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XForms and eXist: A Perfect Couple
- 1. XForms and eXist A perfect couple Erik Bruchez ebruchez@orbeon.com
- 2. A demo
- 3. XForms • Represents form data as XML • But how do you persist it?
- 4. XForms Persistence There is no such thing!
- 5. <xforms:submission> • Allows XForms to “talk” to the world • Fully supports REST in XForms 1.1
- 6. REST • Using HTTP the way it was meant to be • Identify resources with URIs • Methods: GET, PUT, DELETE, POST
- 7. Traditionally • UI written with Java, Ruby, ... • Data captured as objects • Relational database • O-R mapping to bridge the gap
- 8. Issues • Middleware to do the mapping • More software
- 9. What about XForms? • Implement a REST service • XML-relational mapping • Or store in BLOB columns
- 10. Is there a better way?
- 11. eXist • Native XML database • Open source • XQuery • REST API
- 12. 2+2=?
- 13. Perfect Match • XML • REST
- 15. No need for a middle man!
- 16. GET <xforms:submission serialization=”none” method=”get” action=”http://localhost/exist/db/docs/form1.xml” replace=”instance” instance=”form-instance”/>
- 17. PUT <xforms:submission ref=”instance(‘form-instance’)” method=”put” action=”http://localhost/exist/db/docs/form1.xml” replace=”none”/>
- 18. DELETE <xforms:submission serialization=”none” method=”delete” action=”http://localhost/exist/db/docs/form1.xml” replace=”none”/>
- 19. POST <xforms:submission ref=”instance(‘search-query’)” method=”post” action=”http://localhost:8080/exist/db/docs/” replace=”instance” instance=”query-results”/>
- 20. XQuery <xforms:instance id=”search-query”> <exist:query> <exist:text> xquery version quot;1.0quot;; <documents>{ for ... return ... }</documents> </exist:text> </exist:query> </xforms:instance>
- 21. Using XQuery results • Output values with <xforms:output> • Iterate with <xforms:repeat>
- 22. Conclusion Using XForms and eXist allows you to do all the Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) and search operations without any middleware. The result is increased simplicity.
- 23. Q &A