Changelog XML Schema
Gazza
and wondered if there were any existing schema for such a job.
Google isn't particularly heplful due to the nature of the query -
changes to unrelated XML schema appear, rather than an a 'standard' (for
XML) to structure a changelog.
Anyone know where I might find one?
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Gazza
Gazza mumbled the following on 07/03/2006 18:42:
> Just tinkering with the idea of using XML to structure a changelog file,
> and wondered if there were any existing schema for such a job.
>
> Google isn't particularly heplful due to the nature of the query -
> changes to unrelated XML schema appear, rather than an a 'standard' (for
> XML) to structure a changelog.
>
> Anyone know where I might find one?
Guess not.
As an example of what I was after:
<changelog>
<application>Gazza's Widgit</application>
<entries>
<entry date="2006-03-07">
<version>1.0</version>
<changes>
<change type="add">Details of change</change>
<change type="improve">Details of change</change>
<change type="bugfix">Details of change</change>
</changes>
</entry>
<entry date="2006-03-08">
<version>1.1</version>
<changes>
<change type="remove">Details of change</change>
<change type="other">Details of change</change>
<change>Details of change</change>
</changes>
</entry>
</entries>
</changelog>
Obviously some attributes/elements may be optional, some required. Any
suggestions for improvement?
Andy Mabbett
<ne...@garyjones.co.uk.invalid> writes
>Anyone know where I might find one?
Not quite what you asked for, but have a look at:
http://microformats.org/
and:
http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/
The latter, specially, might be adaptable to do what you suggest.
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Gazza
Andy Mabbett mumbled the following on 11/03/2006 20:46:
> In message <lukPf.31160$Ru5....@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>, Gazza
> <ne...@garyjones.co.uk.invalid> writes
>> Anyone know where I might find one?
>
> Not quite what you asked for, but have a look at:
>
> http://microformats.org/
> and:
> http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/
>
> The latter, specially, might be adaptable to do what you suggest.
Thanks Andy. Can't adapt the latter, but it has given me a couple of
things to think about including. I'm really suprised I can't find any
existing schema that covers a popular item on software websites. Oh
well, a good excuse to brush up on my XML/XSLT/etc :o)
Andy Mabbett
<ne...@garyjones.co.uk.invalid> writes
>> http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/
>> The latter, specially, might be adaptable to do what you suggest.
>
>Thanks Andy. Can't adapt the latter
Could you approach the "owners" to propose a modification/ upgrade?
Andy Mabbett
<usenet...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> writes
>In message <90IQf.5419$FV3....@newsfe2-win.ntli.net>, Gazza
><ne...@garyjones.co.uk.invalid> writes
>>> http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/
>
>>> The latter, specially, might be adaptable to do what you suggest.
>>
>>Thanks Andy. Can't adapt the latter
>
>Could you approach the "owners" to propose a modification/ upgrade?
Any progress?
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Gazza
Andy Mabbett mumbled the following on 29/03/2006 22:05:
> In message <$EZiBSHS...@pigsonthewing.org.uk>, Andy Mabbett
> <usenet...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> writes
>> In message <90IQf.5419$FV3....@newsfe2-win.ntli.net>, Gazza
>> <ne...@garyjones.co.uk.invalid> writes
>>>> http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/
>>>> The latter, specially, might be adaptable to do what you suggest.
>>> Thanks Andy. Can't adapt the latter
>> Could you approach the "owners" to propose a modification/ upgrade?
>
> Any progress?
Not with PAD - it didn't seem to be quite the same thing, and I would
see ChangelogML/ChangeML (for want of a better name) to be something
that could be applied to websites, software, or indeed anything else
that fitted along these lines.
My understanding of XML is weak so this was a learning exercise as much
as anything else.
Latest can be found at:
Resultant XML file (see source for actual xml)
<http://garyjones.co.uk/development/changelog/changelog.xml>
Stylesheet
<http://garyjones.co.uk/development/changelog/changelog.xsl>
Schema
<http://garyjones.co.uk/development/changelog/changelog.xsd>
Not really got much further forward with it, but always open to
suggestions for improvement.