xmlforall

Simple, fast and reliable Nodejs XML parser.

var xmlforall = require('xmlforall');
xmlforall.parse('file.xml', function (err, doc) {
});

Element

Object returned by the parse function.

Methods

getElementsByTagName(tagName)

Returns a list of Elements matching the tagName.

getElementById(id)

Returns the first matching Element with that id.

getAttribute(attr)

Returns a string attribute attr

Properties

tagName

Tag name of the element.

text

The text value of the element.

attributes

A string array of all the element attributes.

Examples

var xmlforall = require('xmlforall');
xmlforall.parse('menu.xml', function (err, doc) {
    var allItems = doc.getElementsByTagName('food'),
        item = doc.getElementById('1'),
        price = item.getElementsByTagName('price')[0],
        currency = price.getAttribute('currency');
        
    console.log('Number of items', allItems.length);
    console.log('Price of item 1:', price.text);
    console.log('Currency of item 1:', currency);
});

var xmlforall = require('xmlforall');
xmlforall.parse('menu.xml', function (err, doc) {
    var items, name, price;

    items = doc.getElementsByTagName('food');
    items.forEach(function (element) {
        name = element.getElementsByTagName('name')[0];
        price = element.getElementsByTagName('price')[0];
        console.log(
            name.text + ':',
            price.text,
            '(' + price.getAttribute('currency') + ')'
        );
    });
});

menu.xml

<!-- https://www.w3schools.com/xml/ -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<breakfast_menu>
    <food id="0">
        <name>Belgian Waffles</name>
        <price currency="USD">$5.95</price>
        <description>
       Two of our famous Belgian Waffles with plenty of real maple syrup
       </description>
        <calories>650</calories>
    </food>
    <food id="1">
        <name>Strawberry Belgian Waffles</name>
        <price currency="USD">$7.95</price>
        <description>
        Light Belgian waffles covered with strawberries and whipped cream
        </description>
        <calories>900</calories>
    </food>
    <food id="2">
        <name>Berry-Berry Belgian Waffles</name>
        <price currency="USD">$8.95</price>
        <description>
        Belgian waffles covered with assorted fresh berries and whipped cream
        </description>
        <calories>900</calories>
    </food>
    <food id="3">
        <name>French Toast</name>
        <price currency="USD">$4.50</price>
        <description>
        Thick slices made from our homemade sourdough bread
        </description>
        <calories>600</calories>
    </food>
    <food id="4">
        <name>Homestyle Breakfast</name>
        <price currency="USD">$6.95</price>
        <description>
        Two eggs, bacon or sausage, toast, and our ever-popular hash browns
        </description>
        <calories>950</calories>
    </food>
</breakfast_menu>

Installation

$ npm install xmlforall --save

Features

• XML Parser
• Window.document like interface
• Asynchronous
• Only dependency is SAX

Test

cd node_modules/xmlforall/
node test/test.js
OR
npm test

License

MIT

Have fun!