XMLSH

A command line shell for XML
Based on the philosophy and design of the Unix Shells

xmlsh provides a familiar scripting environment, but specifically tailored for scripting xml processes.

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XMLSH Blog
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This project is managed in Sourceforge. See the Sourceforge Project Page.
See the "xmlsh" directory under "Files" or just click the "Download" link.

ReleaseNotes

I will be presenting a paper at Balisage 2011, Wednesday August 3, 2011.
JXON: an architecture for schema and annotation driven JSON/XML bidirectional transformations

This presentation describes the architecture and theory behind the upcoming JSON extension module. Full source and runtime will be posted here prior to the event, stay tuned !

Notes

Mark Logic server is supported via an extension module, see MarkLogic
Calabash Xproc processor is supported via an extension module, see Calabash

XMLSH now has a Blog as an attempt to less formally journal the progress.

I gave a presentation about xmlsh at Balisage (previously "Extreme XML") confrence, August 13, 2008.
See Balisage Program

I co-presented a presentation with Norman Walsh at Balisage 2009 on Efficient XML Scripting

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