[TYPO3-core] The XML tags of FlexForm data

[Kasper Skårhøj]

Hi folks,


In version 4.0 robert and I decided to "flavour" the XML tags used in  
FlexForm XML. Yesterday, I discovered that this flavouring is "buggy"  
when a structure is deeper than the first level. So I actually  
improved it to a complete state. The question is now if we should  
change this at this point.

First, lets underline that this "flavouring" is only _cosmetic_ as  
long as you are using t3lib_div::xml2array() to parse FlexForm data.

However, Robert told me that some users were parsing the XML by  
themselves. Therefore our first attempt to make the XML look better  
broke some external installations. Robert and I decided that we would  
do it this one time because the advantage was XML which could be  
validated (rather than having sDEF, lDE, vRU and field_myHeader  
tags!). But now it turns out that this improved XML should either be  
complete (like I did now) or rejected altogether (to not spoil  
existing external parser routines). And I think this superceeds the  
RC as a "bug" because it will be important to settle for the one or  
the other _NOW_.

My suggestion is that we go with the complete flavoured XML as I made  
it. Then it is done, over and out. Further I actually took the chance  
to introduce an option in TYPO3_CONF_VARS which will ignore the  
flavouring; this is essentially a switch for backwards compatibility  
for those who like.

Here I show what the XML looks like _before_ (<4.0) and _after_ (my  
suggested configuration for 4.0):


- kasper


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- kasper

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