Schema for the <project> XML in a Sitecore package

Question

Does anyone have the schema that relates to the XML document that appears in the installer folder of a Sitecore package file?

Especially interested in the format of the project/Sources/xitems/Entries/x-item element.

Kizer

Have you got the scheme? – Cosmetic

Not in a form that I am able to share publically. Currently working on a packaging open source project that can create sitecore zip and update packages from assets on the file system, i.e. outside of a web context. – Kizer

can you share a link if it is opensource? – Cosmetic

@Anton, Will do when I push the code to GitHub, probably around a week away – Kizer

Answer 1

That XML file seems to be a representation of the Sitecore.Install.PackageProject class, so I tried to generate an XSD from code using serialization on that class. However, if you use a decompile to take a look at how package building and installation works, you'll find out that Sitecore has written their own serializer for this. So I wasn't able to generate a correct XSD with the .NET serializer.

With a decompiler (I use dotPeek, freeware) you can track down a lot of information about that XML file and how it's being used by Sitecore, but I don´t see a (realistic) way to extract a schema from this. If you're going to look into it, look inside Sitecore.Kernel.dll and look for the Sitecore.Install namespace.

Have you tried asking Sitecore Support? If anyone has this schema, it's them.

Dafna

Thanks for the effort. I've started pulling an XSD together from classes inside the Sitecore.Install namespace and am in the process of validating this work using some existing package XML files. I'll make some inquiries with support as you suggested to see if they can help. – Kizer