Javascript XML Frameworks - Ajax Patterns

Javascript XML Frameworks

From Ajax Patterns

See also Javascript_Multipurpose_Frameworks and Ajax_Frameworks.

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Google AJAXSLT (Released June 2005)

Google AJAXSLT is a Javascript framework for performing XSLT transformations, as well as XPath queries.

  • Utilizes Backbase AJAX engine - cross browser compatible
  • Declarative (XML-based) AJAX programming model.
  • Open-source license (BSD). By a search solutions company which refers to itself as "Google".
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Backbase XML/XSLT/Xpath (Released 2003)

Backbase XML/XSLT/Xpath is a Javascript framework for performing XSLT transformations, as well as XPath queries.

  • Builds on Backbase AJAX Engine.
  • Free Community Edition license and Commercial license.1
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Sarissa (Released February 2003)

Sarissa is a Javascript API which encapsulates XML functionality in browser-independent calls.

  • Portable XMLHttpRequest creation.
  • Portable XPath queries.
  • Portable DOM manipulation.
  • Portable XSLT.
  • Portable serialisation to XML.
  • Open-source (GPL 2.0 or LGPL 2.1, your choice). From various contributors.
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XMLParse (Released January 2006)

XMLParse does simple deserialization of XML to JavaScript objects.

  • Compatibility: IE6, Moz/FF 1.x, Safari 2.x
  • Apache License Version 2.0
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xWire (Released October, 2005)

xWire Framework is a mature, object-oriented, enterprise-class Javascript toolkit for building cross-browser applications.

  • Mature toolkit (originally written in 2001)
  • Simple API for cross browser functionality including XmlHttp, DOM, XPath, XSLT
  • Completely object-oriented using Javascript classes
  • Configurable logging mechanism
  • Incredibly flexible event mechanism
  • Includes some great widgets such as a hierarchical tree and notebook
  • XML form binding for easily copying HTML form field values to/from one or more XML documents
  • Working examples
  • Frequent enhancements
  • Well documented with meaningful and thorough comments throughout the code
  • Compatibility: IE6, Moz/FF 1.x
  • Apache License V2.0 by Jeff Roberts and Mark Nabours
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xml2array()

XML Parser for JavaScript - xml2array() is a function that parses the given XML document and return the data in an associative array. 

var arr = xml2array(XmlHttp.responseXml);
// Do what you want with 'arr'


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Freja (released January 2006)

Freja is a specialized Javascript Framework for creating template-based, single-screen web applications.

Freja is:

  • Browser-centric and server-agnostic.
  • Aimed toward delivering zero-latency user interface.
  • Based on recognized standards and accepted best practices:
    • XML, XSL Templates and XPATH.
    • Separation of data, logic and presentation (MVC pattern)
  • Open-Source and licensed under the CC-GNU LGPL.

Freja is built upon the Sarissa library by Manos Batsis.


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XMLas (released July 19, 2005)

XMLas XMLas is a tool for binding xml definitions to an actionscript object structure.

XMLas has the following features:

  • can read and resolve 'n' definition files and merge tag attributes and children
  • can build xmlas objects from n xml files, given a list of tag definitions.
  • namespace handling
  • use toXML() to write out to xml (excluding namespace information).
  • can handle recursive tags: 
     ex) <parent id="abc"><child id="def" /></parent>


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SoftXpath (released June 10, 2009)

[1] SoftXPath is small cross browser JavaScript library written for web developers who deals with XML parsing/querying on client side.

Query complex XML documents using powerful Xpath expressions.

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