added cql_rpn module docs
authorMarc Cromme <marc@indexdata.dk>
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:32:42 +0000 (11:32 +0000)
committerMarc Cromme <marc@indexdata.dk>
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:32:42 +0000 (11:32 +0000)
added section on XInclude
updated all module headers to be more conformant in apprearence
included common XML entities in all XMl files

20 files changed:
doc/Makefile.am
doc/auth_simple.xml
doc/backend_test.xml
doc/book.xml
doc/bounce.xml
doc/cql_rpn.xml [new file with mode: 0644]
doc/frontend_net.xml
doc/http_file.xml
doc/load_balance.xml
doc/log.xml
doc/metaproxy.xml
doc/multi.xml
doc/query_rewrite.xml
doc/record_transform.xml
doc/session_shared.xml
doc/sru_z3950.xml
doc/template.xml
doc/virt_db.xml
doc/z3950_client.xml
doc/zeerex_explain.xml

index 10419dc..668aec3 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.35 2007-01-18 09:20:52 adam Exp $
+## $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.36 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $
 docdir=$(datadir)/doc/@PACKAGE@
 
 SUBDIRS = common
 docdir=$(datadir)/doc/@PACKAGE@
 
 SUBDIRS = common
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ XMLMAN = metaproxy.xml \
        auth_simple.xml \
        backend_test.xml \
        bounce.xml \
        auth_simple.xml \
        backend_test.xml \
        bounce.xml \
+        cql_rpn.xml \
        frontend_net.xml \
        http_file.xml \
        load_balance.xml \
        frontend_net.xml \
        http_file.xml \
        load_balance.xml \
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ MANFILES = metaproxy.1 \
        auth_simple.3mp \
        backend_test.3mp  \
        bounce.3mp \
        auth_simple.3mp \
        backend_test.3mp  \
        bounce.3mp \
+        cql_rpn.3mp \
         frontend_net.3mp \
        http_file.3mp \
        load_balance.3mp \
         frontend_net.3mp \
        http_file.3mp \
        load_balance.3mp \
index b9aecef..6e1b4d5 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: auth_simple.xml,v 1.7 2006-10-12 12:02:19 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: auth_simple.xml,v 1.8 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>auth_simple</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>auth_simple</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>auth_simple</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>auth_simple</refname>
-  <refpurpose>simple authentication and authorization.</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Simple Authentication And Authorization Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index 496b74f..55ba3e3 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: backend_test.xml,v 1.4 2006-04-25 12:48:52 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: backend_test.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>backend_test</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>backend_test</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>backend_test</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>backend_test</refname>
-  <refpurpose>backend Z39.50 server for testing.</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Backend Test Z39.50 Server Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index d7e7383..9b8f118 100644 (file)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
      -->
      <!NOTATION PDF SYSTEM "PDF">
 ]>
      -->
      <!NOTATION PDF SYSTEM "PDF">
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: book.xml,v 1.52 2007-01-18 09:39:38 adam Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: book.xml,v 1.53 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <book id="metaproxy">
  <bookinfo>
   <title>Metaproxy - User's Guide and Reference</title>
 <book id="metaproxy">
  <bookinfo>
   <title>Metaproxy - User's Guide and Reference</title>
@@ -741,8 +741,8 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
      sets Z39.50 packages to Z_Close, and HTTP_Request packages to
      HTTP_Response err code 400 packages, and adds a suitable bounce
      message. 
      sets Z39.50 packages to Z_Close, and HTTP_Request packages to
      HTTP_Response err code 400 packages, and adds a suitable bounce
      message. 
-     The bounce filter is usually added at end of each filter chain
-     config.xml to prevent infinite hanging of for example HTTP
+     The bounce filter is usually added at end of each filter chain route
+     to prevent infinite hanging of for example HTTP
      requests packages when only the Z39.50 client partial sink 
      filter is found in the
      route.  
      requests packages when only the Z39.50 client partial sink 
      filter is found in the
      route.  
@@ -750,6 +750,19 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
    </section>
    
    <section>
    </section>
    
    <section>
+    <title><literal>cql_rpn</literal>
+    (mp::filter::CQLtoRPN)</title>
+    <para>
+     A query language transforming filter which catches Z39.50 
+     <literal>searchRequest</literal>
+     packages containing <literal>CQL</literal> queries, transforms
+     those to <literal>RPN</literal> queries,
+     and sends the <literal>searchRequests</literal> on to the next
+     filters. It is among other things useful in a SRU context. 
+    </para>
+   </section>
+   
+   <section>
     <title><literal>frontend_net</literal>
      (mp::filter::FrontendNet)</title>
     <para>
     <title><literal>frontend_net</literal>
      (mp::filter::FrontendNet)</title>
     <para>
@@ -764,7 +777,8 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
     <title><literal>http_file</literal>
      (mp::filter::HttpFile)</title>
     <para>
     <title><literal>http_file</literal>
      (mp::filter::HttpFile)</title>
     <para>
-     A partial sink which swallows only HTTP_Request packages, and 
+     A partial sink which swallows only 
+     <literal>HTTP_Request</literal> packages, and 
      returns the contents of files from the local
      filesystem in response to HTTP requests.  
      It lets Z39.50 packages and all other forthcoming package types
      returns the contents of files from the local
      filesystem in response to HTTP requests.  
      It lets Z39.50 packages and all other forthcoming package types
@@ -821,7 +835,9 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
    <title><literal>query_rewrite</literal>
      (mp::filter::QueryRewrite)</title>
     <para>
    <title><literal>query_rewrite</literal>
      (mp::filter::QueryRewrite)</title>
     <para>
-     Rewrites Z39.50 Type-1 and Type-101 (``RPN'') queries by a
+     Rewrites Z39.50 <literal>Type-1</literal> 
+     and <literal>Type-101</literal> (``<literal>RPN</literal>'') 
+     queries by a
      three-step process: the query is transliterated from Z39.50
      packet structures into an XML representation; that XML
      representation is transformed by an XSLT stylesheet; and the
      three-step process: the query is transliterated from Z39.50
      packet structures into an XML representation; that XML
      representation is transformed by an XSLT stylesheet; and the
@@ -851,10 +867,8 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
     <para>
      This filter implements global sharing of
      result sets (i.e. between threads and therefore between
     <para>
      This filter implements global sharing of
      result sets (i.e. between threads and therefore between
-     clients), yielding performance improvements especially when
-     incoming requests are from a stateless environment such as a
-     web-server, in which the client process representing a session
-     might be any one of many.
+     clients), yielding performance improvements by clever resource
+     pooling. 
     </para>
    </section>
 
     </para>
    </section>
 
@@ -1123,7 +1137,26 @@ Figure out what additional information we need in:
     which returns the response to the client.
    </para>
   </section>
     which returns the response to the client.
    </para>
   </section>
-  <section id="checking.xml.syntax">
+
+  <section id="config-file-modularity">
+   <title>Config file modularity</title>
+   <para>
+    Metaproxy XML configuration snippets can be reused by other
+    filters using the <literal>XInclude</literal> standard, as seen in
+    the <literal>/etc/config-sru-to-z3950.xml</literal> example SRU 
+    configuration.
+   <screen><![CDATA[
+    <filter id="sru" type="sru_z3950">
+      <database name="Default">
+       <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+                    href="explain.xml"/>
+      </database>
+    </filter>
+]]></screen>
+    </para>
+  </section>
+
+  <section id="config-file-syntax-check">
    <title>Config file syntax checking</title>
    <para>
     The distribution contains RelaxNG Compact and XML syntax checking
    <title>Config file syntax checking</title>
    <para>
     The distribution contains RelaxNG Compact and XML syntax checking
index bdeeab1..a23a3dd 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: bounce.xml,v 1.1 2006-09-08 14:12:28 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: bounce.xml,v 1.2 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>bounce</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>bounce</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>bounce</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>bounce</refname>
-  <refpurpose>bouncing package sink for all kind of metaproxy packages</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Bouncing Package Sink Module for all kind of metaproxy packages</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
diff --git a/doc/cql_rpn.xml b/doc/cql_rpn.xml
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..24f2f5f
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
+    "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
+ <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
+]>
+<!-- $Id: cql_rpn.xml,v 1.1 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
+<refentry>
+ <refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>query_rewrite</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>3mp</manvolnum>
+   <refmiscinfo>Metaproxy Module</refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>cql_rpn</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy CQL to RPN Query Language Transforming Module</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+  <para>
+   A query language transforming filter which catches Z39.50 
+   <literal>searchRequest</literal>
+   packages containing <literal>CQL</literal> queries, transforms
+   those to <literal>RPN</literal> queries,
+   and sends the <literal>searchRequests</literal> on to the next
+   filters.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   The filter takes only one configuration parameter, namely the path
+   of the standard <literal>YAZ</literal> 
+   <literal>CQL</literal>-to-<literal>CQL</literal> configuration
+   file. See the  <ulink url="&url.yaz;">YAZ</ulink> manual for
+   configuration file syntax and details.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   A common and wellknown challenge is that the ZeeRex SRU
+   Explain config file used in the <literal>sru_z3950</literal>
+   filter and the <literal>CQL</literal> translation configuration
+   file used in this filter must be kept in syncronization.
+   Syncronization can be eased by using the provided XSLT stylesheet,
+   <literal>xml/xslt/explain2cqlpqftxt.xsl</literal>, which transforms
+   from ZeeReX Explain to the later. The example configurations have
+   been created by running:
+   <screen>
+     xsltproc xml/xslt/explain2cqlpqftxt.xsl etc/explain.xml > etc/cql2pqf.txt
+   </screen> 
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>
+  <para>
+   A typical configuration looks like this:
+   <screen><![CDATA[
+    <filter id="cql" type="cql_rpn">
+      <conversion file="etc/cql2pqf.txt"/>
+    </filter>
+ ]]>
+   </screen>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1> 
+ <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
+  <para>
+   <citerefentry>
+    <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+   </citerefentry>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ &copyright;
+</refentry>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
+mode: sgml
+sgml-omittag:t
+sgml-shorttag:t
+sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
+sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
+sgml-indent-step:1
+sgml-indent-data:t
+sgml-parent-document:nil
+sgml-local-catalogs: nil
+sgml-namecase-general:t
+End:
+-->
index 206367f..40c6d4a 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: frontend_net.xml,v 1.4 2006-04-25 12:48:52 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: frontend_net.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>frontend_net</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>frontend_net</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>frontend_net</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>frontend_net</refname>
-  <refpurpose>network server</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Network Server module that accepts Z39.50 and
+  HTTP requests</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index 11047d8..ae066de 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: http_file.xml,v 1.5 2006-10-12 12:02:19 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: http_file.xml,v 1.6 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>http_file</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>http_file</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>http_file</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>http_file</refname>
-  <refpurpose>network server</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy HTTP File Server Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index fb5b25a..d5a7984 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: load_balance.xml,v 1.1 2007-01-03 15:34:50 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: load_balance.xml,v 1.2 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>load_balance</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>load_balance</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>load_balance</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>load_balance</refname>
-  <refpurpose>balances load among Z39.50 targets</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Module balancing load among multiple identical
+  Z39.50 targets</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index c6e9907..69a8c8c 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: log.xml,v 1.5 2006-06-19 13:08:00 adam Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: log.xml,v 1.6 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>log</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>log</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>log</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>log</refname>
-  <refpurpose>logs packages</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Package Logging Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index 22268ab..c205ac7 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: metaproxy.xml,v 1.5 2006-10-12 12:02:19 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: metaproxy.xml,v 1.6 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>metaproxy</refentrytitle>
index dab3f27..3d83e0e 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: multi.xml,v 1.6 2006-10-12 12:02:19 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: multi.xml,v 1.7 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>multi</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>multi</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>multi</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>multi</refname>
-  <refpurpose>package multiplexer</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Package Multiplexer Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index be45870..e1694fd 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: query_rewrite.xml,v 1.4 2006-04-25 12:48:52 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: query_rewrite.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>query_rewrite</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>query_rewrite</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>query_rewrite</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>query_rewrite</refname>
-  <refpurpose>network server</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy RPN Query Rewrite Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index fec01f4..c414ef4 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: record_transform.xml,v 1.2 2006-10-12 12:02:19 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: record_transform.xml,v 1.3 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>record_transform</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>record_transform</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>record_transform</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>record_transform</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Z3950 present package record transformation</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Module that performs Z39.50 presentResponse record transformations</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index 480ad35..2c66fd4 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: session_shared.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 09:12:00 adam Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: session_shared.xml,v 1.6 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>session_shared</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>session_shared</refentrytitle>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>session_shared</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>session_shared</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Module for sharing result-sets etc. between threads</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose> Metaproxy Module for sharing system ressorces between 
+   threads</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
   <para>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
   <para>
-   This module allows many Z39.50 frontend sessions to share
-   a number of backend sessions. The purpose is this filter is to:
+   This filter implements global sharing of
+   result sets (i.e. between threads and therefore between
+   clients), yielding performance improvements especially when
+   incoming requests are from a stateless environment such as a
+   web-server, in which the client process representing a session
+   might be any one of many.
+   It performs the following actions:
    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para>
    <itemizedlist>
     <listitem>
      <para>
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Reduce number of Initializations with backend servers.
+      Reduce the number of initializations with backend servers.
      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
      </para>
     </listitem>
     <listitem>
index 37d7e60..2e7787b 100644 (file)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
      %common;
 ]>
  <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
      %common;
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: sru_z3950.xml,v 1.4 2007-01-08 12:27:27 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: sru_z3950.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>sru_z3950</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>sru_z3950</refentrytitle>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>sru_z3950</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>sru_z3950</refname>
-  <refpurpose>transforming SRU web service requests to Z3950 Metaproxy packages</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Module transforming SRU web service requests to Z3950 Metaproxy packages</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index e301500..81f87cb 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: template.xml,v 1.4 2006-04-25 12:48:52 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: template.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>template</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>template</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>template</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>template</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Template module that does nothing</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Template Module That Does Nothing</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index 26ea673..120b7b1 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: virt_db.xml,v 1.5 2006-11-29 13:00:53 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: virt_db.xml,v 1.6 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>virt_db</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>virt_db</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>virt_db</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>virt_db</refname>
-  <refpurpose>virtual database(s)</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Virtual Databases Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index a33e5fc..79d8bd0 100644 (file)
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN" 
     "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "copyright.xml">
+ <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
+     %common;
 ]>
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: z3950_client.xml,v 1.4 2006-04-25 12:48:52 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: z3950_client.xml,v 1.5 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>z3950_client</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>z3950_client</refentrytitle>
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>z3950_client</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>z3950_client</refname>
-  <refpurpose>backend module Z39.50 client</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Z39.50 Backend Client Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
index b4b3552..4170d6c 100644 (file)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
      %common;
 ]>
  <!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common/common.ent">
      %common;
 ]>
-<!-- $Id: zeerex_explain.xml,v 1.2 2007-01-08 12:27:27 marc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: zeerex_explain.xml,v 1.3 2007-01-18 11:32:42 marc Exp $ -->
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>zeerex_explain</refentrytitle>
 <refentry>
  <refmeta>
   <refentrytitle>zeerex_explain</refentrytitle>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>zeerex_explain</refname>
  
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>zeerex_explain</refname>
-  <refpurpose>answering Z39.50 ZeeReX explain requests</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Metaproxy Z39.50 ZeeReX Explain Module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  </refnamediv>
  
  <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <ulink url="&url.sru.explain;">SRU Explain</ulink> pages
    for more information. 
   </para>
    <ulink url="&url.sru.explain;">SRU Explain</ulink> pages
    for more information. 
   </para>
+    <warning>
+     <para>
+      This filter is not yet completed.
+     </para>
+    </warning>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1><title>EXAMPLES</title>