content, menu, tabs from one xml?

[Glen Tulukin <gl...@iteclectic.com>]

I have a single xml file that I convert to a v20 docs using my custom
sitemap and xslt transformers. Everything is fine. The question is if it is
possible to generate tabs.xml and site.xml dynamically from that single file
and pass them down the pipe to Forrest so Forrest can proceed its usual way
as site.xml and tabs.xml were static?

Structure of the xml file:

<myfile>
    <level_1 name="tab_1">
        <level_2 name="menu_1_1">
            <level_3 name="menu_2_1">...</level_3>
            <level_3>...</level_3>
        </level_2>
    </level_1>
    <level_1 name="tab_2">
    </level_1>

</myfile>

I need:
1. myfile/level_1 elements make tabs
2. myfile/level_1/level_2 makes menu items with reference on the
corresponding tab
3. breadcrumbs showing: tab_1>menu_1_1>menu_2_1 etc.

Thanks.

Re: content, menu, tabs from one xml?

[Ross Gardler <rg...@apache.org>]

Glen Tulukin wrote:
> I have a single xml file that I convert to a v20 docs using my custom
> sitemap and xslt transformers. Everything is fine. The question is if it is
> possible to generate tabs.xml and site.xml dynamically from that single file
> and pass them down the pipe to Forrest so Forrest can proceed its usual way
> as site.xml and tabs.xml were static?
> 
> Structure of the xml file:
> 
> <myfile>
>     <level_1 name="tab_1">
>         <level_2 name="menu_1_1">
>             <level_3 name="menu_2_1">...</level_3>
>             <level_3>...</level_3>
>         </level_2>
>     </level_1>
>     <level_1 name="tab_2">
>     </level_1>
> 
> </myfile>
> 
> I need:
> 1. myfile/level_1 elements make tabs
> 2. myfile/level_1/level_2 makes menu items with reference on the
> corresponding tab
> 3. breadcrumbs showing: tab_1>menu_1_1>menu_2_1 etc.

Take a look at the IMSManifest plugin. This does exactly what you want 
and will therefore show you how to do it with your own file format. I 
doubt you will want to use the IMS Manifest format as it is quite 
complex and only really suited to machine editing, of course you could 
use http://www.burrokeet.org if you want a drag and drop editor that 
works with IMS Manifests.

Ross