possible to add to the perl script so that it produces other file formats in addition to sqlite, which other frontends might need (jsword?). Please let me know, feedback is appreciated. I hope this brings us closer to full v11n support in Sword. mg _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
