ZopeXMLMethods 1.0 released, succeeds XMLTransform

The ZopeXMLMethods 1.0 release represents a fundamental change in paradigm from XMLTransform. Rather than pointing directly to both the XML source and the XSLT source, an XSLTMethod now points at the XSLT source and is applied to the XML source like a python script or DTML method.

This is good news, as it makes XSLTMethod much more Zope-ish and completely obviates the XML Transformer Registry. However, the down side is that there is no easy upgrade path from previous releases.

The reaons for the name change are as follows:

• not backward compatible
• fundamental paradigm change
• project now hosted on sourceforge

ZopeXMLMethods consists of a set of methods that can be applied to Zope objects to perform various types of XML processing. In general each type of method is applied to a Zope object in the same manner that a standard DTML Method or Python Script might be applied. The only requirement for the source Zope object is that it must somehow produce XML. Currently, this XML must be in ASCII or UNICODE form, but in the future additional formats such as DOM or SAX events will be supported. ZopeXMLMethods includes a Cache Manager that is specialized to notice changes to the XML source files and to store cached contents in files in the filesystem, rather than the Zope object database.