Lets Use QueryPath instead

[nickl-]

Let me put this as a question and let the title serve as the answer.

Why exactly are we using Zend's DOM Library?

Already we have problems to add it as a dependency. #23
It does not help towards HTML5 capabilities. #15
It only enables a small subsection of CSS Selectors.
It has a really horrible license =(

QueryPath is mature, it made its first commit on github 3 years ago.
QueryPath has an extensive community, +QueryPath and a drupal module
QueryPath has NO problems getting installed with pear, composer, git, download
QueryPath takes part in GSoC
QueryPath supports CSS3, XPath, XML Namespace as well as Pseudo-class and pseudo-element selectors
The last mention of HTML5 issues I could find technosophos/querypath#42 was 2 years ago
QueryPath has extensive documentation
QueryPath is still very active last commit 3 days ago (at time of writing)
QueryPath gives you the choice between two equally descent LICENSES

This package is licensed under an MIT license or, at your option, the LGPL version 2.1 or later.

So I don't know guys this is difficult, what do you say? =)

[alganet]

+1 for QueryPath, great project. Happy to see they've implemented support for PSR-0, that was a blocker way back when I saw the project for the first time!

[augustohp]

+1 for the QueryPath! \o/

[henriquemoody]

+1 for the QueryPath! \o/

[henriquemoody]

Who will do the refactoring?
:p

[nickl-]

I'm already on it.

Wow 3 out of 3 that's a positive result, glad to see we're on the same wave length.

Anyone willing to assist with unit tests? I still need tests for the doctype patch. : / It doesn't hurt to ask... =)

[henriquemoody]

I can help you, @nickl-
Tell me what do you need or if you prefer you can add me on GTalk: henriquemoody@gmail.com

[augustohp]

@nickl- Hey, you can add me too: augusto.hp@gmail.com

And count on us to write tests ;) I'm always happy to do that!

[henriquemoody]

LOL

[nickl-]

Ah you brought us little helpers =) so cute! Agreed they don't look like they are busy at all.

These are the tests in question which are holding up the doctype patch. Over here is a write-up about the implementation which might come in handy. But if I recall I also added more doc comments so there should be more than enough to go on.

@henriquemoody I added your jabber id thanx, that should speed things up and this is also my primary means of communication so you should be able to get hold of me easier than my clients ;D

It's not that I mind to doing the tests but I just don't know when I am going to get around to it. I agree we should include tests with the patches and I will keep this in mind in the future. best to do them while you are at it. I am busy working on a site that needs to move from a proprietary CMS and decided to mirror it statically and and then injecting my solution and Template is perfect for this. Since I have to do this in any case and we all agreed that QueryPath is the bees knees I might as well pay it forward.

What I really want to get busy with is the HttpHeader/Foundation/RestProtocol solution which I've been tinkering over with help from Alexandre, for a week now. @augustohp I think you were mentioned ahh yes, I would really appreciate to hear your thoughts after you get a chance to scan through what is very quickly becoming the next Stephen King novel by the looks of it.

I stumbled across phpQuery whom I was delighted to see has put quite a bit of effort into making a hame at code google, one of the few projects there that don't look like someone is going to abandon it at any moment, if they haven't already.

But I am happy with QueryPath and think we made the right choice, see how cool is this. =)

Thanks guys, rock on! ...and see you later teddy bears...

[nickl-]

@augustohp I was looking at the bears and didn't see your jabber id, got it now.

[alganet]

Please add me as well! Jabber/MSN/email is alexandre@gaigalas.net. I believe we should get an IRC channel soon.

[nickl-]

@alganet Added, IRC is not a half bad idea, will lift the project status that we are serious and in business. =)

[augustohp]

@nickl- What are your progress with it?

I am willing to take a look here today. The good part is that merging Query Path inside the current Template API is not that difficult, it is quite easy actually (from what I already saw)...

[nickl-]

Hi,

Yes hardly anything stays behind =)

I've been caught up with other crisis and haven't been able to give it my full attention. Like missing your msg for 6 hours sheesh. Are you merging Vanilla QueryPath or QPTPL which makes it even easier to work with arrays =)

You're probably done already can I I merge and check? ;)

[nickl-]

@augustohp done yet? =) hehehe