# New libxml API

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-libxml-api/79362>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-libxml-api/79362 "2006-03-10T06:51:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![markh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@markh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markh)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-libxml-api/79362/1 "2006-03-10T06:51:58Z")

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Recently the libxml-ruby project was picked up, and is being actively  
developed again. My co-workers and I have been needing an XML solution  
faster than REXML, and have decided to switch over to libxml. In the  
process  
we started adding on some functionality, and would like to continue to  
help  
in the development. I would like to use this thread as a forum for open  
discussion on the likes, dislikes, and desires for the libxml API,  
specifically I would like to look the XML::Document, XML::Node,  
XML::Attr,  
and XML::Note::Set. I am working on writing up a proposed API, and while  
I  
work I that I thought I would see what everyone else’s idea’s are.  
Please  
use this thread to list out any features you would like, any naming  
conventions you want followed, and really anything else you can think  
of. I  
will hopefully finish and post my proposed API (influenced by the  
responses  
to this thread) sometime this weekend.

Thanks for all your help,  
Mark Van H.