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• FrameworkDSC (2012-05-09 15:25)

  This is my framework for all the other custom components and the Adobe LiveCycle ES processes I create. It's functionality is extensive:

  Common Utilities¶

  - generateRandomNumber
  - generateTimestamp
  - sleep

  Exception Thrower¶

  - throw(Detailed)Exception...

• Custom Components (2012-05-03 09:14)

  This is a wrapper project for the different custom components that extend the standard features of Adobe LiveCycle ES.

• XDP Information (2012-03-20 17:13)

  This project gives you information about your XDP from the command line.

  Information can be:
  - What is the locale, the version, ...

  But also:
  - Give all the fragments used in this XDP
  - Give all the javascript source in the XDP

• PDF Data Testing (2012-03-09 09:43)

  This project is around the combination of XSD and the XML data saved inside a PDF. Basically, it will extract the XML from a PDF and test it against the original XSD.

  Why do you need this, you may ask. Well, suppose you have defined a choice in your XSD, but, in your XDP (PDF source), you made 2 subforms, each one linked to a choice in the schema. You hide one subform with a radiobutton. Well, at that moment, your data is invalid because both parts of the XML will be there, invalidating your XSD choice. So, that's why you may find this project useful too for your daily work....

• XDP Unit Testing (2012-02-29 09:20)

  This project uses the principles of test cases and test suites to automate testing of XDP (Designer ES source files) against a set of rules. The project is a combination of Groovy and XSLT programming. The tests can be run from the command line or through for instance Jenkins....