Subject: Re: [xsl] [OT] Re: [xsl] Visual XHTML diff From: Xmlizer <xmlizer+xsllist@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:17:44 +0100 |
On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2009/12/28 Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> 2009/12/28 Michael M|ller-Hillebrand <mmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Am 24.12.2009 um 23:40 schrieb Aaron Gray: >>> >>> >> You have both missed my point. I want an XSLT stylesheet to compared >>> >> or merge XML(XBEL)/XHTML files resulting in XHTML or XBEL output >>> >> files. Maybe I shouldhave not said "Visual". >>> >>>>> I am wondering how to do a visual diff of two XHTML files, one newer >>> >>>>> one and a second older one, showing new text in green and >>> >>>> old text in >>> >>>>> red strike through. >>> >>>>> I need to do this in XSLT 1.0 if it is at all possible, although I >>> >>>>> would have thought it was as its a Turin computable problem. >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> Many thanks in advance, >>> > >>> > Anyone give me any clue how to approach this problem ? >>> >> >> Michael, >> >> Thanks for the reply. >> >>> Apparently this is not a task that would be very easy to do in XSL, depending on the level of detail you want in the result. >It would be no fun at all to implement a longest common string algorithm in XSL 1.0. So, it seems most solutions use >other tools to prepare something which could then be turned into a visual representation in a way you like. >> >> Right, I thought it would be a tough problem if possible at all. >> >>> I am currently evaluating those options to handle the diff task: >>> >>> * http://nwalsh.com/java/diffmk/ [not under development] >>> * http://xmlunit.sourceforge.net/ [active development] > > These are Java and I am not running Java on our servers so is not a > solution for me :( > >>> * http://www.xmldifftool.com/ [author says a new version is under development] > > This is closed source. > >> Okay, please let me know what you find. I will have a look too, when I >> get the time and right head on. >> >> I had been considering a DOM based solution too. > > I think a DOM solution in PHP or Javascript is what I am going to have > to consider. Javascript solution would be better if you want to open source it afterward, in case it ends up to be general diff Xmlizer
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