A set of command-line tools that transforms the output from OSCAR into publishable LoARs.
Primarily used by Silver Staple (the post-decision clerk) and/or Morsulus; not well known or documented outside of the sovereign staff.
Converts XML to HTML.
Technology
Code: Not well documented. (Believed to include Jade, DSSSL.)
Databases: Flat data files only.
Revision Control: Unknown.
Server: Unknown.
Development
History: Introduced in the 1990s.
Developers: The below is based on notes from the Heraldic Technology Roundtable at KWHSS 2024.
- Eric (?): Initial generation of XML from WordPerfect files used for LoARs in the 1990s.
- Elsbeth Anne Roth: Implemented the DSSSL pipeline in 1999.
- Daniel de Lincoln: Updates circa 2004.
Future: As of mid-2024, Reis is reportedly working to replace the current Jade/DSSSL system with one that uses modern tooling and XSLT.