[Typo3-dev] XML idea - nothing to do with it

[Michael Zedeler]

dan frost wrote:
> I have an idea and am not sure if it's useful. I've written some proof 
> of concept code already and it works.
> 
> Here's a library of functions in different langauages.
> 
> -
> <library>
> <name>Standard Library</name>
> <function lang="php">
>     #echo "Hello world";
>     #phpinfo();
>   </function>
> <function lang="bash">
>     ls /httpdocs
>   </function>
> </library>
> 
> The php i've written goes through an executes a chosen function with the 
> write language/interpreter..
> 
> So, any ideas?

Hmmmm.... what is the purpose - is it making it possible to write typo3 
modules in many different languages or just executing som small utility 
functions when needed such as the look-for-dead-links function mentioned 
in another recent thread?

The second thing is fairly straight forward and could easilly be done 
using the structure that you outline above, although I'd suggest using 
an exisitng standard. There must be one somewhere out there. OMG IDL 
doesn't seem to be useful since it doesn't have any PHP binding 
descriptions.

If it is the first thing, then there is a lot of things to consider with 
regard to sharing variables and functions between the different 
languages. Microsoft did some work with that in ASP. Another way to go 
is UNO (from SUN), though I haven't tried it - a web application 
framework under the Mozilla organization using UNO exists. I am not 
aware of any PHP-UNO bridge.

Regards,

Michael.