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Hello everybody
Next year I`ll write my diploma in computer science for business (It`s
a degree in Germany) and I`ve some questions about the topic. The
diploma will handle about refactoring of xml-schemes and a
transformation of all instances (the xml-documents) with XSLT-scripts.
The idea of the diploma is, that in nearly every company xml schemes
are used. And (like Heraklit said "Panta rhei" - everthing is flowing)
the business processes in companys could be changed. If an xml- scheme
has to be changed (refactored), what to do with all instances of these
schemes?
Is it possible to create an XSLT-script that transforms all instances
of the old scheme into instances of the new, refactored scheme? The
diploma will handle about questions like what information you need for
the transformation, what operations are possible for the
transformation, etc.
A simple example is to refactor an xml scheme with one element and to
transform an attribute of the element A to a different element in the
content on the first position of the element A.
I`ll write the diploma next year and all questions are only an
investigation on the topic.
Can anybody recommend some good books about the refactoring of
something like this? I`ve read the book "XML in a Nutshell" and
"Refactoring" (Martin Fowler), but I couldn`t find any information
about this.
What do you think about the topic? Do you see there any big problems ?
I pondered about the topic the last weeks and I think it`s ok, without
big problems. After the analysis of the transformation I`ll design and
implement a tool for the refactoring of these.
Thanks and sorry for my bad english,
PS: if you find mistakes in my text, pleas tell me, so I can correct
them to improve my english
Next year I`ll write my diploma in computer science for business (It`s
a degree in Germany) and I`ve some questions about the topic. The
diploma will handle about refactoring of xml-schemes and a
transformation of all instances (the xml-documents) with XSLT-scripts.
The idea of the diploma is, that in nearly every company xml schemes
are used. And (like Heraklit said "Panta rhei" - everthing is flowing)
the business processes in companys could be changed. If an xml- scheme
has to be changed (refactored), what to do with all instances of these
schemes?
Is it possible to create an XSLT-script that transforms all instances
of the old scheme into instances of the new, refactored scheme? The
diploma will handle about questions like what information you need for
the transformation, what operations are possible for the
transformation, etc.
A simple example is to refactor an xml scheme with one element and to
transform an attribute of the element A to a different element in the
content on the first position of the element A.
I`ll write the diploma next year and all questions are only an
investigation on the topic.
Can anybody recommend some good books about the refactoring of
something like this? I`ve read the book "XML in a Nutshell" and
"Refactoring" (Martin Fowler), but I couldn`t find any information
about this.
What do you think about the topic? Do you see there any big problems ?
I pondered about the topic the last weeks and I think it`s ok, without
big problems. After the analysis of the transformation I`ll design and
implement a tool for the refactoring of these.
Thanks and sorry for my bad english,
PS: if you find mistakes in my text, pleas tell me, so I can correct
them to improve my english
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