XML::Validator::Schema version 1.02

CHANGES

  1.02  2003-10-01
  - Added support for composition of <sequence> and <choice> groups.

  - Added support for <simpleType>, both named and anonymous, with
    mostly complete <restriction> support.

  - Added automated test to run test suite against Xerces/C++ if
    available.  This should keep our tests in line with expected
    reality.


DESCRIPTION

   This module allows you to validate XML documents against a W3C XML
   Schema. This module does not implement the full W3C XML Schema
   recommendation (http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema), but a useful subset. See
   the SCHEMA SUPPORT section in the module documention.

RATIONALE

   I'm writing a piece of software which uses Xerces/C++ (
   http://xml.apache.org/xerces-c/ ) to validate documents against XML
   Schema schemas. This works very well, but I'd like to release my project
   to the world. Requiring users to install Xerces is simply too onerous a
   requirement; few will have it already and the Xerces installation system
   leaves much to be desired.

   On CPAN, the only available XML Schema validator is XML::Schema.
   Unfortunately, this module isn't ready for use as it lacks the ability
   to actually parse the XML Schema document format! I looked into
   enhancing XML::Schema but I must admit that I'm not smart enough to
   understand the code... One day, when XML::Schema is completed I will
   replace this module with a wrapper around it.

   This module represents my attempt to support enough XML Schema syntax to
   be useful without attempting to tackle the full standard. I'm sure this
   will mean that it can't be used in all situations, but hopefully that
   won't prevent it from being used at all.

INSTALLATION

   The easiest way to install this module is using CPAN.pm:

      perl -MCPAN -e 'install XML::Validator::Schema'

   If you must do it the old-fashioned way, first install:

      Carp
      Test::More
      XML::SAX
      Tree::DAG_Node
      XML::Filter::BufferText

   Then unpack this module's distribution and do:

      perl Makefile.PL
      make test
      make install

AUTHOR

   Sam Tregar <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

   Copyright (C) 2002 Sam Tregar

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under the same terms as Perl 5 itself.