Replacing std.xml

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 8/29/13 12:25 AM, w0rp wrote:
> Hello everybody. I've been wondering, what are the current plans to
> replace std.xml? I'd like to help with the effort to get a final XML
> library in phobos. So, I have a few questions.
>
> First, and most importantly, what do we except out of a D XML library?
> I'd really like to have a discussion of the form, "Here is exactly the
> interface the structs/classes need to implement, go forth and
> implement." The general idea in my mind is "something SAX-like, with
> something a little DOM-like." I'm aware that std.xml has some issues
> support different encodings, so obvious that's included.
>
> Second, is there an existing library that has gotten close to meeting
> whatever we need for the first point? If so, how far away is it from
> being able to meet all of the requirements and become the standard
> library version?

I don't know much about XML, but I noticed there are a few popular 
libraries and models. I'd expect a replacement for std.xml would choose 
one of these popular models that is most appropriate for D.


Andrei