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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Membership Database exists as an XML file which is edited<br /> with a text editor.<br /> <br /> [[BrettWuth]] plans to create a java<br /> application that will structured editing of the database using a<br /> graphical user interface.<br /> <br /> ==Tasks:==<br /> * (done) decide which XML Schema validator to use: [[MembershipDatabaseEditorXMLTechnologyTask]]<br /> (Castor)* (done) download and install Castor<br /> * No Debian.org package available* 3rd party debian package<br /> [http://www1.apt-get.org/search.php?query=castor&amp;submit=&amp;arch%5B%5D=i386&amp;arch%5B%5D=all <br /> http://www1.apt-get.org/search.php?query=castor&amp;submit=&amp;arch%5B%5D=i386&amp;arch%5B%5D=all]<br /> <br /> deb [http://people.debian.org/~tora/deb]<br /> ./<br /> <br /> deb-src [http://people.debian.org/~tora/deb]<br /> ./<br /> <br /> Matches: castor 0.9.3.19-1 (all)<br /> <br /> apt-get install castor<br /> <br /> * direct documentation<br /> [http://www.castor.org/download.html]<br /> <br /> [ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.3/castor-0.9.5.3-doc.tgz <br /> ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.3/castor-0.9.5.3-doc.tgz]<br /> <br /> [ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.3/castor-0.9.5.3.tgz <br /> ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.3/castor-0.9.5.3.tgz]<br /> <br /> [ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.4/castor-0.9.5.4-src.tgz <br /> ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.4/castor-0.9.5.4-src.tgz]<br /> <br /> * (done) test castor<br /> * (done) read doc/SourceGeneratorUser.pdf* (done) get examples/SourceGenerator to compile and<br /> run<br /> * (done) test and document my test procedures starting with<br /> [ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.4/castor-0.9.5.4.tgz <br /> ftp://ftp.exolab.org/pub/castor/castor_0.9.5.4/castor-0.9.5.4.tgz]<br /> see [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/wuth/castor/index.html]* (done) submit changes to examples/SourceGenerator<br /> to castor<br /> see [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/wuth/castor/index.html]<br /> <br /> * (done) resubmit patch against 0.9.6<br /> see [http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-1027?page=all]<br /> <br /> * (done) update my page for new patch, new issue page<br /> see [http://www.telusplanet.net/public/wuth/castor/index.html]<br /> <br /> * (done) install castor<br /> * (done) files placed in //errant/home/wuth/src/castor* (done) find/create script to run SourceGenerator :<br /> CastorSourceGenerator* (done) create test case in<br /> //errant/home/wuth/sar/pc/membership/editor<br /> * (done) reread doc/SourceGeneratorUser.pdf* (done) compile:<br /> <br /> test/*.java test/types/*.java<br /> * (done) load personnel-database.xml and print name of each<br /> person<br /> see examples in [http://brainopolis.dnsalias.com/castorwiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Articles <br /> http://brainopolis.dnsalias.com/castorwiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Articles]<br /> <br /> currently offline. see [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:brainopolis.dnsalias.com/castorwiki/Wiki.jsp%3Fpage%3DArticles+site:brainopolis.dnsalias.com+castor&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;strip=1 <br /> http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:brainopolis.dnsalias.com/castorwiki/Wiki.jsp%3Fpage%3DArticles+site:brainopolis.dnsalias.com+castor&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;strip=1]<br /> <br /> see Demo.java<br /> <br /> * use castor to validate the database<br /> * (done) validation occurs, supported automatically* develop error reporting<br /> * (done) define types of errors that are typical<br /> * (done) define details that should be reported* see<br /> //errant/home/wuth/sar/pc/membership/editor/validation.txt* (done) develop test cases<br /> * see<br /> //errant/home/wuth/sar/pc/membership/editor/validation-test-cases/* (done) consider value of using Java 1.4 which supports<br /> Throwable.getCause()<br /> * does not add any specifity* if need more detail need to enhance or replace org.xml.sax* consider using separate schema validation phase, separate from<br /> castor (unmarshaller)<br /> * see [file:///home/wuth/xml/msv/msv-20030225/JARV.html]* generate full detail error messages<br /> * output each line of the input file* number each line of the input file* add error line (normally blank) and blank line between each<br /> line of input file* print carat and dashes point at line and character found* print detailed error message* determine reporting gaps<br /> * document the error produced by each test case (See howtodo file<br /> for how to generate error output. See validation.txt)* review cases that don't produce an error* consider if enough information is available to report o<br /> user* mitigate gaps<br /> * capture exceptions and customize error message<br /> * see Demo.java* ask on castor users' mailing list* Create a java GUI for the validator</div>

Brett Wuth