Problem with omit-xml-declaration during update operation

On 10.05.2011, at 07:11, David Reichle wrote: > I'm trying to do an update operation on a file using standalone cmdline basex. > > The xml-declaration get printed to stdout instead of to the updated file. > > $cat test.xml > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <root> > <test/> > </root> > > $cat test.xq > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; > > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root > return insert node <test/> into $root > > $basex -u test.xq > > $cat test.xml > <root> > <test/> > <test/> > </root> > > The declaration gets removed :< > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Andreas Weiler < andreas.weiler at uni-konstanz.de> wrote: > Hi David, > > the following query does what you trying to do (i guess): > > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; > put( > copy $doc := doc("test.xml") > modify insert node <testnew/> into $doc/root > return $doc, "test2.xml") > > Kind regards, > Andreas > > On 10.05.2011, at 07:11, David Reichle wrote: > > > I'm trying to do an update operation on a file using standalone cmdline > basex. > > > > The xml-declaration get printed to stdout instead of to the updated file. > > > > $cat test.xml > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <root> > > <test/> > > </root> > > > > $cat test.xq > > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; > > > > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root > > return insert node <test/> into $root > > > > $basex -u test.xq > > > > $cat test.xml > > <root> > > <test/> > > <test/> > > </root> > > > > The declaration gets removed :< > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BaseX-Talk mailing list > > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 6:24 AM, David Reichle <dreichle at cableone.net> wrote: > I'm sorry; I wasn't really _trying_ to do anything, except to point out what > I consider a bug. > Thank-you for your reply. > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Andreas Weiler > <andreas.weiler at uni-konstanz.de> wrote: >> >> Hi David, >> >> the following query does what you trying to do (i guess): >> >> declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; >> put( >> copy $doc := doc("test.xml") >> modify insert node <testnew/> into $doc/root >> return $doc, "test2.xml") >> >> Kind regards, >> Andreas >> >> On 10.05.2011, at 07:11, David Reichle wrote: >> >> > I'm trying to do an update operation on a file using standalone cmdline >> > basex. >> > >> > The xml-declaration get printed to stdout instead of to the updated >> > file. >> > >> > $cat test.xml >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> > <root> >> > <test/> >> > </root> >> > >> > $cat test.xq >> > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; >> > >> > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root >> > return insert node <test/> into $root >> > >> > $basex -u test.xq >> > >> > $cat test.xml >> > <root> >> > <test/> >> > <test/> >> > </root> >> > >> > The declaration gets removed :< >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > BaseX-Talk mailing list >> > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> > > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >

Am 13.05.2011 06:15 schrieb "David Reichle" <dreichle at cableone.net>: > The serialization parameter 'omit-xml-declaration' is being specified. I > ran the following test > with basex and mxquery to compare the behavior. > > > $ > $ cat test.xq > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root > return insert node <test/> into $root > $ > $ echo "<root/>" > test.xml > $ java -jar mxquery.jar -um -x -s omit-xml-declaration=no -f test.xq > May 12, 2011 9:40:33 PM ch.ethz.mxquery.cmdline.MXQuery executeQuery > WARNING: Logger started > May 12, 2011 9:40:33 PM ch.ethz.mxquery.util.Logger log > INFO: Parsing completed, took 24 ms > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?>$ > $ > $ cat test.xml > <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?><root><test/></root>$ > $ > $ echo "<root/>" > test.xml > $ > $ basex -s omit-xml-declaration=no -u test.xq > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>$ > $ > $ cat test.xml > <root> > <test/> > </root>$ > $ > $ > > > You can see that mxquery also prints the declaration to stdout like basex > but also inserts it into the updated serialized test.xml. I haven't tried > any other processors but the behavior of mxquery is what I would expect. > I looked but didn't see anything in the XQuery Update Facility specification > about serialization behavior. > > David > > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 1:57 AM, Christian Grün > <christian.gruen at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dear David, >> >> thanks, all observations on potential bugs are welcome. In this case, >> the behavior is indeed expected (although somewhat counterintuitive): >> When the document is serialized to disk, we have already lost the >> information if an XML declaration was specified. Other information, >> such as DTD declarations and entities, are lost as well as long as >> they are not explicitly specified as serialization parameters. >> >> Best, >> Christian >> ___________________________ >> >> On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 6:24 AM, David Reichle <dreichle at cableone.net> >> wrote: >> > I'm sorry; I wasn't really _trying_ to do anything, except to point out >> what >> > I consider a bug. >> > Thank-you for your reply. >> > >> > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Andreas Weiler >> > <andreas.weiler at uni-konstanz.de> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> >> >> the following query does what you trying to do (i guess): >> >> >> >> declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; >> >> put( >> >> copy $doc := doc("test.xml") >> >> modify insert node <testnew/> into $doc/root >> >> return $doc, "test2.xml") >> >> >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Andreas >> >> >> >> On 10.05.2011, at 07:11, David Reichle wrote: >> >> >> >> > I'm trying to do an update operation on a file using standalone >> cmdline >> >> > basex. >> >> > >> >> > The xml-declaration get printed to stdout instead of to the updated >> >> > file. >> >> > >> >> > $cat test.xml >> >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >> >> > <root> >> >> > <test/> >> >> > </root> >> >> > >> >> > $cat test.xq >> >> > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; >> >> > >> >> > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root >> >> > return insert node <test/> into $root >> >> > >> >> > $basex -u test.xq >> >> > >> >> > $cat test.xml >> >> > <root> >> >> > <test/> >> >> > <test/> >> >> > </root> >> >> > >> >> > The declaration gets removed :< >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > BaseX-Talk mailing list >> >> > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> >> > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > BaseX-Talk mailing list >> > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> > >> > >>

> Dear David, > > thanks, all observations on potential bugs are welcome. In this case, > the behavior is indeed expected (although somewhat counterintuitive): > When the document is serialized to disk, we have already lost the > information if an XML declaration was specified. Other information, > such as DTD declarations and entities, are lost as well as long as > they are not explicitly specified as serialization parameters. > > Best, > Christian > ___________________________ > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 6:24 AM, David Reichle <dreichle at cableone.net> > wrote: > > I'm sorry; I wasn't really _trying_ to do anything, except to point out > what > > I consider a bug. > > Thank-you for your reply. > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Andreas Weiler > > <andreas.weiler at uni-konstanz.de> wrote: > >> > >> Hi David, > >> > >> the following query does what you trying to do (i guess): > >> > >> declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; > >> put( > >> copy $doc := doc("test.xml") > >> modify insert node <testnew/> into $doc/root > >> return $doc, "test2.xml") > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> Andreas > >> > >> On 10.05.2011, at 07:11, David Reichle wrote: > >> > >> > I'm trying to do an update operation on a file using standalone > cmdline > >> > basex. > >> > > >> > The xml-declaration get printed to stdout instead of to the updated > >> > file. > >> > > >> > $cat test.xml > >> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > >> > <root> > >> > <test/> > >> > </root> > >> > > >> > $cat test.xq > >> > declare option output:omit-xml-declaration "no"; > >> > > >> > let $root := doc("test.xml")/root > >> > return insert node <test/> into $root > >> > > >> > $basex -u test.xq > >> > > >> > $cat test.xml > >> > <root> > >> > <test/> > >> > <test/> > >> > </root> > >> > > >> > The declaration gets removed :< > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > BaseX-Talk mailing list > >> > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > >> > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BaseX-Talk mailing list > > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > > > > >