Java API Library to NeXML Subgroup

This subgroup aims to create a Java API for the NeXML data model so that any Java project can read and write NeXML without getting too close the file format.

Participants

• Peter, Jim, Sam, Rutger

Daily Reports

Monday

Based on Arlin's notes.

• requirements
  • lightweight
  • hides details of references; plumbing that we don't want to put on to developers
  • expands on a popular library, biojava or jebl
• decided to target phenex and TreeBASE II
• decided to choose jebl as technology foundation

Tuesday Standup Report

Based on Dave's notes.

• Gave up on BioJava and Jebl. They are too big. Using own standalone.
• How do we want to do the XML parsing?
  • Use Java COM api or XML Beans
  • Trying to avoid having users download too many Jars.

Vladimir suggested that the API should be the focus of the group this week, and that the underlying Jars were a detail that could be changed later.

Wednesday Standup Report

Rutger gave report. Notes based on Dave's incomplete (arrived late) notes.

• Using test driven development. Trying to keep it simple because it's an API to just get it out.
• Expect to have whole API today except for annotation part.
• Not currently doing any XML reading or writing.

Thursday Standup Report

Peter gave report. Dave scribbled.

• More or less finished API, except for annotation
• Rutger and Sam are reading writing
• Peter and Jim are dealing with RDFa issues.
• Today: work out RDFa issues
• Tomorrow demonstrate fundamental reading/writing.
• Want to make it hard for people to create objects that don't serialize well.