Tuesday, April 25, 2006

JDAS Home

JDAS Home: "JDAS is an OpenSource Java client library for the Distributed Annotation System (DAS). With JDAS, you can easily execute DAS commands against remote DAS servers, and use the response data within your own application. Note that JDAS is not a DAS browser, and does not provide any graphical elements. JDAS aims to be fully compliant with the latest DAS 1.53 Specification (see User Guide for complete details)."
JDAS Features
  • Full support for DAS Commands: dsn, dna, sequence, entry_points, types, and features.
  • Easy access to the X-Das Status code and detailed error messages.
  • Easy access to the X-Das-Capabilities header.
  • Console logging feature for viewing all request/response data as it is transmitted over the wire.
  • XML validation for all DAS responses, and the ability to programmatically disable XML validation.
  • Fully documented API and several example applications to get you started.