Debugging RESTXQ scripts

> I moved the following (under existdb 2.2 working) script to BaseX > https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80

> So general question: does BaseX log related errors somewhere? > > At least the standard logs don't contain anything related.

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Christian Grün wrote: > Hi Andreas, > > Thanks for your feedback. > >> I moved the following (under existdb 2.2 working) script to BaseX >> https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80 > > Where did you move the file to, and which URL did you call? I just > moved it into the webapp directory. When addressing the following > URL... > > http://localhost:8984/all-documents.html > > ...I got 400, because the XQuery code is specific to eXist ("Module > 'http://exist-db.org/xquery/transform' not found."). > >> So general question: does BaseX log related errors somewhere? >> >> At least the standard logs don't contain anything related. > > Maybe the question can already solved if we find out where you moved > your restxq file. – The database log files (data/.logs) should > contain all relevant information. If you address an unknown URL, you > should get entries like the following ones: > > 12:11:19.098 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:10572 admin REQUEST [GET] > http://localhost:8984/unknown 12:11:19.499 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:10572 > admin 404 No function found that matches the request. 12.6 ms > > Hope this helps, Christian > > >> Andreas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 >> (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - >> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU4jgnAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjcxALwIvmRvRz3m9SXsAGncDh0DTt >> sVaBk+s4CMzwTrz9VraZyjiV87y5VpL5KWio3WhPGet3jjR3u74C09swljo07h5c >> 8H75VAoWpf7TjaxqaqAOI2I+VZCZtkFfwwW34zFTBlYXkly6uRMEwppofcX+zc2+ >> ZEfIxF7g7B/mmW37zXtJVN2/pQMbfXEJisi2hDM/87QoIKyGyBN4NqSIMCucGLto >> fTYElkfQILUEb8CWzGDbJBnwOLB6MrHGShEZg/YVlSsvOoalsNsSagQ4yrUP2oBb >> G3d9g2CT7wAjs3K6fJROd9ZS5/Vw96+jsoECayW+8SqT+phXe/tmahDbBTrjEGxJ >> jnhkifviGhn4eRNukPf/3ZHAa5CI96X/ANtJrsyL3zMJ5KPresMUtJZ9sftit9kx >> bq2oqA8E+hmDzO2snFpPflDjdOUd5ABUcYMrGx7lqOVQNTOzRatBAH3dqpmQjZLb >> ha5S7yApyT7+3Lk841bNiTUH3zItPJQ= =iWtX -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

> Both scripts (my own and the hello world script) are located inside > a 'scripts' subfolder: > > dav:/webdav/scripts/> ls

> Calling > http://host:port/hello/xxxx > works.

> So I assume that there is something incompatible with the script. > On eXist-db I would find some information related to the script > within the logs about nothing can be found inside the BaseX logs. > > Andreas > > > Christian Grün wrote: >> Hi Andreas, >> >> Thanks for your feedback. >> >>> I moved the following (under existdb 2.2 working) script to BaseX >>> https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80 >> >> Where did you move the file to, and which URL did you call? I just >> moved it into the webapp directory. When addressing the following >> URL... >> >> http://localhost:8984/all-documents.html >> >> ...I got 400, because the XQuery code is specific to eXist ("Module >> 'http://exist-db.org/xquery/transform' not found."). >> >>> So general question: does BaseX log related errors somewhere? >>> >>> At least the standard logs don't contain anything related. >> >> Maybe the question can already solved if we find out where you moved >> your restxq file. – The database log files (data/.logs) should >> contain all relevant information. If you address an unknown URL, you >> should get entries like the following ones: >> >> 12:11:19.098 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:10572 admin REQUEST [GET] >> http://localhost:8984/unknown 12:11:19.499 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1:10572 >> admin 404 No function found that matches the request. 12.6 ms >> >> Hope this helps, Christian >> >> >>> Andreas -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 >>> (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - >>> http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >>> >>> iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU4jgnAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjcxALwIvmRvRz3m9SXsAGncDh0DTt >>> sVaBk+s4CMzwTrz9VraZyjiV87y5VpL5KWio3WhPGet3jjR3u74C09swljo07h5c >>> 8H75VAoWpf7TjaxqaqAOI2I+VZCZtkFfwwW34zFTBlYXkly6uRMEwppofcX+zc2+ >>> ZEfIxF7g7B/mmW37zXtJVN2/pQMbfXEJisi2hDM/87QoIKyGyBN4NqSIMCucGLto >>> fTYElkfQILUEb8CWzGDbJBnwOLB6MrHGShEZg/YVlSsvOoalsNsSagQ4yrUP2oBb >>> G3d9g2CT7wAjs3K6fJROd9ZS5/Vw96+jsoECayW+8SqT+phXe/tmahDbBTrjEGxJ >>> jnhkifviGhn4eRNukPf/3ZHAa5CI96X/ANtJrsyL3zMJ5KPresMUtJZ9sftit9kx >>> bq2oqA8E+hmDzO2snFpPflDjdOUd5ABUcYMrGx7lqOVQNTOzRatBAH3dqpmQjZLb >>> ha5S7yApyT7+3Lk841bNiTUH3zItPJQ= =iWtX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > - -- > Regards > Andreas Jung > andreas at andreas-jung.com > about.me/andreasjung > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU4zKhAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjVG4Lv0+vu2zZ7OhkzdKSazLQNmcM > fFEl76vQMfoMGSeXFBYqaOXsFTBjME/qMvH0v8qRzLh+vb/MGXw5nrOyBNo99bJl > 6nDydx/G9Hj1iZaX6FaRTRDvrsAi/FqepeGBvbQaAKo3oOr3bXCQxxwqDw4ZmZ67 > QXMMF1KtjmGipt2Y/Htj14tJ7Zz/nxomsdN37nVX6E9mWYfwyICI4R3hQHLohQMV > aZHG76Fks0qVq2C4hXxEVZi3x6MwwTB+4r3jdpgpAVccS8iV+payHGyS3CCg8EYt > I1mGco9uCB6rhvnt8cghHMKkQ/3XMdIWx4+XFplAqNvyq108l+ha+ztI1qrhJKVJ > CKcVVk5+I132DJq9rmCRdW3m4BL2LltpNnFoAgBVGF5mERqTyLcTPD/CROXXqYvR > PahgWVKkAdaRJ/tqAAmpzFTrPM+3u2hxEomM0TnaGkGL/DKZjEoKXFVJFBDX2FIW > vL60rjxYGIb7HxUZMFcG8fCom0NxrJE= > =2oA+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Christian Grün wrote: >> Both scripts (my own and the hello world script) are located >> inside a 'scripts' subfolder: >> >> dav:/webdav/scripts/> ls > > I'm a bit surprised about the 'webdav' segment in you path. Is this > a sub-directory of the webapp directory (please see [1] for more > information)? Or do you store all files in a database? > >> Calling http://host:port/hello/xxxx works. > > This is probably because of the sample RESTXQ code, which you can > find in webapp/restxq.xqm. > > Does this help?

> Q: RESTXQ scripts must be filesystem-based (location with respect > to RESTXQPATH)

> or can I put RESTXQ script directly into > the database (as I tried it as described)? > > Andreas > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU439tAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjDLsLwI23llzsiwx8Y2S03bpUbsAZ > ktXbGUDHb1J7QSt/lwlOvSt/mCB4pEkf/zhR/u0LQr1EZ2UuoBeHhIVmvZPDzFwB > fxJZWR3fdYEGN/1hItNwClTLYdaMmtgd7UZgY6NRwuaGYMUT4WBpBrv0ExjzFBeW > w4KyNMHJPZF2v4VUWZq8UbucIzHYXMftwOiJdAJhvWWrXI3x0cbqiX/i+5jtce8d > Zrc0ORECxDGFBtuicC0HH01FuAvs6WzRT0yzZRZ6V6xJMWbMDYIy48aoGMjnxwl4 > dPW5HiMUE9Mbm6bzFRsloQ+mHlR4qRaakEh6PwAiSsElPJcBk7IkBn9YRivg4kbl > ue6zgsa9sfk7YX6Vo8rfZggpQKvdP9fgZkpzSfPhc0NoqpmWza4nPF1l6fS5FMw+ > IC61Q47mp+62yY+AdmG1N1kptmoI7xjUl2tomjHVXC70FPxcLV64WMGDN59Q81uQ > 56QgeY0mfKkmlOXoPbXZGALGlzZNzvA= > =YHaT > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Am 17.02.2015 um 21:31 schrieb Christian Grün <christian.gruen at gmail.com>: >> Q: RESTXQ scripts must be filesystem-based (location with respect >> to RESTXQPATH) > > Yep ;) The doc says: "Whenever a RESTXQ URL is requested, the > RESTXQPATH module directory and its sub-directories will be parsed for > functions with RESTXQ annotations". > > In BaseX, you can address any database from within a single XQuery > expression, so it makes most sense not to restrict RESTXQ files to a > specific database. > > I guess that's the answer? Probably it's solved differently in eXist-db? > > > >> or can I put RESTXQ script directly into >> the database (as I tried it as described)? >> >> Andreas >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU439tAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjDLsLwI23llzsiwx8Y2S03bpUbsAZ >> ktXbGUDHb1J7QSt/lwlOvSt/mCB4pEkf/zhR/u0LQr1EZ2UuoBeHhIVmvZPDzFwB >> fxJZWR3fdYEGN/1hItNwClTLYdaMmtgd7UZgY6NRwuaGYMUT4WBpBrv0ExjzFBeW >> w4KyNMHJPZF2v4VUWZq8UbucIzHYXMftwOiJdAJhvWWrXI3x0cbqiX/i+5jtce8d >> Zrc0ORECxDGFBtuicC0HH01FuAvs6WzRT0yzZRZ6V6xJMWbMDYIy48aoGMjnxwl4 >> dPW5HiMUE9Mbm6bzFRsloQ+mHlR4qRaakEh6PwAiSsElPJcBk7IkBn9YRivg4kbl >> ue6zgsa9sfk7YX6Vo8rfZggpQKvdP9fgZkpzSfPhc0NoqpmWza4nPF1l6fS5FMw+ >> IC61Q47mp+62yY+AdmG1N1kptmoI7xjUl2tomjHVXC70FPxcLV64WMGDN59Q81uQ >> 56QgeY0mfKkmlOXoPbXZGALGlzZNzvA= >> =YHaT >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Andreas Jung <lists at zopyx.com> wrote: > Jup, in existdb you can treat RESTXQ scripts like data and throw it directly > into the database instead of separating code from data like in BaseX..but thanks for > clarification. > > Regards > Andreas Jung > ----- > Sorry for being brief - sent from a mobile device. > > > Am 17.02.2015 um 21:31 schrieb Christian Grün <christian.gruen at gmail.com>: > >>> Q: RESTXQ scripts must be filesystem-based (location with respect >>> to RESTXQPATH) >> >> Yep ;) The doc says: "Whenever a RESTXQ URL is requested, the >> RESTXQPATH module directory and its sub-directories will be parsed for >> functions with RESTXQ annotations". >> >> In BaseX, you can address any database from within a single XQuery >> expression, so it makes most sense not to restrict RESTXQ files to a >> specific database. >> >> I guess that's the answer? Probably it's solved differently in eXist-db? >> >> >> >>> or can I put RESTXQ script directly into >>> the database (as I tried it as described)? >>> >>> Andreas >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) >>> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >>> >>> iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU439tAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjDLsLwI23llzsiwx8Y2S03bpUbsAZ >>> ktXbGUDHb1J7QSt/lwlOvSt/mCB4pEkf/zhR/u0LQr1EZ2UuoBeHhIVmvZPDzFwB >>> fxJZWR3fdYEGN/1hItNwClTLYdaMmtgd7UZgY6NRwuaGYMUT4WBpBrv0ExjzFBeW >>> w4KyNMHJPZF2v4VUWZq8UbucIzHYXMftwOiJdAJhvWWrXI3x0cbqiX/i+5jtce8d >>> Zrc0ORECxDGFBtuicC0HH01FuAvs6WzRT0yzZRZ6V6xJMWbMDYIy48aoGMjnxwl4 >>> dPW5HiMUE9Mbm6bzFRsloQ+mHlR4qRaakEh6PwAiSsElPJcBk7IkBn9YRivg4kbl >>> ue6zgsa9sfk7YX6Vo8rfZggpQKvdP9fgZkpzSfPhc0NoqpmWza4nPF1l6fS5FMw+ >>> IC61Q47mp+62yY+AdmG1N1kptmoI7xjUl2tomjHVXC70FPxcLV64WMGDN59Q81uQ >>> 56QgeY0mfKkmlOXoPbXZGALGlzZNzvA= >>> =YHaT >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Andreas Jung wrote: > Christian Grün wrote: >>> Both scripts (my own and the hello world script) are located >>> inside a 'scripts' subfolder: >>> >>> dav:/webdav/scripts/> ls >> I'm a bit surprised about the 'webdav' segment in you path. Is this >> a sub-directory of the webapp directory (please see [1] for more >> information)? Or do you store all files in a database? > >>> Calling http://host:port/hello/xxxx works. >> This is probably because of the sample RESTXQ code, which you can >> find in webapp/restxq.xqm.

> I thought RESTXQ scripts would be compatible in some way :-)

> I can access > > http://.../all-documents.xml > > however > > http://.../all-documents.json > > gives me a 404 error.

Christian Grün wrote: > > It works on my machine. Did you specify an Accept header in your > request? I would expect it to be mandatory in eXist db as well.. > > curl -H"Accept:application/json" > "http://localhost:8984/all-documents.json"

> > As an alternative, you can also remove the > %rest:produces("application/json") annotation.

> curl -H"Accept:application/json" "http://localhost:8984/all-documents.json" > > This now returns the XML version of func() - however now JSON > serialized response although %output:method("json") is specified!?

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Christian Grün wrote: >> curl -H"Accept:application/json" >> "http://localhost:8984/all-documents.json" >> >> This now returns the XML version of func() - however now JSON >> serialized response although %output:method("json") is specified!? > > Since Version 8.0, BaseX follows the XQuery 3.1 serialization rules, > which serializes arbitrary XML nodes as JSON string [1]. There's one > exception, though: BaseX XML representations of JSON documents will > continue to be converted from nodes to JSON maps or arrays [2]. > > What was your server-side output, and what result did you expect?

> > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-xquery-serialization-31/#json-output > [2] http://docs.basex.org/wiki/XQuery_3.1#JSON_Serialization

> The result is XML-ish, try yourself: > > curl -H"Accept:application/json" > http://dev1.veit-schiele.de:8984/all-documents.json > > My expectation is receiving a JSON string.

Christian Grün wrote: >> The result is XML-ish, try yourself: >> >> curl -H"Accept:application/json" >> http://dev1.veit-schiele.de:8984/all-documents.json >> >> My expectation is receiving a JSON string. > > This is how the XQuery spec wants it to be. If you look closely, you > will see that your result starts and end with double quotes. > > The problem is that it's not possible to define a lossless > bidirectional mapping for XML and JSON resources. In BaseX, one way > out is to use the 'jsonml' serialization format [1,2]. It can be > triggered by the following annotation: > > %output:json("format=jsonml")

> This was the missing link for moving a script from exist-db to > BaseX. A more complete example in the docs would be helpful here.

> > Thanks for your patience. > > Andreas > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU5KfiAAoJEADcfz7u4AZj3jYLwJEpVwIZnKpcGEXXAeEg4DqO > isWmSVI4pn9+wnlPGTtQuarHkRklIkapET9TkL8b76NXB83pFCiExgGIqeVIVZeO > RAiGgj018/F5DaTSWFg0EG1uptxwBbUWkzKpIfa9HgfbgybChPTw8q2acxYDrJ0B > q6jJ29xet/EvPfbjsavAuvq+Gv6HDJtum8WZ7Ex2kA7PAVUQSo5w8Y9qtqqmEVWp > tGXgAjQrZCmeYkTcWZ2tJ9T/K4yBlyzleA5uX5GUJW6iCuHEZ4QgAqtUQNswgJIg > h9+wQhU/R1/NlyYBelrhGKCUFLoUjdToYfJEGKPEcYd3+IDcyPfMxmAAdMoBoCg4 > K+1UgdACn8xxeyYvQEKxn832UrgYhdowjEQsjXWLcWI2Mwe1F2tgAnev5SXjpbti > X/zrxLzh5sUhUuj74el4VaMDWheKdTqTmxTtgJzZb/59o//TI70Bg1L5fdn2o2yS > hqyp8X/tLkKbOWxLvFmFCXDv5Ls717A= > =7M1F > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Christian Grün wrote: >> This was the missing link for moving a script from exist-db to >> BaseX. A more complete example in the docs would be helpful here. > > To get a better understanding, could you give me a small example how > eXist converts XML to JSON, or a link to their documentation? Does > it also support %output:method('json')?

> This is the script that serializes to (XML), JSON and HTML in existdb > > https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80

> My broader goal is to figure out how to write scripts for both > databases in a compatible way in order to keep the necessary > changes as minimal as possible.

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Christian Grün wrote: >> This is the script that serializes to (XML), JSON and HTML in >> existdb >> >> https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80 > > Thanks. I guess it follows the conversion rules described in [1]? > >> My broader goal is to figure out how to write scripts for both >> databases in a compatible way in order to keep the necessary >> changes as minimal as possible. > > Makes perfect sense. Do you have a particular opinion or preference > when it comes to converting XML to JSON? What are your typical use > cases? >

> I am the found of XML Director > > https://xml-director.info/

> We currently have a handful of JSON scripts doing basic aggregation > for overviews or detail views from within the CMS. Sending JSON back > to the CMS is more natural than having to deal with the same information > as XML inside the CMS.

> In an upcoming phase of the project we have more > specific and requirements to the XML database and so I am just playing > and looking what is doable and how.

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Christian Grün wrote: >>> This was the missing link for moving a script from exist-db to >>> BaseX. A more complete example in the docs would be helpful here. >> >> To get a better understanding, could you give me a small example how >> eXist converts XML to JSON, or a link to their documentation? Does >> it also support %output:method('json')? > > This is the script that serializes to (XML), JSON and HTML in existdb > > https://gist.github.com/zopyx/eee05f7a421a6c0b6b80 > > I can not recall where I found my primary source for RESTXQ scripts > in exist but there are some of their demos > > https://github.com/eXist-db/demo-apps/blob/master/examples/xforms/restxq-demo.xql > > http://exist-db.org/exist/apps/doc/xquery.xml#serialization > > My broader goal is to figure out how to write scripts for both > databases in a compatible way in order to keep the necessary > changes as minimal as possible. > > Andreas > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJU5K3aAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjnA0LwIZMAohm1Q4A2HLIqvr6Ikis > Mvlz03RGIoNpfmUqruXgTK+MDK7nVR6S15GZ0WkUBAh8gT40PxUBjX861N9oHUs+ > 7UN79Rcmhw4uT9jPv47vT2Of6vx/WgE4KVpxMCevVICDuONsqQoM73CwZBmu9LqL > sbsNpx3vf1sG/QOvi1c6C28fJwKNIyvyQnj3Rc3TUUnQ4ZrstFXXVbTrWvO31Cvm > ND+0PjXg49u+63K5JkHtLyOM2kZQ4yDIGYuOAlhtxfTMaappILcuc/pN1UxjmRjj > 7hMPTXC2EK/vEEvcYcCQiL3mZEAOpoGWibiElWfpQHHUsLPfxjQ7U0cqa5au+rT/ > 74Op+rrYPkKoAXtgPZeCdlyUjTr6qpZBGzyDyPww1xELb5tz74tMbm1uZdtJD3HZ > qZH7L72ZDJF10XOtXMgSv+BUwqjSdqG5tyYGzAXRqTSw6t3n2wus4MciKQonBU1S > R9s279cgXjAuS08Re5CuIXdKIIvFDYc= > =o8Ff > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----