On 29 Jan 2015, at 14:21, Rushforth, Peter peter.rushforth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The link below requires authentication.

Sorry, I should have linked to the public version:

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-30/#xml-to-json-stylesheet
>
> Dmitris suggestion and your direction have helped.  Essentially we have got
literal json strings/string parts in the <xsl:template>.
>
> For example :
>
> <xsl:template match =/>
>                 {
>                                 <xsl:apply-templates select=atom:feed/>
>                 }
> </xsl:template>
>
> What we should do is use variables etc for these strings, which will lead to
more readable code plus minified json
>
> Perhaps :
> <xsl:template match =/>
>                 <xsl:value-of select={/>
> <xsl:apply-templates select=atom:feed/>
>                 <xsl:value-of select=}/>
> </xsl:template>
>
> Either that or

> <xsl:template match =/>
>                 <xsl:text>{</xsl:text>
> <xsl:apply-templates select=atom:feed/>
>                 <xsl:text>}</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>

Or if you're into DTDs

> <xsl:template match =/>
>                 &OPENCURLY;
> <xsl:apply-templates select=atom:feed/>
>                 &CLOSECURLY;
> </xsl:template>

where the entity references expand to xsl:text elements.