eXist e-bog

Get a head start with eXist, the open source NoSQL database and application development platform built entirely around XML technologies. With this hands-on guide, youll learn eXist from the ground up, from using this feature-rich database to work with millions of documents to building complex web applications that take advantage of eXists many extensions.If youre familiar with XMLas a student, professor, publisher, or developeryoull find that eXist is ideal for all kinds of documents. This book shows you how to store, query, and search documents with XQuery and other XML technologies, and how to construct applications on top of the database with tools such as eXide and eXists built-in development environment.Manage both data-oriented and text-oriented markup documents securelyBuild a sample application that analyzes and searches Shakespeares playsGo inside the architecture and learn how eXist processes documentsLearn how to work with eXists internal development environmentChoose among various indexes, including a full-text index based on Apache LuceneDive into eXists APIs for integrating or interacting with the databaseExtend eXist by building your own Triggers, Scheduled Tasks, and XQuery extension modules