March 2021 - BaseX-Talk - mailman.uni-konstanz.de

recursively used variables
by Rob Stapper 12 Aug '24

12 Aug '24

Hi, The code[1] below and send as attachment generates a error message: “Static variable depends on itself: $Q{http://www.w3.org/2005/xquery-local-functions}test”. I use these variables to refer to my private functions in my modules so I can easyly refer to them in a inheritance situation. It’s not a big problem for me but I was wondering if the error-triggering is justified or that it should work. [1]=========================================== declare variable $local:test := local:test#1 ; declare %private function local:test( $i) { if ( $i > 0) then $local:test( $i - 1) } ; $local:test( 10) =========================================== Kind regards, Rob Stapper Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Autocomplete with RESTXQ
by Imsieke, Gerrit, le-tex 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

Hi List, Can anyone recommend a lightweight vanilla Javascript autocomplete library that can easily be used together with BaseX RESTXQ? Maybe even a readily cloneable/modifiable example? I don’t have a preference for a server response format. The RESTXQ service may be configured to return XML, JSON, or HTML No CORS restrictions need to be considered, the query host is the same that delivers the HTML pages. Gerrit

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Package for system integration
by karlo＠fastmail.com 20 Jun '21

20 Jun '21

I have packaged basex in a way that I believe will be easier for integration with package managers. https://klarinet.kos.ovh/fossil/basex-root-install/uv/basex-9.4.3.tar.gz >From the root of that archive, you can build and install like this. make make install # as root The above will install to the prefix /usr/local. You can set a different prefix. Here is an example. make clean make PREFIX=/usr make PREFIX=/usr install # as root A secondary benefit of this package is the removal of the bash dependency. Could a package like this be distributed officially? If that is agreeable, I am happy to try incorporating this into the present build system. Here is a utility for preparing the package. It depends on sh and other Unix-like utilities. https://klarinet.kos.ovh/fossil/basex-root-install/dir?ci=tip With distinguished salutations, Kralj Karlo

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Call for install/setup stories from users
by Bridger Dyson-Smith 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Hi all - Per the recent thread about installing, I was hoping to convince some of you to share your experiences installing and running BaseX. Whether you use Mac OS, Windows, a Linux, or something else: how are you installing and running BaseX? I'm asking as there could be some possible improvements to the wiki that might help new users (or even less-new users!) get up and running. Thanks in advance for your time and trouble! If I can hear about number of approaches, I'm happy to attempt writing up some details for the wiki. Best, Bridger PS Here's mine: Operating systems: I'm typically using BaseX on either a FreeBSD or a Void Linux system (rarely on other Linuxes, and only once or twice on Windows). Install process: my OS' don't have a pre-packaged download for BaseX, so I do something like: 1. cd ~/bin 2. mkdir basex-src basex-data 3. fetch|wget https://files.basex.org/releases/BaseX.zip 4. unzip BaseX.zip 5. rm -rf basex/src basex/data 6. ln -s ~/bin/basex-src ~/bin/basex/src; ln -s ~/bin/basex-data ~/bin/basex/data ... 7. enjoy basex! Upgrade process: something like 1. cd ~/bin 2. fetch|wget https://files.basex.org/releases/BaseX.zip 3. mv basex basex-old 4. unzip BaseX.zip 5. rm -rf basex/src basex/data 6. ln -s ~/bin/basex-src ~/bin/basex/src; ln -s ~/bin/basex-data ~/bin/basex/data ... Usage note: I have a line in my shell RC file (~/.zshrc) that helps my shell/command line know where to find the various basex executables: `export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin/basex/bin"`

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BaseX 9.4.2: Tweaks & Fixes
by Christian Grün 02 Apr '21

02 Apr '21

Dear all, We have released another 9.4 late-summer maintenance release with new performance tweaks and minor bug fixes: http://basex.org In addition, we have started a new Wiki article on XQuery optimizations, which we plan to extend step by step: https://docs.basex.org/wiki/XQuery_Optimizations We are looking forward to your feedback; have fun, Your BaseX Team

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A question about the arrow operator and predicates
by Bridger Dyson-Smith 31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21

Hi all - I was wondering if anyone would have an insight for me as to why the following expression is wrong: ``` for $s in ("/a/b/c", "/1/2/3") let $t := $s => tokenize("/")[last()] return $t ``` This is because of the predicate filter, but I'm not clear on *why* it's because of that :) Thanks for your help! Best, Bridger PS I don't always remember to look at the optimized query in the Info window, but when I do I always get a hint about something; "util:last()" in this case. correctly ``` for $s in ("/a/b/c", "/1/2/3") let $t := tokenize($s, "/")[last()] return $t ``` ``` for $s in ("/a/b/c", "/1/2/3") let $t := $s => tokenize("/") => util:last() return $t ```

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Missing namespaces when storing an excerpt?
by Clark, Ash 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

Hi! I’m pulling JSON from an API, converting the string to the XML representation, and storing part of the resulting XML into BaseX. The problem is, I can’t get the xmlns namespace declaration to stick to the XML excerpt once it’s saved to BaseX. It seems to work when I display the unstored excerpt. Here’s a short XQuery that illustrates my problem. Am I missing something? Is this a bug? xquery version "3.1"; (: NAMESPACES :) declare default element namespace "http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions"; declare namespace db="http://basex.org/modules/db"; declare namespace output="http://www.w3.org/2010/xslt-xquery-serialization"; declare namespace update="http://basex.org/modules/update"; (: OPTIONS :) declare option db:chop 'false'; declare option db:stripns 'false'; declare option output:indent 'yes'; declare option output:method 'xml'; (: MAIN QUERY :) let $uri := "https://wwp.northeastern.edu/exist/rest/db/exhibits/xquery/people.xquery?fi…" let $full := json-to-xml(unparsed-text($uri)) let $snippet := $full/fn:array/fn:map[1] let $workaround := <map xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions">{ $snippet/* }</map> return ( db:create("test-ns", ($full, $snippet, $workaround), ("full.xml", "snippet.xml", "workaround.xml")), update:output(($snippet, $workaround)) ) Thanks for your time! Warmly, Ash Ash Clark (my pronoun.is/e/em/eir<http://pronoun.is/e/em/eir>) XML Applications Developer Digital Scholarship Group Northeastern University Libraries as.clark(a)northeastern.edu (617) 373-5983

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Question about JSON parsing/serializing
by Hans-Juergen Rennau 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

Dear BaseX team, there is something I don't understand about the parsing/serializing of JSON. When I serialize a document without options, backslashes are escaped. So for example ... <url>https://help.openconnectors.ext.hana.ondemand.com/home/google-analytics</url> becomes"url":"https:\/\/help.openconnectors.ext.hana.ondemand.com\/home\/google-analytics" Only using serialization options - map{"escape": "no"} - do I get the output as expected, corresponding to the input. Why are slashes by default escaped when serializing JSON? Kind regards,Hans-Jürgen PS: When parsing, the slashes are not escaped, so it is "asymmetrical" - I need to parse without options, yet to serialize with options.

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Re: [basex-talk] Call for install/setup stories from users
by Graydon 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:43:07PM +0100, Ben Engbers scripsit: > To my knowledge there is no need to remove the data directory. I have never > done this and have never had any problems Well, data/ is in the archive empty and I need to retain the existing data from the incumbent basex when I update BaseX. I find it's simpler to promote data/ to being a sibling of basex/ and use a symbolic link from inside basex/ to find it so I don't have to argue with the defaults. (I am far from sure you can argue with the defaults to the extent of putting the data directory outside of basex/.) So, if you have no need to retain data = no need to do anything with data/. But if you do need to retain data/, giving whatever archive tool a chance to drop an empty data/ over it on upgrade is maybe not the best plan. -- Graydon Saunders | graydonish(a)gmail.com Þæs oferéode, ðisses swá mæg. -- Deor ("That passed, so may this.")

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Preferences do not open, Exception in thread AWT-EventQueue-0
by commandline-be 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

Hey, To split off this bug report from the 'first post on this mailinglist' thread. Noteworthy but probably not relevant is every time is start basexgui i see [warning] /usr/bin/basexgui: Unable to locate /usr/share/java/tagsoup.jar in /usr/share/java [warning] /usr/bin/basexgui: Unable to locate /usr/share/java/jline.jar in /usr/share/java This is the output i see in the terminal when running the command basexgui and selecting Preferences in the window. This repeats every time i select Preferences. Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 3, Tab count: 3 at java.desktop/javax.swing.JTabbedPane.checkIndex(JTabbedPane.java:1758) at java.desktop/javax.swing.JTabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(JTabbedPane.java:595) at org.basex.gui.dialog.DialogPrefs.<init>(DialogPrefs.java:44) at org.basex.gui.dialog.DialogPrefs.show(DialogPrefs.java:56) at org.basex.gui.GUIMenuCmd$50.execute(GUIMenuCmd.java:778) at org.basex.gui.GUIMenu.lambda$newItem$0(GUIMenu.java:77) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1967) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2308) at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:405) at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262) at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:369) at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1020) at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1064) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6635) at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3342) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6400) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2263) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5011) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2321) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4843) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4918) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4547) at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4488) at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2307) at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2772) at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4843) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:772) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:95) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:745) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:743) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:742) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101) at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90) Best, Joris- - - mailto:commandline@protonmail.com

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