xaml 0.1.06

XML Abstract Markup Language

an easier way for humans to write xml

if a line starts with any xaml component ( % @ . # $ ) that line represents an xml element

• an element continues until eol, or an unquoted :

• an element can be continued to the next line(s) using unquoted parens

elif a line starts with a “:” it is specifying how the following lines should be interpreted:

• :python -> python code

• :markdown -> markdown text (not implemented)

• :css -> css styles (not implemented)

else the line represents the content of the xml element and cannot contain other nested elements

xaml components

• % -> element name

• @ -> name attribute

• . -> class attribute

• # -> id attribute

• $ -> string attribute (_ to ‘ ‘ conversion not implemented)

  e.g. %document .bold #doc_1 @AutoBiography $My_Biography ->

  <document class=”bold” id=”doc_1” name=”AutoBiography” string=”My Biography”/>

Based on haml [1] but aimed at Python.

Still in its early stages – send email to ethan at stoneleaf dot us if you would like to get involved!

Mercurial repository, wiki, and issue tracker at [2].

[1] http://haml.info/ [2] https://bitbucket.org/stoneleaf/xaml