On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 11:09 AM, M. David Peterson
<m(_dot_)david(_at_)xmlhacker(_dot_)com> wrote:
On Sun, 18 May 2008 11:35:05 -0600, Dimitre Novatchev
<dnovatchev(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>
wrote:
XML with some additional restrictions is no longer "XML" and JSON with
restrictions is no longer "JSON" -- it is as simple as that. You are
changing the initial problem and solving another -- and this is not
bad -- but do take care to rename the problem to the new one so not to
confuse anyone that you're trying to do the impossible.
Absolutely agree, Dimitre!
Couple of questions that might help guide the overall conversation in a
productive direction, and therefore towards a renaming of the problem at
hand,
* Is it worth the effort to find ways of transforming JSON into another
serialization format and/or back into JSON (e.g. filtering) using XSLT?
This is the best question. No, in my opinion.
* Is this possible with XSLT 1.0, or is this strictly an XSLT 2.0-type
solution?
Many things are possible, but are they worth the effort?
* Is it even possible with XSLT 2.0?
* If it isn't possible, what pieces of RFC 4627 would need to be avoided to
make it possible?
We should not try to correct something that is broken
* If these pieces were avoided in any given JSON file, would JSON still be
of value?
No, because this would no longer be JSON
* In other words, just like I can avoid using DTD declarations in XML
without losing any inherent value or real world applicability,
Are you sure?
could the
same be said about the pieces of JSON that would need to be avoided to
ensure compatibility with XSLT 2.0?
* Does JSON have to be serialized into XML /before/ it can be transformed
into something else via XSLT 2.0?
This has to be directed to whoever cares about JSON, we are members of
the xsl-list
I'm sure there are other questions that might help make this conversation
more productive. Thoughts?
This conversation cannot be productive because it is about a broken
concept (JSON/XML equivalence).
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/M:D
M. David Peterson
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