An updated development preview version of the Sedna XML database client library for Ruby has been released. This version introduces the ability to load new documents directly from files, rather than having to embed all documents inside XQuery statements. This enhancement continues the development of a simple and easy to use driver for the Sedna database system.

Sedna is an open-source, native XML database that provides a full range of core database services — persistent storage, ACID transactions, security, indices, hot backup. The client is a Ruby extension that uses the official C driver that is shipped as part of the Sedna distribution.