Re: Xml diff module - feedback needed

On 12/17/2009 5:22 PM, florent andré wrote:
> Hi Alexander,
>
> Did you had time to check it ?
>
> Yesterday, I see the xmlunit librairie [1]. This lib seems to have a
> good api with myDiff.similar(), myDiff.identical(),DetailedDiff class,...
>
> Did you have a look on it when you create the module ?
> If yes, why do you choose the outerj.daisy.diff class ?
>
> Thanks for any answer,
> Have a good day
>
> [1] : http://xmlunit.sourceforge.net
> [2] : http://xmlunit.sourceforge.net/example.html
>

I don't know if he saw that or not. However, taking a quick look over 
it, it's more of a unit testing library. The similar() and identical() 
functions simply return booleans. DetailedDiff can return a list, but I 
don't necessarily see where it would return information as to where the 
diffs are in relation to the document.

The biggest problem I see with the library however is its license. I 
don't see anything identifying it as a certain type of license. He 
appears to be using his own license that is most likely a variation of a 
common one. Alexander did find a different diff module to use, however 
that one was not license compatible with Apache. The one that he chose 
is license compatible. License compatibility was something I required, 
as I want to eventually work it into trunk.

Richard