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BaseX 8.2.1
by Christian Grün 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Dear all, BaseX 8.2.1 has been released today. It contains bug fixes and, additionally, some new DBA features: - Code highlighting (thanks, James Ball!) - New panel for up- and downloading files - Queries and files are now stored in a temporary directory You can also test some of the features that will officially be available with 8.3, such as RelaxNG validation (see http://docs.basex.org/index.php?search=8.3 for more information). Have fun, Christian

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Function to throw an exception
by cmarchand＠oxiane.com 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Hello, Before doing some updates, I want to check many things. If those checks fail, I want to throw an error, to allow the calling program be notified of the error. I do not want to avoid the updates, but really want to throw an error. Is there such a function ? Christophe

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Re: [basex-talk] Using python to query BaseX server on localhost
by Christian Grün 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Hi Werner, > I now want to query the database with BaseXClient.py using a list from > stdout from another script. How do I do that in python? Have you already tried the (few) examples we are providing (e.g. [1, 2])? > What I want to accomplish is use the variables in the list from the other > script to search through the XML files in BaseX and if the variables are > found in an XML file, text must be returned from within > "<name>example</name>" in the same file. I think we need more information on what you mean with "search through the XML files". Could you provide us the Python and XPath/XQuery snippets you have written so far? Best, Christian [1] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/blob/master/basex-api/src/main/python3/Que… [2] https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex/blob/master/basex-api/src/main/python3/Que…

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Issue with UPDINDEX and db:replace (8.2.1 beta)
by James Ball 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

Hello, I’m running into some problems again with replacing documents when a database has updating indexes turned on. Basically I can add a certain number of documents and then replacing a document will cause an error. Unexpected error: Improper use? Potential bug? Your feedback is welcome: Contact: basex-talk(a)mailman.uni-konstanz.de Version: BaseX 8.2.1 beta 0e44488 Java: Oracle Corporation, 1.8.0_31 OS: Mac OS X, x86_64 Stack Trace: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException And then I can’t add anything. Things I’ve tried: - turn off UPDINDEX: everything works correctly - use db:add instead of db:replace: everything works correctly From this I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my code, or the documents themselves but instead something is amiss in the logic for updating an index. But I’m not sure exactly where to look - the trace isn’t very detailed. I can’t narrow it down perfectly but I have managed to create a set of 5 messages (about 40kB) that will cause the error every time on my system. I can’t share these publicly but I can send them over privately for the purposes of testing if required. I’m happy to try to look a bit closer but I’m not sure what to look at and I think you have made some changes to the updating indexes in recent versions. Many thanks for your help, James To recreate the error I’m using RESTXQ with the following function: module namespace _ = 'push'; import module namespace Request = 'http://exquery.org/ns/request'; import module namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com”; declare %rest:POST("{$data}") %rest:path("/push") %updating function _:test($data) { let $odf := $data/OdfBody let $discipline := substring($odf/@DocumentCode,1,2) let $path := functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@DocumentCode,"_",9) || functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@DocumentSubcode,"_",10) || functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@DocumentType,"_",30) || functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@DocumentSubtype,"_",20) || functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@FeedFlag,"_",1) || functx:pad-string-to-length($odf/@Language,"_",3) || ".xml" return ( if (db:exists("ODF-MIN-" || $discipline)) then ( db:replace("ODF-MIN-"||$discipline,$path,$data) (: db:add("ODF-MIN-"||$discipline,$data,$path) :) ) else ( db:create("ODF-MIN-"||$discipline,$data,$path,map { 'textindex': true(), 'attrindex':true(), 'updindex':true() }) (: db:create("ODF-MIN-"||$discipline,$data,$path) :) ) ) }; Delete the database if it exists then load the five files one at a time. I use this bash script to upload each file from a folder: #!/bin/bash # Usage: push all .xml files in the supplied directory (or single xml file) to server shopt -s nullglob echo $1 PASSED=$1 if [[ -d "$PASSED" ]]; then echo "Directory" FILES="$PASSED/*.xml" elif [[ -f "$PASSED" ]]; then if [[ ( $PASSED == *.xml ) || ( $PASSED == *.XML ) ]]; then FILES=$PASSED else echo "Not an XML file" exit 0 fi else echo "Not valid file or directory" exit 0 fi for f in $FILES do echo "Pushing file - $f" curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type:text/xml' --data @$f http://localhost:8984/push done

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validate:xsd
by France Baril 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

Hi, The function returns incomplete error messages on 8.2. It makes it difficult to figure out what the problem is. *validate:xsd*(*$node*, *$staged-xsd*) returns: Stopped at /Users/archie/BX-Acc/webapp/Accounting_ValidationSchemas.xqm, 13/41: [bxerr:BXVA0001] Validation failed. "Fatal:The version is required i... I'd really like to see what ... stands for. Is it possible to get more complete messages? Regards, France -- France Baril Architecte documentaire / Documentation architect france.baril(a)architextus.com

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Catch a user event/work with triggers
by France Baril 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

Hi, I couldn't find documentation about catching events that occur on a db from an xquery module. What I am trying to achieve: Context: Writers create content in XML Oxygen and are connected through the data source which uses WebDAV. 1. A writer modifies an .xml file and saves the changes. An event that can be caught by an xquery function is triggered. 2. My xquery function adds an @id to all elements that don't have one and saves the document again. There is a way to differenciate users 'replace' from query 'replace' so that if an event is triggered again here, we will not loop indefinitely. I know you are working on triggers, but I'm not sure it applies to this use case. Can this currently be done? Thanks! -- France Baril Architecte documentaire / Documentation architect france.baril(a)architextus.com

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Strange path problem (revisited)
by Kristian Kankainen 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Hello! I noticed that I get different results if I visit the following two urls: http://myhost.domain/webappname/ http://myhost.domain/webappname The only difference is the trailing slash. My RESTXQ has a path for '/' but not for ''. My setup is with Tomcat. The difference seems to be the basepath for the webapp. Static files etc are not found. This also applies for the BaseX DBA: http://myhost.domain/webappname/dba/login resolves correctly http://myhost.domain/webappname/dba/login/ doesn't find it's static files etc. For my own webapp, it's the other way around --- with the trailing slash everything works fine, without it the static files etc aren't found. Is it yet another Tomcat problem or can it be reproduced on your setups? Cheers! Kristian

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Re: [basex-talk] Multiple BaseX Tomcat webapps
by Kristian Kankainen 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Since this conversation accidentally went off-list somewhere on it's way... I am happy to announce that Christian now has solved the Tomcat problem. Cheers! Kristian 29.05.2015 20:48, Christian Grün kirjutas: > Hi Kristian, > > I'm quite positive I could fix some potential Tomcat-related issues > today! It shouldn't happen anymore that the database paths of multiple > instances are mixed up. Your feedback on the latest snapshot [1] is > welcome. > > Have a nice evening or even weekend, > Christian > > [1] http://files.basex.org/releases/latest/ > > > > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Kristian Kankainen > <kristian(a)keeleleek.ee> wrote: >> Hi, I try to describe a possible solution scenario even though I am not at >> all familiar with Java. Please bare with me and help me to debug my scenario >> :-) >> >> I found Tomcat documentation for class loaders[1]. Since I don't know any >> Java, I can't really understand any of it. But it does state, that Tomcats >> way of loading classes is fundamentally different from standard Java class >> loading. Maybe this can be part of the problem? >> >> Also the comment at the end of the documentation asks about an attribute >> "delegate=true" that can impose (I guess) the standard Java way of loading >> classes... >> >> As I understand it, there is a way of achieving class loading in a way that >> allready loaded classes are re-used -- this I understand as the situation of >> our problem. >> >> Maybe the way of loading classes has to be explicitly spelled out in a >> context.xml file which BaseX doesn't have? >> >> Cheers >> Kristian >> >> [1] http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/class-loader-howto.html >> >> >> >> 28.05.2015 12:45, Christian Grün kirjutas: >>> Hi Kristian, >>> >>> Thanks, keep on going, every feedback is valuable. >>> >>> Christian >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Kristian Kankainen >>> <kristian(a)keeleleek.ee> wrote: >>>> I haven't found any solutions, but I wrote down what I noticed: >>>> >>>> None of my webapps have a corresponding context.xml file in: >>>> $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/ >>>> >>>> Neither is there any default context file in: >>>> $CATALINA_BASE/conf/[enginename]/[hostname]/context.xml.default >>>> >>>> So the only default values are read from: >>>> $CATALINA_BASE/conf/context.xml >>>> >>>> When looking at the WEB-INF/web.xml that is shipped with BaseX I notice >>>> it >>>> doesn't give the context parameter for: >>>> * restpath >>>> * webpath >>>> >>>> Comparing both of my webapps >>>> http://[...]/rest?command=info >>>> I noticed that one has EVENTPORT: 1985 set while the other lacks it >>>> completely, >>>> one has CACHEQUERY: false while the other lacks it completely, >>>> one has MAXHITS: -1 while the other lacks it completely. >>>> >>>> Please tell me to stop if you feel I clutter the list. I thought maybe it >>>> helps to share my observations. >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> Kristian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 28.05.2015 09:03, Kristian Kankainen kirjutas: >>>>> I think it has to do with Tomcat webapps' context settings [1]. It >>>>> states >>>>> that there is some kind of default context that will be used if no other >>>>> contexts are matched. I'm reading it now and will try some >>>>> experimenting. >>>>> >>>>> I also note that my Tomcat setup is not configured for multiple >>>>> instances, >>>>> thus my CATALINA_BASE is the same as CATALINA_HOME. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Kristian >>>>> >>>>> [1]: http://tomcat.eki.ee/docs/config/context.html >>>>> >>>>> 27.05.2015 13:53, Christian Grün kirjutas: >>>>>> Hi Kristian, >>>>>> >>>>>>> I previously had BaseX 8.1.1 working as a Tomcat webapp and it all >>>>>>> worked >>>>>>> fine. I know tried to simply put BaseX82.war as another webapp, but >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> second webapp seems to connect to the BaseX instance in the first >>>>>>> webapp. >>>>>> True, same on my machine. It doesn't seem to be due to 8.2. Instead, >>>>>> Tomcat seems to adopts some options from a running BaseX instance (and >>>>>> the primary instance might differ after a restart of Tomcat): >>>>>> >>>>>> http://localhost:8080/BaseX811/rest?query=db:system() >>>>>> >>>>>> <system> >>>>>> <generalinformation> >>>>>> <version>8.1.1</version> >>>>>> </generalinformation> >>>>>> <globaloptions> >>>>>> <dbpath>C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat >>>>>> 8.0\webapps\BaseX811\data</dbpath> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>> http://localhost:8080/BaseX82/rest?query=db:system() >>>>>> >>>>>> <system> >>>>>> <generalinformation> >>>>>> <version>8.2</version> >>>>>> <usedmemory>37 MB</usedmemory> >>>>>> </generalinformation> >>>>>> <globaloptions> >>>>>> <authmethod>Basic</authmethod> >>>>>> <dbpath>C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat >>>>>> 8.0\webapps\BaseX811\data</dbpath> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> >>>>>> I currently have no idea if this can be fixed in Tomcat or BaseX (I >>>>>> don't know such a behavior from Jetty), but... I'll try to find out >>>>>> more. >>>>>> >>>>>> Christian >>>>>

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rest:resource vs db:list-details resource
by James Ball 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Hello, If I use the REST interface to get details of the resources in a database (http://localhost:8984/rest/TEST-DATABASE for example) the result is rest:resource elements that include size. <rest:resource type="xml" content-type="application/xml" size="46”> I assumed that db:list-details was the XQuery equivalent but the resource elements it returns do not include size. <resource raw="false" content-type="application/xml" modified-date="2015-05-31T17:12:32.907Z”> I’m sure it is staring me in the face but I can’t work out how to get the size value from within XQuery. Can someone point me in the right direction? I’m trying to do some database pruning based on the size of the documents which would be very easy if I had rest:resource elements. Many thanks, James

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[DELIVER]<output:indent value='no'/> fn:serialize
by Adam Law 30 May '15

30 May '15

I may be doing something wrong but <output:indent value='no'/> does not appear to work with fn:serialize Adam let $ve_collectlocations := <collections><collection>{$page:collection_main_private}</collection></col lections> let $parameters := <output:serialization-parameters> <output:method value='xml'/> <output:indent value='no'/> <output:omit-xml-declaration value='yes'/> <output:encoding value='utf-8'/> </output:serialization-parameters> let $vs_result:= <Items>{for $collectlocation in $ve_collectlocations//collection/text() for $collect in collection($collectlocation)/* for $deadline in $collect//Deadline/Open let $irn := ($collect//FIN)[1] let $xs_string:= string(fn:serialize($collect,$parameters)) let $md5 := <md5>{xs:hexBinary(hash:md5($xs_string))}</md5> let $vs_result := <Hit>{md5}</Hit> return $vs_result }</Items> return $vs_result };

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