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db documents metadata
by Marc van Grootel 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

Hi, I was looking through the feature list in the issue tracker to see what's in the pipeline. I suddenly remembered a feature from an xml database I used a couple of years ago called Qizx. This had a very neat feature where every database document and collection could have a special map with metadata properties. These do not affect the XML content in any way but they can be accessed via special API calls or Qizx specific extension module. A better explanation of this feature can be read in the Qizx manual (for example here http://kiwi.emse.fr/DN/qizx-manual.pdf on page 18 and 57). I have used such metadata properties on nodes to implement syncing XML documents in a SCM (Subversion). I stored revision id's and other SCM control data in those properties. Authors would work in Subversion and certain directories where kept synced to a Qizx database so we could easily create PDF publications of the latest XML with zero impact on the XML itself. Maybe BaseX already uses something like that under the hood, I don't know. If so extending it or opening it for use would be useful I think, and generally cool :-) -- --Marc

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Proxy port with basex
by Furqan Khan 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

i was wondering if u could suggest how to use the proxy port option that comes wit basiX. Or is there any way by which i can capture the xpath queries issued from a web application ,before the actually hit the BasiX database at back end (Sort of proxy between a web app and database server 'basix in this case'.). Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.....

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Best way to understand Query result type
by Marco Lettere 12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14

Hello all, I'm in the situation where I'd have to execute an XQuery on a different Server from an external Java code (check the small example provided). What is the best way of transforming the resulting bytestream into BaseX' Value model (item()*, node()*, xs:string* whatever is returned by the query) in order to be able to treat the result as if it was generated inside the calling XQuery itself? Would the HTTPClient that ships with Basex be of any help? Or do I have to do everything manually? I hope the question is stated clearly enough anyway here is a short example (probably not working directly ;-)) that demonstrates the concept. declare namesapce ext = "my.externalClass.EC"; let $out := ext:eval("http://otherhost:8984/rest" "{1 to 10 ! <a/>}") return <total count={count($out)}> {$out} </total> EC has few methods most importantly: private String queryToXML(String query){ return "<query xmlns=\"http://basex.org/rest\">" + "<text><![CDATA[" + query + "]]></text>" + "</query>"; } public static void eval(String address, String query) { try { URL url = new URL(address); HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection)url.openConnection(); conn.setRequestMethod("POST"); conn.setDoOutput(true); conn.getOutputStream().write(this.query.getBytes()); ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); InputStream is = conn.getInputStream(); byte[] buf = new byte[1024]; int len = is.read(buf,0,buf.length); while(len != -1){ baos.write(buf, 0, len); len = is.read(buf,0,buf.length); } is.close(); byte[] = baos.toByteArray(); baos.close(); } catch (Exception e) { result = e; } } The Question translates to what should eval's return type be and how to generate it from ByteArrayOutputStream. Thank you. M.

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BaseX CMS functionality
by Philipp Burger 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Hello, I study print and media technology in the 6th semester with focus on digital publishing at the Stuttgart Media University. As a part of my Bachelor thesis following question popped up: Are there existing BaseX functions or third-party solutions for typical CMS functionalities like rights and role management, versioning, document check in and check out,… for XML files? Thanks for your help With best regards Philipp Burger Hallo, ich studiere Druck- und Medientechnologie im 6. Semester mit dem Schwerpunkt Digital Publishing an der Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart. Im Rahmen meiner Bachelor-Arbeit ist folgende Frage aufgetaucht: Gibt es für BaseX bestehende Funktionen oder Lösungen von Drittanbietern um typische CMS Funktionalitäten wie Rechte-Rollenverwaltung/Versionierung/Dokument einchecken/auschecken im Mehrbenutzerbetrieb, Locking usw. für XML-Dateien zu realisieren? vielen Dank schon mal im Voraus gruß Philipp Burger

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arrow operator, no big deal!
by Rob Stapper 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

Hi, I was playing with the arrow-operator and found that it doesn't work on anonymous functions, see example. ('A', 'B', 'C') => function( $sequence) { count( $sequence)} No idea why you should use a construction like this but I, kind of, expected it to work. Maybe something for a next release( together with the "apply-function";-). Regards, Rob Stapper --- Dit e-mailbericht bevat geen virussen en malware omdat avast! Antivirus-bescherming actief is. http://www.avast.com

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fn:apply function for XQuery 3.1?
by Marc van Grootel 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

Latest change to the W3C issue tracker indicates that this is going to be in XQuery 3.1, yay! See https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=26585 --Marc

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basex 7.9 - red hat package?
by Olivier JEULIN 10 Sep '14

10 Sep '14

Hello, when do you plan to release a package for RedHat? The repository has only v7.8. FYI, 7.9 solves a bug that we just found in 7.8, so, good work! :-)

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Error while acceessing embedded databases through client-server.
by Kunal Chauhan 05 Sep '14

05 Sep '14

Hello, I have created embedded database using java API. Now, while opening the databases using XQJ client-server architecture. Exception in thread "main" javax.xml.xquery.XQException: BXCE001 - Stopped at ., 1/245: [BXDB0002] The database format has changed; please use a newer version. at HelloWorld.main(HelloWorld.java:39) I started the BaseXServer and while running BaseXClient from command prompt, following is the output of "list" command. > list name Resources Size Input Path ------------------------------------- testDB 0 0 Error but I am able to open the same database through Java API. So, my question is can we use databases which are created in embedded mode and use it through client-server architecture ? Thanks, -- *Kunal Chauhan* mail4ck(a)gmail.com [+918655517141]

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QUERYINFO through java API
by Kunal Chauhan 03 Sep '14

03 Sep '14

Hello, I am trying to print queryinfo through java code. I am using following query : declare namespace db ='http://basex.org/modules/db'; declare option db:queryinfo 'true'; for $i in 1 to 1 return db:open('testDB')/* I am using Java API's QueryProcessor to execute an above query. can anybody help to print queryinfo through java API ? Thanks, -- *Kunal Chauhan* mail4ck(a)gmail.com [+918655517141]

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RestXQ and file paths
by Lars Johnsen 02 Sep '14

02 Sep '14

There seems to be a difference in file referecense when using %rest:path("/show/{$welcome}") %method("html") vs. %rest:path("/show") %rest:form-param("welcome", "{$welcome}") %method("html") In the first version it appears that references within to folder /static inside the BaseX web directory are not found (images stylesheets etc.), while it works nicely using parameter. This snippet may illustrate, the secon shows the logo, the other won't: module namespace page = 'http://basex.org/modules/web-page'; declare %rest:path("/show/{$welcome}") %output:method("html") function page:show($welcome) { <html><body><img src="static/logo.png"/><p>{$welcome}</p></body></html> }; declare %rest:path("/show") %rest:form-param("welcome", "{$welcome}") %output:method("html") function page:showparam($welcome) { <html><body><img src="static/logo.png"/><p>{$welcome}</p></body></html> };

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