Re: [boost] GSOC - Boost.XML

Subject: Re: [boost] GSOC - Boost.XML
From: Andrew Sutton (andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-26 08:26:35

Hi Shrinidhi,

1. Would it make sense to provide C++ binding for XML using  XSD? This
> would make it much more convenient that using parsers explicitly.
>

It's possible, but you would have to convince people here that it's valuable
to the Boost project. A similar project was discussed last week.

> 2. Is the project mostly to develop an abstraction for the backend parsers
> so that different parsers can be "plugged-in"?
>

That is one approach to providing XML support for Boost. This kind of
project has also been discussed within the last week.

You can the conversations in the Boost mailing archives (which are also
indexed by most search engines).

Best regards,

Andrew Sutton
andrew.n.sutton_at_[hidden]