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From: Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>
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Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:24:12 +0000 (UTC)
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Volkert Barr <barr@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
: 
: <configuration>
...
: </configuration>

I think key-value pairs are ideal for attributes.
A quick hack:

<!DOCTYPE configuration [

<!ELEMENT configuration (group*)>

<!ELEMENT group (item+)>
<!ATTLIST group
  name NMTOKEN #REQUIRED
>

<!ELEMENT item (setting*, group*)>
<!ATTLIST item
  id ID #IMPLIED
>

<!ELEMENT setting EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST setting
  key NMTOKEN #REQUIRED
  value CDATA #REQUIRED
>


]>
<configuration>
  <group name="directories">
    <item id="locations">
      <setting key="top" value="//hurz/foo/bar"/>
      <setting key="temp" value="$system.temp"/>
      <group name="access-control">
	<item>
	  <setting key="master" value="all"/>
	  <setting key="scratch-space" value="see"/>
	</item>
      </group>
    </item>
  </group>
</configuration>