AXIOM stands for AXis Object Model (also known as OM – Object Model) and refers to the XML infoset model that is initialy developed for Apache Axis2. XML infoset refers to the information included inside the XML and for programmatical manipulation it is convenient to have a representation of this XML infoset in a language specific manner. For an object oriented language the obvious choice is a model made up of objects. DOM and JDOM are two such XML models. OM is conceptually similar to such an XML model by its external behavior but deep down it is very much different.
After nearly 2 years of development and numerous incremental releases, we are proud to announce the release of Version 1.0 of Apache AXIOM! Apache AXIOM is a StAX-based, XML Infoset compliant object model which supports on-demand building of the object tree. It supports a novel “pull-through” model which allows one to turn off the tree building and directly access the underlying pull event stream. It also has built in support for XML Optimized Packaging (XOP) and MTOM, the combination of which allows XML to carry binary data efficiently and in a transparent manner. The combination of these is an easy to use API with a very high performant architecture! Developed as part of Apache Axis2, Apache AXIOM is the core of Apache Axis2. However, it is a pure standalone XML Infoset model with novel features and can be used independently of Apache Axis2.
Key Features
1. Full XML Infoset compliant XML object model
2. StAX based builders with on-demand building and pull-through
3. XOP/MTOM support offering direct binary support
4. Convenient SOAP Infoset API on top of AXIOM
5. Two implementations included:
* Linked list based implementation
* W3C DOM supporting implementation
6. High performant
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