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Release Notes for minixsv, Release 0.3
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minixsv is a XML schema validator written in "pure" Python.
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Currently only a subset of the XML schema standard is supported
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(list of limitations/restrictions see below).
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minixsv currently uses minidom or elementtree as XML parser
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Other parsers can easily be adapted by implementing an appropriate interface class
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Whitespaces inside strings are automatically normalized/collapsed as specified in the XML schema file
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Default/Fixed attributes are automatically inserted if not specified in the input file
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 The minixsv XML schema validator is
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 Copyright (c) 2004 by Roland Leuthe
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 By obtaining, using, and/or copying this software and/or its
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 associated documentation, you agree that you have read, understood,
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 and will comply with the following terms and conditions:
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 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
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 its associated documentation for any purpose and without fee is
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 hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appears in
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 all copies, and that both that copyright notice and this permission
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 notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of
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 the author not be used in advertising or publicity
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 pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written
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 THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD
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 TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-
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 ABILITY AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR
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 BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY
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 DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
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 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
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 OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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Limitations/restrictions of the current release:
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- No support of namespaces
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- Only first text node is validated/processed as Element content
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- No validation of predefined types decimal, float, double, date/time types, DURATION, anyURI, base64Binary
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- Only partial validation for language, QName, DTD types
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- No validation for facets of not validated predefined types (see above)
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- Derivation of complex types from simple types not supported
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- Mixed content (child nodes and text nodes) not supported
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- No check if no element content exists when xsi:nil = "true" is specified
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- No support of attributes "elementFormDefault", "attributeFormDefault", "form"
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- "import" element not supported
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- no check if derived type and base type match
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- no check of attributes "final", "finalDefault"
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- "redefine" element not supported
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- no support of substitution groups
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- no support of abstract elements and types
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- uniqueness of identity constraints (unique/key/keyref) is only checked on string base
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  (in case of element content only the first text node is evaluated)
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- "processContents" attribute not supported
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Note: This constraint list may not be complete!!
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Contents
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readme.txt
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__init__.py
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pyxsval.py
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xsvalSchema.py
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xsvalBase.py
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xsvalSimpleTypes.py
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xsvalErrorHandler.py
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xmlifbase.py
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minidomif.py
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elemtreeif.py
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xsStructs.xsd
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datatypes.xsd
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datatypes2.xsd
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HISTORY:
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Changes to Release 0.2
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- API re-structured
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- XML text processing added
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- several bugs fixed
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- internal re-structuring
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Changes to Release 0.1
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- Error/warning outputs contain now also filename and linenumber
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- Basic URI support for include directive added
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- XML interface classes completely re-designed
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- several bugs fixed
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