[Haskell-cafe] Haskell and XML, need some tips from practioners

[Günther Schmidt]

Hello Gregory,

we have pretty much come to the same conclusion :)

Günther


Am 25.02.10 17:17, schrieb Gregory Collins:
> Günther Schmidt<gue.schmidt at web.de>  writes:
>
>    
>> My question to those with experience of the Haskell-XML tools: which
>> one should I use?
>>      
> You'll need to evaluate which one fits your needs best; in my mind the
> contenders are:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> xml: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/xml
>
> Small, simple, comprehensible DOM interface with some simple
> search + cursor functions, uses String internally. If performance is not
> a concern this one is the "nicest" in my opinion.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> hexpat: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hexpat
>
> A binding to the expat C library; super-fast as a result, most of the
> useful functions from xml have been ported over here. Has support for
> SAX parsing. This is the one I usually use when I don't need things like
> DTD validation or XPath support (i.e. 100% of the time). Not much in the
> way of docs (haddock only) but it's small enough to be comprehensible.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> HXT: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hxt
>
> Dauntingly enormous, oodles of features, you need to grok arrows. Uses
> String internally. The documentation is pretty iffy -- individual
> modules are haddocked pretty well but there are a zillion of them and a
> table of contents is sorely needed. Website docs/manuals are of the
> "read this wiki page, this paper, and my master's thesis" variety, but
> the wiki page is actually pretty good. This is the one I use when I need
> a feature hexpat doesn't have, but normally I avoid it if I can because
> arrows cause me to "grind the gears".
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> HaXml: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/HaXml
>
> Lots of modules and features here, uses String internally, has the same
> "table of contents" issue as HXT, manual seems to consist of an ICFP
> paper from 1999, Haddock is a little terse/spotty.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> G
>