Minimal XSD schema for the Logback XML configuration file --------------------------------------------------------- Key: LBCORE-239 URL: http://jira.qos.ch/browse/LBCORE-239 Project: logback-core Issue Type: New Feature Components: Other Affects Versions: 1.0.0 Reporter: Geoffrey De Smet Assignee: Logback dev list Although it's probably impossible to have an XSD schema that has every possible configuration element, it's possible to provide a valid XSD that allows any element at certain places, but does have a list of the common (= minimal set) of configuration elements, such as <configuration>, <appender> and <root>. How to have a specific element that can have any child element? {code} <!-- The element "appender" can have any child element, for example "foo" or "bar" or "myOwnElement" --> <xs:element name="appender" minOccurs="0"> <xs:annotation> <xs:documentation source="version">1.0.0</xs:documentation> <xs:documentation source="description">TODO The appender ...</xs:documentation> </xs:annotation> <xs:complexType> <xs:sequence> <xs:any minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" processContents="skip"/> </xs:sequence> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> {code} Benefits: - Can be used to validate the xml in IntelliJ/Eclipse, without having to run it. - Code completion for XML in IntelliJ/Eclipse - The XSD description can explain what those "minimal" elements do. With IntelliJ (and Eclipse?) that "javadoc" pops up when writing it. - Can also be used by logback itself to validate the xml at runtime. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.qos.ch/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira