API compatability

I suspect this is beyond the scope of the spec, but maybe worth considering.
Suppose I discover that a MicroXML "parser" fits my needs better than an XML "parser"
(maybe it is faster ? tbd)

What would it take, in theory, to take a MicroXML parser and plug it into a toolset expecting an XML parser ?
Concrete:
Say for example I wanted to use JAXB or say Saxon XSLT ... but use my own MicroXML parser ...
what would that mean ?

Off the cuff I think that means a transformation from the MicroXML data model to the XML Data Model.

Say I had a MicroXML "SAX-Like" parser and wanted to bridge it to a XML SAX parser ...

Is this reasonable and possible ?
I believe the loose goal of Data Model Compatibility would accommodate (but not guarantee) this.

Might it be worth an additional spec,  and pre-consideration, as to what it would take to map the MicroXML Data Model to the XDM ?   or equivalently (but more concretely) a particular MicroXML Parser to a XML Parser ?  that is, what would it take to wrap a Micro XML Parser API to an XML Parser API ...  I believe the intentions are that this would be trivial.  but does the spec require or facilitate it ?

-David





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