Open Source XML Parsers in Java

Para la aplicación beped debemos encontrar el parser que mejor se adapte a nuestras necesidades.
Los que más parecen ajustarse son:

XMLBeans

At a high level XMLBeans is an XML-Java binding tool that uses XML Schema as a basis for generating Java classes that you can use to easily access XML instance data in a natural manner in your Java programs. It was designed to provide both easy access to XML information via convenient Java classes as well as complete access to the underlying XML, combining the best of low-level APIs like SAX and DOM that provide full access with the convenience of Java binding. There are several factors that set XMLBeans apart from any other XML-Java binding alternatives:

* XML Schema Compliance - XMLBeans has achieved extremely high schema compliance and is able to compile even the most complex schemas. This is critical when adopting an XML-Java binding framework since you may received schemas that are out of your control.
* Access to the full underlying XML Infoset - The XML Cursor API allows you to access a lower level DOM like access to the underying XML Infoset. You can get a "cursor" at any point while using the strongly typed generated XMLBeans and begin navigating the underlying XML instance.
* Access to the schema type system - The XMLBeans schema API allows you to walk through the schema type system giving you full access to a Java object representation of the XML Schema that was compiled to generate the XMLBeans classes.
* Speed - XMLBeans is optimized for performance at many levels. For example, XMLBeans lazily constructs objects from XML, so that you do not have the performance overhead of object creation when you only access portions of an XML document. Several Fortune 500 customers have adopted XMLBeans based on speed alone.

JAXB

The Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) provides a fast and convenient way to bind between XML schemas and Java representations, making it easy for Java developers to incorporate XML data and processing functions in Java applications

JiBX: Binding XML to Java Code

JiBX is a framework for binding XML data to Java objects. It lets you work with data from XML documents using your own class structures. The JiBX framework handles all the details of converting your data to and from XML based on your instructions. JiBX is designed to perform the translation between internal data structures and XML with very high efficiency, but still allows you a high degree of control over the translation process.

VTD-XML 1.5 (xcuriosidad)

VTD-XML is the next generation XML parser that goes beyond DOM and SAX in terms of performance, memory and ease of use. To XML developers, VTD-XML is simple and just works! Other innovative features include XML indexing (due to inherent persistence of VTD) and incremental update. It is also the world's fastest XML processor: On an Athlon64 3400+ PC, VTD-XML significantly (1.5x~2x) outperforms SAX parsers with NULL content handler, delivering 50~60 MB/sec sustained throughput, without sacrificing random access. Its memory usage is typically between 1.3x~1.5x the size of the XML document, with 1 being the XML itself.

Zeus

Zeus is, in a nutshell, an open source Java-to-XML Data Binding tool. It provides a means of taking an arbitrary XML document and converting that document into a Java object representing the XML. That Java object can then be used and manipulated like any other Java object in the VM (virtual machine). Then, once the object has been modified and operated upon, Zeus can be used to convert the Java object back into an XML representation.