Exporting TYPO3 v4 content as XML suitable for import into a Content Repository
Proposed by: Karsten Dambekalns
Mentor: Karsten Dambekalns
Student working on it: -
Overview
When migrating from TYPO3 v4 to v5 in the future this will mean switching from a RDBMS to a CR as the underlying storage engine. The JSR-283 specification details an import/export format in XML that can be used with a compliant CR. Can this be a way to import content from TYPO3 v4? How can existing content be exported to make this possible?
Issues
Some details that seem to require special care:
- How can internal links be handled during migration?
- What should happen to plugin CEs for which no or a different plugin is available?
- Localized content needs to be handled - how?
Goals / Deliverables
Goal is a system that exports content (pages, content elements, users, ...) found in a TYPO3 v4 system into XML suitable for direct import into a CR. The system should
- be configurable with respect to transformations applied during export (see below)
- process internal links in a flexible manner
- allow to define rules for exclusion
- allow certain types of records to be handled in specific ways, e.g. to be moved to some common parent node during export
Required Skills or Background
Experience in object oriented programming is helpful. TYPO3 v4 and XML knowledge is needed. XSL knowledge could be helpful. A favor for clean code is highly appreciated.
Details
Configurability: As there isn't yet a planned structure of nodes and types to be used for storing TYPO3 v5 content in the CR, the solution should provide enough flexibility to be adapted as needed.
If wanted a suggestion for structuring content can be created along the way, of course.
