idl2xsd 0.41

idl2xsd is an IDL compiler to W3C XML Schema.

SYNOPSIS

idl2xsd [options] spec.idl

OPTIONS

All options are forwarded to C preprocessor, except -b -h -i -q -s -t -v -x.

With the GNU C Compatible Compiler Processor, useful options are :

-D name
-D name=definition
-I directory
-I-
-nostdinc

Specific options :

-b base uri

Specify a base uri for location of import.

-h

Display help.

-i directory

Specify a path for import (only for IDL version 3.0).

-q

Generate qualified elements.

-s

Generate a standalone Schema (not only type definition).

-t

Generate tabulated XML (beautify for human).

-v

Display version.

-x

Enable export (only for IDL version 3.0).

idl2xsd parses the given input file (IDL) and generates :

a W3C Schema spec.xsd following the CORBA to WSDL/SOAP Interworking Specification (WS-I comformant soap binding).

idl2xsd is a Perl OO application what uses the visitor design pattern. The parser is generated by Parse::Yapp.

idl2xsd needs XML::DOM module.

idl2xsd needs a cpp executable.

CORBA Specifications, including IDL (Interface Definition Language) and CORBA to WSDL/SOAP Interworking Specification are available on http://www.omg.org/.