BaseX 6.8: Status Quo

Hi all,

here at BaseX, we're more than busy to get our next release finished... which will contain a real bunch of new features:

- the database store will also support binary (or "raw") files - the new WebDAV API can be used to store files similar to a file system - WebDAV will also provide a tight coupling to the oXygen editor - JAX-RX will be replaced with a native, better integrated REST API - the JSON module in XQuery converts JSON documents to XML and back - all XML documents can be serialized to JSON, using the JSON-ML standard - the SQL module facilitates the access to relational databases from XQuery - the new EXPath Crypto package supports cryptographic operations

Some of the features are already documented in our Wiki (http://docs.basex.org/). Just search for "6.8" and you'll get more information.

Next, many of the features are already found in our GitHub repository. As an example, BaseX is now disconnected from JAX-RX, and the starter class for both the REST and WebDAV services is now called BaseXHTTP.

Keeping you updated; thanks all for your support, Christian ___________________________

BaseX Team Christian Grün Uni KN, Box 188 D-78457 Konstanz http://www.basex.org