Configuring Filters

Filters are SAX filters (that is, they are based on the XML parser called SAX) and are intended to support the conversion of XML data to Escenic syndication files suitable for import to the Content Engine.

The following standard filters are supplied with the Content Engine:

com.escenic.syndication.xml.filter.XSLFilter

This filter applies a sequence of one or more XSL transformations to import files.

com.escenic.syndication.xml.filter.DebugFilter

As its name suggests, this filter is purely for debug purposes. It writes the content of the input stream to a file or to standard output. You can insert it before and after XSLFilter transformations during filter development in order to see the effect of the transformations.

You are not recommended to attempt creation of your own filter classes. You can create custom filters by writing XSL transformations. For more information about this, see Making XSL Transformations.