xsd2db

The xsd2db package is a great contribution to LayManSys that allows users to easily convert XML Schema Definition files into DocBook XML code. This transformer is also capable of generating DocBook XML from plain XML files. What's impressive about xsd2db is that it can markup all sorts of things including tag names, attribute names, attribute values, and annotation, which makes parsing XSD code a breeze. Once the conversion is done, the resulting DocBook XML code can be styled, allowing users to take full control of the way their code is presented.

One important thing to note is that xsd2db.xsl needs to be called along with two XSL parameters. The first one is sid, which is a string parameter used to provide the section ID for the generated DocBook XML section. The recommended approach is to use the local filename as ID. The second parameter is filename, which is also a string and is used as the text for the section's title.

For those who use xsltproc, the correct way to call xsd2db.xsl is by using this code:

xsltproc --stringparam sid SECTIONID --stringparam filename FILENAME xsd2db.xsl FILE2PROCESS.

All in all, xsd2db is an excellent tool that does its job well. It's easy to use, efficient, and provides users with a lot of flexibility and control over their code. If you're someone who deals with XML and DocBook XML files on a regular basis, then xsd2db is definitely worth checking out.