Subject: Re: [xsl] XSLT 2.1 streaming: only benefits memory? From: Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:16:54 +0100 |
Michael Kay Saxonica
Hi Folks,
In what I've read, the main benefit of the streaming capability in XSLT 2.1 is memory. Namely, an XSLT processor won't have to hold in memory a representation of the entire XML document.
> From the reading that I have done on streaming in general (i.e., not XSLT-specific), I get the impression that the main benefit of streaming is that it enables processing before the complete set of data is available. For example, a series of deposits and withdrawals to a bank account over a period of time is a stream. A stream-based program would be long running and would process the deposits and withdrawals as they occur. Notice in this example, the key issue is incremental processing of data as the data arrives; the key issue is not one of memory (in fact, memory isn't even an issue).
QUESTION
Is the streaming capability in XSLT 2.1 just for dealing with large XML documents or will it support data that arrives in bits and pieces (i.e., streamed data)?
/Roger
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