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'''GRAMPS XML''' is the XML format designed for storing GRAMPS data. The goal is to have a fully portable, human- and machine-readable XML format so that the data can be read and written without any loss. In addition, XML format allows for smaller files (if compressed) and for using the version control system for tracking the changes (if uncompressed).
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{{languages|Gramps XML}}
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'''Gramps XML''' is the '''Extensible Markup Language ''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML] format designed for storing Gramps data. The goal is to have a fully portable, human- and machine-readable XML format so that the data can be read and written without any loss. In addition, XML format allows for smaller files (if '''compressed''') and for using the version control system for tracking the changes (if '''uncompressed''').
  
{{languages|GRAMPS_XML}}
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The reason XML is not used by Gramps as the working database ("internal") format is performance, specifically memory considerations.
  
The reason XML is not used by GRAMPS as the primary format is performance, specifically memory considerations.
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==Gramps XML Resources==
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Starting with Gramps XML 1.0, each revision of Gramps XML has its own resource page, with references to that version's DTD and RELAX NG schema. The resource pages are listed at [http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/ http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/].
  
==GRAMPS XML Resources==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
Starting with XML 1.0, each revision of XML has its own resource page, with references to that version's DTD and RELAX NG schema. The resource pages are listed at [http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/ http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/].
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!Gramps release
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!XML version
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!Imports XML version
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!Database
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!Example
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!Changes/Note
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|-
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| trunk/master/unstable
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| no change against 4.1 yet
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.5.1
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| 17
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| Unreleased <br />[{{Code Browser}}/tree/master/example/gramps/example.gramps example.gramps]
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| Unreleased
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|}
  
{| cellspacing="0" border="1"
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Note: Commencing with Gramps 3.1.2 all official versions of Gramps XML files can be imported. However, a warning will be given on import of 1.0.0 xml.[http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=23262334]
|Gramps release
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|xml version
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Note: For versions of Gramps earlier than 3.1.1 refer to the table to decide which version to use to import a specific version of the xml, consult the table below.
|Min import xml version
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|example
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Gramps release
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!XML version
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!Imports XML version
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!Database
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!Example
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!Changes/Note
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|-
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| 4.1.x
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| 1.6.0
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.5.1
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| 17
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps41/example/gramps/example.gramps]
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|added Tags to Event, Place, Repository, Source, and Citation<br />
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Source/Citation.data became SourceAttributes<br />
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added optional support for checksum on Media object<br />
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added PlaceRef and Place Hierarchies<br />
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|-
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|4.0.x
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|1.5.0 - 1.5.1
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.4.0
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|16
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps40/example/gramps/example.gramps]
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| -
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|-
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|3.4.x
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|1.5.0 - 1.5.1
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.4.0
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|16
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps34/example/gramps/example.gramps]
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|Citations support<br />
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Gramps XML is now idempotent[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idempotence].{{bug|4365}}<br />
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Exporter does not change records order any more, making it easier to look at differences between versions/revisions.
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|-
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|3.3.x
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|1.4.0
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.3.0
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|15
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps33/example/gramps/example.gramps]
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|[http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_What%27s_new%3F#Database Changes]
 
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|3.1.x
 
|3.1.x
 
|1.3.0
 
|1.3.0
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| >= 1.0.0 - best 1.1.0
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|15
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps31/example/gramps/example.gramps]
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|3.0.x
 
|3.0.x
 
|1.2.0
 
|1.2.0
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| >= 1.1.0
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|14
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps30/example/gramps/example.gramps]
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| added newyear to Dates<br />Replace plain text with StyledText in Notes
 
|-
 
|-
 
|2.2.x
 
|2.2.x
 
|1.1.0-1.1.4
 
|1.1.0-1.1.4
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| >= 0.0.0
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|
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps22/example/gramps/data.gramps]
 
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|-
 
|-
 
|2.0.x
 
|2.0.x
 
|1.0.0
 
|1.0.0
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| >= 0.0.0
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|13
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps20/gramps2/example/gramps/data.gramps]
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| changed name formats
 
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|-
 
|1.0.x
 
|1.0.x
 
|no official version (0.0.0)
 
|no official version (0.0.0)
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| -
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|
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|[{{Code Browser}}/tree/maintenance/gramps10/example/gramps/data.gramps]
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|0.0.x
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|beta software (0.0.0)
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| Unsupported
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| Unsupported
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| Unsupported
 
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|}
 
|}
  
==Validating GRAMPS XML file==
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Note: To convert an old Gramps XML file you could use VirtualBox or Vmware and the old lgenealogy images from:
To validate the GRAMPS XML file against its DTD, use xmllint program (comes with the libxml2-utils package):
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http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/gramps/
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===DTD generation===
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Tool like [http://xml2dtd.sourceforge.net/ xml2dtd] could help people not familiar with DTD grammar by generating a DTD file from a XML file. New content on Gramps XML could be tested with the tool and be merged on current Gramps DTD.
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===RELAX NG generation===
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Tools like [http://code.google.com/p/jing-trang/ trang] or [http://people.apache.org/~andyc/neko/doc/dtd/index.html NekoDTD] could help to convert a Gramps DTD file to a RELAX NG file.
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Some others tools and up-to-date informations (''2010-09-19'') are listed on this [http://www.relaxng.org/ page].
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==Validating Gramps XML file==
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To validate the Gramps XML file against its DTD, use xmllint program (comes with the libxml2-utils package):
  
 
  xmllint --noout filename.gramps
 
  xmllint --noout filename.gramps
  
If the GRAMPS XML file does not validate, this indicates an error in either the DTD or the XML Writer. Please file the bug report at http://bugs.gramps-project.org in that case.
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If the Gramps XML file does not validate, this indicates an error in either the DTD or the XML Writer. Please file the bug report at http://bugs.gramps-project.org in that case.
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==Parsing Gramps XML file==
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* [[Xsl|XSLT]] scripts: [http://www.gramps-project.org/grampsExhibit/0.0.2/grampsexhibit.xsl gramps exhibit] (Michiel Nauta), [[media:Ancestors.xsl.gz|Ancestors.xsl]], [[media:Birthday.xsl.gz|Birthday.xsl]] (Gramps 1.x), [[media:Tellico.tar.gz|Tellico scripts]], [[Lxml_Gramplet|lxml gramplet]], [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28108782 Print Notes], etc ... see [[media:Xpaths.gz|XPaths]].
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* A [http://svn.code.sf.net/p/gramps-addons/code/trunk/contrib/DescendantsLines/ft.py sample of standalone script] (Adam Sampson) which parses a Gramps XML file for drawing a family tree.
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* [[Other_genealogy_tools#Gramps-php-exporter|Gramps-php-exporter]]
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* A [http://sourceforge.net/projects/joomlagen/ Joomla! component/module] for uploading the Gramps XML database and for showing genealogical information and overviews.
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* [http://www.phpgedview.net PhpGedView] supports [http://phpgedview.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/phpgedview/trunk/phpGedView/includes/classes/class_grampsexport.php simple output to Gramps XML file format] for the Clippings Cart and has an option to download entire Gedcom in Gramps XML form as well as being able to retrieve raw data from the SOAP web service in Gramps XML format. Still a [http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview/forums/forum/185166/topic/5177979 partial support on version 4.3.0].
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasemonkey Greasemonkey] scripts (Michiel Nauta)
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* [http://www.gramps.van-staveren.net/ GrampsXMLview] is a number of PHP scripts in combination with a Gramps XML database.
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* [https://github.com/claws/gramps2gource gramps2gource] for blurring the line between Genealogy and Software Configuration Management visualisation.
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* ...
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Generate XML]]
 
* [[Generate XML]]
 
* [[GEDCOM]]
 
* [[GEDCOM]]
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* [[Gramps and GEDCOM]]
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* [[Database_Formats]]
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* [[Gramps Old database]]
  
 
[[Category:Developers/Reference]]
 
[[Category:Developers/Reference]]
 
[[Category:Developers/General]]
 
[[Category:Developers/General]]

Revision as of 09:43, 13 March 2015

Gramps XML is the Extensible Markup Language XML format designed for storing Gramps data. The goal is to have a fully portable, human- and machine-readable XML format so that the data can be read and written without any loss. In addition, XML format allows for smaller files (if compressed) and for using the version control system for tracking the changes (if uncompressed).

The reason XML is not used by Gramps as the working database ("internal") format is performance, specifically memory considerations.

Gramps XML Resources

Starting with Gramps XML 1.0, each revision of Gramps XML has its own resource page, with references to that version's DTD and RELAX NG schema. The resource pages are listed at http://www.gramps-project.org/xml/.

Gramps release XML version Imports XML version Database Example Changes/Note
trunk/master/unstable no change against 4.1 yet >= 1.0.0 - best 1.5.1 17 Unreleased
example.gramps
Unreleased

Note: Commencing with Gramps 3.1.2 all official versions of Gramps XML files can be imported. However, a warning will be given on import of 1.0.0 xml.[1]

Note: For versions of Gramps earlier than 3.1.1 refer to the table to decide which version to use to import a specific version of the xml, consult the table below.

Gramps release XML version Imports XML version Database Example Changes/Note
4.1.x 1.6.0 >= 1.0.0 - best 1.5.1 17 [2] added Tags to Event, Place, Repository, Source, and Citation

Source/Citation.data became SourceAttributes
added optional support for checksum on Media object
added PlaceRef and Place Hierarchies

4.0.x 1.5.0 - 1.5.1 >= 1.0.0 - best 1.4.0 16 [3] -
3.4.x 1.5.0 - 1.5.1 >= 1.0.0 - best 1.4.0 16 [4] Citations support

Gramps XML is now idempotent[5].4365
Exporter does not change records order any more, making it easier to look at differences between versions/revisions.

3.3.x 1.4.0 >= 1.0.0 - best 1.3.0 15 [6] Changes
3.1.x 1.3.0 >= 1.0.0 - best 1.1.0 15 [7]
3.0.x 1.2.0 >= 1.1.0 14 [8] added newyear to Dates
Replace plain text with StyledText in Notes
2.2.x 1.1.0-1.1.4 >= 0.0.0 [9]
2.0.x 1.0.0 >= 0.0.0 13 [10] changed name formats
1.0.x no official version (0.0.0) - [11]
0.0.x beta software (0.0.0) Unsupported Unsupported Unsupported

Note: To convert an old Gramps XML file you could use VirtualBox or Vmware and the old lgenealogy images from:

http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/gramps/

DTD generation

Tool like xml2dtd could help people not familiar with DTD grammar by generating a DTD file from a XML file. New content on Gramps XML could be tested with the tool and be merged on current Gramps DTD.

RELAX NG generation

Tools like trang or NekoDTD could help to convert a Gramps DTD file to a RELAX NG file. Some others tools and up-to-date informations (2010-09-19) are listed on this page.

Validating Gramps XML file

To validate the Gramps XML file against its DTD, use xmllint program (comes with the libxml2-utils package):

xmllint --noout filename.gramps

If the Gramps XML file does not validate, this indicates an error in either the DTD or the XML Writer. Please file the bug report at http://bugs.gramps-project.org in that case.

Parsing Gramps XML file

See also