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A new architecture for a queryable Web server is presented. This architecture is of a three-tier type and consists in using an interpreter of a query language as a gateway for the server, and an XML wrapper as a gateway for data repositories. The query language is used not only to read the server’s data, but also to define, manipulate, and control both data and their corresponding meta-data (data descriptions). The XML wrapper allows storing both data and meta-data in a repository of any type, not only a flat file system or a back-end database. Basic requirements for the query language and the wrapper are presented and discussed in comparison to current approaches.
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Rykowski, J. (2000). Architectures for Querying Contents of Web Servers. In: Abramowicz, W., Orlowska, M.E. (eds) BIS 2000. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0761-3_6
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