Re: New 'gb.xml2' component

[Benoît Minisini <benoit.minisini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 02/11/2026 à 23:56, Lee a écrit :
> On 11/2/26 7:56 AM, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have started a new component named 'gb.xml2'.
> >
> > It is based on 'libxml2', and will replace the non-maintained
> > 'gb.xml' component.
> >
> > The interface will be different than 'gb.xml' and the old
> > 'gb.libxml'. Mainly because of bug fixes.
> >
> > This is just the start of the implementation.
> >
> > Regards,
>
> That's great, Benoît. Thank you.
>
> I thought about doing that as well but wasn't sure why the existing
> one didn't use libxml2. Anyway, it probably would have taken me years
> and alot of head scratching.
>
> Will the new component be written in Gambas?

No. The new component is a resurrection of the old 'gb.libxml' component
based on 'libxml2'.

I fixed bugs, enhanced the API. I have to reimplement the 'XmlReader'
and 'XmlWriter' classes too, as they seem to be used by the 'gb.xml.rpc'
component.

If you are interesting in understanding how to write a component in C, 
and if you know 'libxml2' a bit, you can look at the source code of 
'gb.xml2'. It's not too complex.

Regards,

--
Benoît Minisini.