Classics@ TextServer.

Overview

This is an implementation of the TextServer protocol for serving the content of Classics@, starting with Volume 2. The page you are looking at allows basic interaction with those texts via the protocol's queries. More human-friendly access to this material are available at chs.harvard.edu. (Refer to http://shot.holycross.edu/projects/TextServer for more information about the TextServer protocol.)

All code in this Cocoon application is released under the GPL: see the README file.

Required services

The following request methods are required for all TextServers.

1. GetCapabilities: returns an XML description of the functionality annd contents of this server.
2. GetWorks: the sample documents include a textgroup numbered named d-anderson.
3. GetValidReff: the sample documents include a work number 2004 for textgroup "d-anderson". To request a specific translation or edition, or a specific exemplar, consult the GetCapabilities output for valid values.
   Optionally, you may also specify the TEI div-level to return valid references (n attributes) for.
   Text group: Work: Level:
   Edition: Translation:
4. GetPassage: the sample documents are cited by chapter/section. Some valid citations for d-anderson, work 2004 are: front-matter.summary, article.1, article.2, or back-matter.bibliography. Or you can submit "GetPassage" with no citation to get the entire text-element of the XML file.
   Author: Text: Ref:
   Edition: Translation:
   
   
5. GetTEIHeader: the sample documents include a work number 2004 for textgroup "d-anderson". This request will return the meta-data for a given file.
   
   Text group: Work: Level:
   Edition: Translation:

More information

See the TextServer home page for documentation of the TextServer protocol, and links to sample applications you can configure to use this server implementation.