Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of XML Difference Generator - savannah.nongnu.org

[Rudy Gevaert]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 04:21:16AM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> 
> XML Difference <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: lgpl
> Other License: 
> Package: XML Difference Generator
> System name: xmldiff
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:

> This project is intended to develop a free open source tool for

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> finding out differences in two similar xml files. I was working for
> a banking project where we used to receive contract information in
> xml format. Need was to find out whether a given contract has
> changed or not since last. That difference of tags or values of the
> xml file was to be found out.

> 
> This project is still in its conception state. Actual/New design and 
> implementation ideas are welcome. Here I'll put what I have already thought 
> of -
> 
> > Will be developed in Java using J2SE 1.4.x

You must determine whether your project can run on a Free
Software Java suite (see http://www.gnu.org/software/java/ for more
information).  

Please provide us more information about this point.


> > Will be using DOM technology
> > Will have a GUI to allow relatively easy to use user interface
> > Will also have command line interface to allow integration with other 
> > sources/recipients
> > Will allow the difference output in various forms
>       - allow only unchanged tags to go to  a new file
>       - allow only changed tags to go to  a new file
>       - generate a separate XML file containing the differences
> > Possible future upgradations
>       - Using DTD/XSD to compare the xml files
> 
> Other Software Required:
> Intended software/technology uses - 
> - Java
> - DOM

Please register your project once more with the changes
mentioned above.  

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we must ask you to register the project whenever you change the
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Regards,

Rudy
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