XmlParser

This parser transforms XML to a format that can be consumed by XmlBuilder.

Currently this parser is just a wrapper around Quinn parser.

It can be rewritten to gain more performance.

Installation

The package can be installed as:

1. Add xml_parser to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

   def deps do
     [{:xml_parser, "~> 0.1.0"}]
   end

2. Ensure xml_parser is started before your application:

   def application do
     [applications: [:xml_parser]]
   end

Usage

xml = "<person id=\"12345\"><first>Josh</first><last>Nussbaum</last></person>"
data = XmlParser.parse xml
# {:person, %{id: 12345}, [{:first, nil, "Josh"}, {:last, nil, "Nussbaum"}]}
# and don't forget to include xml_builder into deps before using it
XmlBuilder.build data
# <person id="12345"><first>Josh</first><last>Nussbaum</last></person>

Documentation is also available.

Gotchas

Quinn can't parse XML with siblings on the top level of a document, so XML document must have only one root element.

<good>
  <data>Data!</data>
  <data>More data!</data>
</good>

<bad>Data!</bad>
<bad>Lost data</bad>