This page provides some notes on various XML frameworks that apply the Pipeline architectural pattern

TODO: find references to the Pipeline pattern definition, cross-reference with notes in Fielding's dissertation

Frameworks

• XPipe
• Cocoon
• XML-Pipeline
• Xerces parser pipeline
• DSDL
• SAX filter pipelines
• MDF -- metadata framework
• ...others?

Related Research

Other related technologies include:

• Servlet 2.3 filter chains

Comparison Points

Potential points of comparison:

• interface between pipeline elements
• statically or dynamically configured pipelines
• pipeline controller?
• communication between pipeline components
• language platform for developing components

Comparisons

• XML Pipeline and Cocoon