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Author: | emazv72 [ Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:11 am ] | ||
Post subject: | Migradoc xml serialization format | ||
Hello all, Would you be interested in an alternative serialization format for the Migradoc Document? Rationale: - need to replace the reporting engine of an aging application with a full featured, template driven, no bells and whistles pdf generator tool. - MigraDoc & PDFSharp ( + Mustache for data ) fit that scenario but... - ... proprietary DDL language is an issue for us ( readability issues, unfamiliar syntax, lack of formatting tools, lack of a schema, etc ) After a few testing an alternative serializer implementation has been developed using an xml variant of the original ddl with the following features in mind: - xml is the language of choice for the template. plain xml template is a bit more verbose, but it's well understood by our non-tech team members and has a more familiar syntax. - original syntax/sugar elements should be preserved ( use CDATA wherever possibile) - mustache specific data template elements to be injected into the template. Template must be be parseable by a conformant xml parser. - the serializer/parser feature must sit on top without disrupting the code base wherever possibile. - extend the template syntax ( e.g. external styles ) Key changes so far: class DocumentObject: new method: internal abstract void Serialize(XmlSerializer serializer); new package: MigraDoc.DocumentObjectModel.IO.Xml implementation: https://github.com/emazv72/MigraDoc Sample serialization code ( HelloMigraDoc ) MigraDoc.DocumentObjectModel.IO.Xml.DdlWriter.WriteToFile(document, "MigraDoc.xml"); Sample xml template: see attached file. Still missing: - Serializer needs to use fragments to compact nodes ( review the stack/commit feature in the Serializer class) - Parser code is still missing Any comment or idea is welcome Thank you.
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Author: | Thomas Hoevel [ Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Migradoc xml serialization format |
Hi! There is another project on GitHub dealing with XML serialization: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3764 I don't know, how similar or different those XML implementations are. |
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