[Php-java-bridge-users] XSLT2 for PHP via Saxon

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hi all, I am new to the list.

Before getting too much into pjb, I want to find out whether I am barking up
the right tree.

I have developed an XML/XSLT framework for php at
http://xao-php.sf.netwhich I use for all my apps. I don't really
promote the project, but I share
the code all the same.

I would, however, like to use the best XSLT processor (Saxon) from within my
PHP/XML apps. Saxon is either Java or .NET. I'm not gonna use .NET. The
documentation over at php.net about Java integration is somewhat depressing.

Anyway, I was thinking of just creating a simple servlet to expose Saxon via
a REST API. This is hardly an "integration", but it would get the job done
in a way which could be relatively reliable.

Since XAO is designed to run on miscellaneous hosted PHP5 environments, it
would be nice if I could have a more portable solution.

Should I be checking out PJB instead of the servlet/REST option? or am I on
the right track.

Opinions would be appreciated.

ps.
The idea is for users of XAO to be able to do something like

$obj = new XAO_AppDoc("MyRootElName");
/* begin boring stuff */
$obj->SetXsltProcessor("Saxon");
$obj->objTransformer->SetServletUrl("http://localhost:8080/Saxon");
$obj->ndBuildXslPi("MyXslt2Template.xsl");
/* end boring stuff */
$obj->BuildSomeXmlContent();
$obj->Transform(); // with XSLT processor and stylesheet
$obj->Send(); // transformed output to the requesting user-agent.

of course, this is not how you would code it in real-life. Normally you
would extend AppDoc and do all the boring setup stuff in the new sub-class's
constructor.