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Zend Framework: Zend_Office Component Proposal

Table of Contents

1. Overview

Zend_Office will provide the ability to work with Microsoft Office documents, in particular Word and Excel files. The format of preference will be the open xml format but it may be possible to provide simple binary format functionality. Open Office formats could also be supported.

2. References

• Microsoft Office Binary File Format Specifications
• Microsoft Office Open XML Developer Site
• OpenOffice.org File Format Specifications

3. Component Requirements, Constraints, and Acceptance Criteria

• This component will allow opening of the mentioned file formats.
• This component will allow creation of the mentioned file formats.
• This component will allow editing of the mentioned file formats.
• This component will allow saving of the mentioned file formats.
• This component will allow conversion between the mentioned file formats.

4. Dependencies on Other Framework Components

• Zend_Exception

5. Theory of Operation

The developer loads or creates a file, gets information or makes any changes necessary, then discards or saves the file.

6. Milestones / Tasks

• Milestone 1: Write specification.
• Milestone 2: Working prototype checked into the incubator supporting Office Open XML Word and Excel formats.
• Milestone 3: Working prototype checked into the incubator supporting OpenOffice.org word processor and spreadsheet formats.
• Milestone 4: Working prototype checked into the incubator supporting Office Binary Word and Excel formats (maybe).
• Milestone 5: Unit tests exist, work, and are checked into SVN.
• Milestone 6: Initial documentation exists.

7. Class Index

• Zend_Office_Exception
• Zend_Office_Word
• Zend_Office_Spreadsheet

8. Use Cases

9. Class Skeletons