Re: AW: [xml] xmlTextWriter

["Jeroen Crandonk" <crandonkphin tursiops org>]

> > Amazing! After looking at your code and if I didn't know it better :) I'd 
say I copied at least some parts from your code :-).
>   Okay, can we get a merged version ? Pick the best of both, 
> assemble it put both of you as Copyright owners and we will 
> integrate this, okay ?

I'm all for that option :) I haven't had time to have a proper look at your 
version yet, so can't say yet which parts should be used from which :)

I like my api on the xml writer better cause that's the one I'm already using 
in my own programs using the xml writer ^-^

But that's easy to change really :)

Like I said I was also waiting for some patches, would like to get those in 
before any integrating :)

I still think we need a cvs somewhere for this thing btw. ^.^

> > I even found a bug that we share in our code (I think it's a
> > bug): the xmlTextWriter allows for multiple xml prologs in the same
> > document (you can call xmlTextWriterWriteStartDocument after calling
> > xmlTextWriterWriteEndDocument), which in my opinion does not conform
> > with the xml standard.
>
>   Hum, the big problem is that if you serialize multiple documents
> on a single stream, an XML parser reading it has no way to detect the
> end of a document. This open the door to more troubles then it's
> useful IMHO.

I basicly just followed the .net specification I think :) which seems to 
allow it, but I'm not sure of that :)


> > I am quite new on this list so I didn't know that you were working on the 
same thing.
>   Do not underestimate the search engine
>     http://xmlsoft.org/search.php?query=xmlTextWriter
> allows to locate the threead where this was discussed
>   http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2003-May/msg00076.html

Yup, read what I wrote on the topic ^-^

 
> > Well, maybe I should stop the work on xmlTextWriter. I do not know, if 
two slightly different aproaches are the best thing we should do.
>   No, no, don't stop now. Just make sure you end up with something
> which souns correct to both of you. Otherwise I will have to pick one
> and you don't want me to be the one deciding in an arbitrary manner 
> :-)

I agree! ^-^

I only started work on it in hopes that others would take the effort to 
finish it once they see the benefit of an xmlwriter :) I don't have much time 
to spend on it myself ^.^

So, lets see if we can come up with an integrating scheme ? :)
If you think you can get any good bits from my code and make a single version 
with that that'll be fine with me too :)