XML标准数据格式在科研软件I/O中的应用

XML as a Standard I/O Data Format in Scientific Software Development

XML是一种拥有严格语法定义的开放的标准文件格式,将XML应用到ICF实验用软X光能谱仪模拟和数据处理系统SpectroSim的开发中,作为输入输出的标准。结合应用介绍了定义谱仪参数的XML语言、定义其语法的Schema和可视化报告生成技术,针对其表达结构化信息的能力、语法的规范性、自述性和可视化的自动化等进行了研究,对XML作为科研数据载体以及I/O数据文件标准的可行性和特点进行了讨论。

XML is an open standard data format with strict syntax rules, which is widely used in large-- scale software development. It is adopted as I/O file format in the development of SpectroSim, a simula- tion and data--processing system for soft x--ray spectrometer used in ICF experiments. XML data that describe spectrometer configurations, schema codes that define syntax rules for XML and report genera- tion technique for visualization of XML data are introduced. The characteristics of XML such as the capa- bility to express structured information, self-descriptive feature, automation of visualization are explained with examples, and its feasibility as a standard scientific IO data file format is discussed.