diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index d56d225060..eb97ac9a6f 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ proc enumToString*(enums: openArray[enum]): string =
- Added `os.getCurrentCompilerExe` (implmented as `getAppFilename` at CT),
can be used to retrieve the currently executing compiler.
+- Added `xmltree.toXmlAttributes`.
+
### Library changes
diff --git a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
index b99d46bc89..e1d24ea420 100644
--- a/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/xmltree.nim
@@ -7,21 +7,52 @@
# distribution, for details about the copyright.
#
-## A simple XML tree.
+## A simple XML tree generator.
+##
+## .. code-block::
+## import xmltree
+##
+## var g = newElement("myTag")
+## g.add newText("some text")
+## g.add newComment("this is comment")
+##
+## var h = newElement("secondTag")
+## h.add newEntity("some entity")
+##
+## let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+## let k = newXmlTree("treeTag", [g, h], att)
+##
+## echo k
+## #
+## # some text
+## # &some entity;
+## #
+##
+##
+## **See also:**
+## * `xmlparser module `_ for high-level XML parsing
+## * `parsexml module `_ for low-level XML parsing
+## * `htmlgen module `_ for html code generator
import macros, strtabs, strutils
type
- XmlNode* = ref XmlNodeObj ## an XML tree consists of ``XmlNode``'s.
+ XmlNode* = ref XmlNodeObj ## An XML tree consisting of XML nodes.
+ ##
+ ## Use `newXmlTree proc <#newXmlTree,string,openArray[XmlNode],XmlAttributes>`_
+ ## for creating a new tree.
- XmlNodeKind* = enum ## different kinds of ``XmlNode``'s
+ XmlNodeKind* = enum ## Different kinds of XML nodes.
xnText, ## a text element
xnElement, ## an element with 0 or more children
xnCData, ## a CDATA node
xnEntity, ## an entity (like ``&thing;``)
xnComment ## an XML comment
- XmlAttributes* = StringTableRef ## an alias for a string to string mapping
+ XmlAttributes* = StringTableRef ## An alias for a string to string mapping.
+ ##
+ ## Use `toXmlAttributes proc <#toXmlAttributes,varargs[tuple[string,string]]>`_
+ ## to create `XmlAttributes`.
XmlNodeObj {.acyclic.} = object
case k: XmlNodeKind # private, use the kind() proc to read this field.
@@ -33,67 +64,203 @@ type
fAttr: XmlAttributes
fClientData: int ## for other clients
+const
+ xmlHeader* = "\n"
+ ## Header to use for complete XML output.
+
proc newXmlNode(kind: XmlNodeKind): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``XmlNode``.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode``.
new(result)
result.k = kind
proc newElement*(tag: string): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``PXmlNode`` of kind ``xnText`` with the given `tag`.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode`` of kind ``xnElement`` with the given `tag`.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `newXmlTree proc <#newXmlTree,string,openArray[XmlNode],XmlAttributes>`_
+ ## * [<> macro](#<>.m,untyped)
+ runnableExamples:
+ var a = newElement("firstTag")
+ a.add newElement("childTag")
+ assert a.kind == xnElement
+ assert $a == ""
+
result = newXmlNode(xnElement)
result.fTag = tag
result.s = @[]
- # init attributes lazily to safe memory
+ # init attributes lazily to save memory
proc newText*(text: string): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``PXmlNode`` of kind ``xnText`` with the text `text`.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode`` of kind ``xnText`` with the text `text`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var b = newText("my text")
+ assert b.kind == xnText
+ assert $b == "my text"
+
result = newXmlNode(xnText)
result.fText = text
proc newComment*(comment: string): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``PXmlNode`` of kind ``xnComment`` with the text `comment`.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode`` of kind ``xnComment`` with the text `comment`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var c = newComment("my comment")
+ assert c.kind == xnComment
+ assert $c == ""
+
result = newXmlNode(xnComment)
result.fText = comment
proc newCData*(cdata: string): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``PXmlNode`` of kind ``xnComment`` with the text `cdata`.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode`` of kind ``xnCData`` with the text `cdata`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var d = newCData("my cdata")
+ assert d.kind == xnCData
+ assert $d == ""
+
result = newXmlNode(xnCData)
result.fText = cdata
proc newEntity*(entity: string): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new ``PXmlNode`` of kind ``xnEntity`` with the text `entity`.
+ ## Creates a new ``XmlNode`` of kind ``xnEntity`` with the text `entity`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var e = newEntity("my entity")
+ assert e.kind == xnEntity
+ assert $e == "&my entity;"
+
result = newXmlNode(xnEntity)
result.fText = entity
+proc newXmlTree*(tag: string, children: openArray[XmlNode],
+ attributes: XmlAttributes = nil): XmlNode =
+ ## Creates a new XML tree with `tag`, `children` and `attributes`.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `newElement proc <#newElement,string>`_
+ ## * [<> macro](#<>.m,untyped)
+ runnableExamples:
+ from strutils import unindent
+ var g = newElement("myTag")
+ g.add newText("some text")
+ g.add newComment("this is comment")
+ var h = newElement("secondTag")
+ h.add newEntity("some entity")
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ let k = newXmlTree("treeTag", [g, h], att)
+ assert ($k).unindent == """
+ some text
+ &some entity;
+ """.unindent
+
+ result = newXmlNode(xnElement)
+ result.fTag = tag
+ newSeq(result.s, children.len)
+ for i in 0..children.len-1: result.s[i] = children[i]
+ result.fAttr = attributes
+
proc text*(n: XmlNode): string {.inline.} =
- ## gets the associated text with the node `n`. `n` can be a CDATA, Text,
- ## comment, or entity node.
+ ## Gets the associated text with the node `n`.
+ ##
+ ## `n` can be a CDATA, Text, comment, or entity node.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `text= proc <#text=,XmlNode,string>`_ for text setter
+ ## * `tag proc <#tag,XmlNode>`_ for tag getter
+ ## * `tag= proc <#tag=,XmlNode,string>`_ for tag setter
+ ## * `innerText proc <#innerText,XmlNode>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ var c = newComment("my comment")
+ assert $c == ""
+ assert c.text == "my comment"
+
assert n.k in {xnText, xnComment, xnCData, xnEntity}
result = n.fText
proc `text=`*(n: XmlNode, text: string){.inline.} =
- ## sets the associated text with the node `n`. `n` can be a CDATA, Text,
- ## comment, or entity node.
+ ## Sets the associated text with the node `n`.
+ ##
+ ## `n` can be a CDATA, Text, comment, or entity node.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `text proc <#text,XmlNode>`_ for text getter
+ ## * `tag proc <#tag,XmlNode>`_ for tag getter
+ ## * `tag= proc <#tag=,XmlNode,string>`_ for tag setter
+ runnableExamples:
+ var e = newEntity("my entity")
+ assert $e == "&my entity;"
+ e.text = "a new entity text"
+ assert $e == "&a new entity text;"
+
assert n.k in {xnText, xnComment, xnCData, xnEntity}
n.fText = text
+proc tag*(n: XmlNode): string {.inline.} =
+ ## Gets the tag name of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## `n` has to be an ``xnElement`` node.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `text proc <#text,XmlNode>`_ for text getter
+ ## * `text= proc <#text=,XmlNode,string>`_ for text setter
+ ## * `tag= proc <#tag=,XmlNode,string>`_ for tag setter
+ ## * `innerText proc <#innerText,XmlNode>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ var a = newElement("firstTag")
+ a.add newElement("childTag")
+ assert $a == ""
+ assert a.tag == "firstTag"
+
+ assert n.k == xnElement
+ result = n.fTag
+
+proc `tag=`*(n: XmlNode, tag: string) {.inline.} =
+ ## Sets the tag name of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## `n` has to be an ``xnElement`` node.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `text proc <#text,XmlNode>`_ for text getter
+ ## * `text= proc <#text=,XmlNode,string>`_ for text setter
+ ## * `tag proc <#tag,XmlNode>`_ for tag getter
+ runnableExamples:
+ var a = newElement("firstTag")
+ a.add newElement("childTag")
+ assert $a == ""
+ a.tag = "newTag"
+ assert $a == ""
+
+ assert n.k == xnElement
+ n.fTag = tag
+
proc rawText*(n: XmlNode): string {.inline.} =
- ## returns the underlying 'text' string by reference.
+ ## Returns the underlying 'text' string by reference.
+ ##
## This is only used for speed hacks.
shallowCopy(result, n.fText)
proc rawTag*(n: XmlNode): string {.inline.} =
- ## returns the underlying 'tag' string by reference.
+ ## Returns the underlying 'tag' string by reference.
+ ##
## This is only used for speed hacks.
shallowCopy(result, n.fTag)
proc innerText*(n: XmlNode): string =
- ## gets the inner text of `n`:
+ ## Gets the inner text of `n`:
##
## - If `n` is `xnText` or `xnEntity`, returns its content.
## - If `n` is `xnElement`, runs recursively on each child node and
## concatenates the results.
## - Otherwise returns an empty string.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `text proc <#text,XmlNode>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newText("my text")
+ f.add newComment("my comment")
+ f.add newEntity("my entity")
+ assert $f == "my text&my entity;"
+ assert innerText(f) == "my textmy entity"
+
proc worker(res: var string, n: XmlNode) =
case n.k
of xnText, xnEntity:
@@ -107,89 +274,218 @@ proc innerText*(n: XmlNode): string =
result = ""
worker(result, n)
-proc tag*(n: XmlNode): string {.inline.} =
- ## gets the tag name of `n`. `n` has to be an ``xnElement`` node.
- assert n.k == xnElement
- result = n.fTag
-
-proc `tag=`*(n: XmlNode, tag: string) {.inline.} =
- ## sets the tag name of `n`. `n` has to be an ``xnElement`` node.
- assert n.k == xnElement
- n.fTag = tag
-
proc add*(father, son: XmlNode) {.inline.} =
- ## adds the child `son` to `father`.
+ ## Adds the child `son` to `father`.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `insert proc <#insert,XmlNode,XmlNode,int>`_
+ ## * `delete proc <#delete,XmlNode,Natural>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newText("my text")
+ f.add newElement("sonTag")
+ f.add newEntity("my entity")
+ assert $f == "my text&my entity;"
add(father.s, son)
proc insert*(father, son: XmlNode, index: int) {.inline.} =
- ## insert the child `son` to a given position in `father`.
+ ## Insert the child `son` to a given position in `father`.
+ ##
+ ## `father` and `son` must be of `xnElement` kind.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `add proc <#add,XmlNode,XmlNode>`_
+ ## * `delete proc <#delete,XmlNode,Natural>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ from strutils import unindent
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newElement("first")
+ f.insert(newElement("second"), 0)
+ assert ($f).unindent == "\n\n\n"
+
assert father.k == xnElement and son.k == xnElement
if len(father.s) > index:
insert(father.s, son, index)
else:
insert(father.s, son, len(father.s))
-proc len*(n: XmlNode): int {.inline.} =
- ## returns the number `n`'s children.
- if n.k == xnElement: result = len(n.s)
-
-proc kind*(n: XmlNode): XmlNodeKind {.inline.} =
- ## returns `n`'s kind.
- result = n.k
-
-proc `[]`* (n: XmlNode, i: int): XmlNode {.inline.} =
- ## returns the `i`'th child of `n`.
- assert n.k == xnElement
- result = n.s[i]
-
proc delete*(n: XmlNode, i: Natural) {.noSideEffect.} =
- ## delete the `i`'th child of `n`.
+ ## Delete the `i`'th child of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `add proc <#add,XmlNode,XmlNode>`_
+ ## * `insert proc <#insert,XmlNode,XmlNode,int>`_
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newElement("first")
+ f.insert(newElement("second"), 0)
+ f.delete(0)
+ assert $f == ""
+
assert n.k == xnElement
n.s.delete(i)
+proc len*(n: XmlNode): int {.inline.} =
+ ## Returns the number of `n`'s children.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newElement("first")
+ f.insert(newElement("second"), 0)
+ assert len(f) == 2
+ if n.k == xnElement: result = len(n.s)
+
+proc kind*(n: XmlNode): XmlNodeKind {.inline.} =
+ ## Returns `n`'s kind.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var a = newElement("firstTag")
+ assert a.kind == xnElement
+ var b = newText("my text")
+ assert b.kind == xnText
+ result = n.k
+
+proc `[]`* (n: XmlNode, i: int): XmlNode {.inline.} =
+ ## Returns the `i`'th child of `n`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newElement("first")
+ f.insert(newElement("second"), 0)
+ assert $f[1] == ""
+ assert $f[0] == ""
+
+ assert n.k == xnElement
+ result = n.s[i]
+
proc `[]`* (n: var XmlNode, i: int): var XmlNode {.inline.} =
- ## returns the `i`'th child of `n` so that it can be modified
+ ## Returns the `i`'th child of `n` so that it can be modified.
assert n.k == xnElement
result = n.s[i]
iterator items*(n: XmlNode): XmlNode {.inline.} =
- ## iterates over any child of `n`.
+ ## Iterates over any child of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## **Examples:**
+ ##
+ ## .. code-block::
+ ## var g = newElement("myTag")
+ ## g.add newText("some text")
+ ## g.add newComment("this is comment")
+ ##
+ ## var h = newElement("secondTag")
+ ## h.add newEntity("some entity")
+ ## g.add h
+ ##
+ ## assert $g == "some text&some entity;"
+ ## for x in g: # the same as `for x in items(g):`
+ ## echo x
+ ##
+ ## # some text
+ ## #
+ ## # &some entity;
+
assert n.k == xnElement
for i in 0 .. n.len-1: yield n[i]
iterator mitems*(n: var XmlNode): var XmlNode {.inline.} =
- ## iterates over any child of `n`.
+ ## Iterates over any child of `n` so that it can be modified.
assert n.k == xnElement
for i in 0 .. n.len-1: yield n[i]
+proc toXmlAttributes*(keyValuePairs: varargs[tuple[key, val: string]]): XmlAttributes =
+ ## Converts `{key: value}` pairs into `XmlAttributes`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ var j = newElement("myTag")
+ j.attrs = att
+ assert $j == """"""
+
+ newStringTable(keyValuePairs)
+
proc attrs*(n: XmlNode): XmlAttributes {.inline.} =
- ## gets the attributes belonging to `n`.
+ ## Gets the attributes belonging to `n`.
+ ##
## Returns `nil` if attributes have not been initialised for this node.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `attrs= proc <#attrs=,XmlNode,XmlAttributes>`_ for XmlAttributes setter
+ ## * `attrsLen proc <#attrsLen,XmlNode>`_ for numbef of attributes
+ ## * `attr proc <#attr,XmlNode,string>`_ for finding an attribute
+ runnableExamples:
+ var j = newElement("myTag")
+ assert j.attrs == nil
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ j.attrs = att
+ assert j.attrs == att
+
assert n.k == xnElement
result = n.fAttr
proc `attrs=`*(n: XmlNode, attr: XmlAttributes) {.inline.} =
- ## sets the attributes belonging to `n`.
+ ## Sets the attributes belonging to `n`.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `attrs proc <#attrs,XmlNode>`_ for XmlAttributes getter
+ ## * `attrsLen proc <#attrsLen,XmlNode>`_ for numbef of attributes
+ ## * `attr proc <#attr,XmlNode,string>`_ for finding an attribute
+ runnableExamples:
+ var j = newElement("myTag")
+ assert j.attrs == nil
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ j.attrs = att
+ assert j.attrs == att
+
assert n.k == xnElement
n.fAttr = attr
proc attrsLen*(n: XmlNode): int {.inline.} =
- ## returns the number of `n`'s attributes.
+ ## Returns the number of `n`'s attributes.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `attrs proc <#attrs,XmlNode>`_ for XmlAttributes getter
+ ## * `attrs= proc <#attrs=,XmlNode,XmlAttributes>`_ for XmlAttributes setter
+ ## * `attr proc <#attr,XmlNode,string>`_ for finding an attribute
+ runnableExamples:
+ var j = newElement("myTag")
+ assert j.attrsLen == 0
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ j.attrs = att
+ assert j.attrsLen == 2
+
assert n.k == xnElement
if not isNil(n.fAttr): result = len(n.fAttr)
+proc attr*(n: XmlNode, name: string): string =
+ ## Finds the first attribute of `n` with a name of `name`.
+ ## Returns "" on failure.
+ ##
+ ## See also:
+ ## * `attrs proc <#attrs,XmlNode>`_ for XmlAttributes getter
+ ## * `attrs= proc <#attrs=,XmlNode,XmlAttributes>`_ for XmlAttributes setter
+ ## * `attrsLen proc <#attrsLen,XmlNode>`_ for numbef of attributes
+ runnableExamples:
+ var j = newElement("myTag")
+ let att = {"key1": "first value", "key2": "second value"}.toXmlAttributes
+ j.attrs = att
+ assert j.attr("key1") == "first value"
+ assert j.attr("key2") == "second value"
+
+ assert n.kind == xnElement
+ if n.attrs == nil: return ""
+ return n.attrs.getOrDefault(name)
+
proc clientData*(n: XmlNode): int {.inline.} =
- ## gets the client data of `n`. The client data field is used by the HTML
- ## parser and generator.
+ ## Gets the client data of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## The client data field is used by the HTML parser and generator.
result = n.fClientData
proc `clientData=`*(n: XmlNode, data: int) {.inline.} =
- ## sets the client data of `n`. The client data field is used by the HTML
- ## parser and generator.
+ ## Sets the client data of `n`.
+ ##
+ ## The client data field is used by the HTML parser and generator.
n.fClientData = data
proc addEscaped*(result: var string, s: string) =
- ## same as ``result.add(escape(s))``, but more efficient.
+ ## The same as `result.add(escape(s)) <#escape,string>`_, but more efficient.
for c in items(s):
case c
of '<': result.add("<")
@@ -201,7 +497,8 @@ proc addEscaped*(result: var string, s: string) =
else: result.add(c)
proc escape*(s: string): string =
- ## escapes `s` for inclusion into an XML document.
+ ## Escapes `s` for inclusion into an XML document.
+ ##
## Escapes these characters:
##
## ------------ -------------------
@@ -214,6 +511,8 @@ proc escape*(s: string): string =
## ``'`` ``'``
## ``/`` ``/``
## ------------ -------------------
+ ##
+ ## You can also use `addEscaped proc <#addEscaped,string,string>`_.
result = newStringOfCap(s.len)
addEscaped(result, s)
@@ -223,14 +522,22 @@ proc addIndent(result: var string, indent: int, addNewLines: bool) =
for i in 1..indent: result.add(' ')
proc noWhitespace(n: XmlNode): bool =
- #for i in 1..n.len-1:
- # if n[i].kind != n[0].kind: return true
for i in 0..n.len-1:
if n[i].kind in {xnText, xnEntity}: return true
proc add*(result: var string, n: XmlNode, indent = 0, indWidth = 2,
addNewLines=true) =
- ## adds the textual representation of `n` to `result`.
+ ## Adds the textual representation of `n` to string `result`.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var
+ a = newElement("firstTag")
+ b = newText("my text")
+ c = newComment("my comment")
+ s = ""
+ s.add(c)
+ s.add(a)
+ s.add(b)
+ assert s == "my text"
proc addEscapedAttr(result: var string, s: string) =
# `addEscaped` alternative with less escaped characters.
@@ -291,24 +598,76 @@ proc add*(result: var string, n: XmlNode, indent = 0, indWidth = 2,
result.add(n.fText)
result.add(';')
-const
- xmlHeader* = "\n"
- ## header to use for complete XML output
-
proc `$`*(n: XmlNode): string =
- ## converts `n` into its string representation. No ``<$xml ...$>`` declaration
- ## is produced, so that the produced XML fragments are composable.
+ ## Converts `n` into its string representation.
+ ##
+ ## No ``<$xml ...$>`` declaration is produced, so that the produced
+ ## XML fragments are composable.
result = ""
result.add(n)
-proc newXmlTree*(tag: string, children: openArray[XmlNode],
- attributes: XmlAttributes = nil): XmlNode =
- ## creates a new XML tree with `tag`, `children` and `attributes`
- result = newXmlNode(xnElement)
- result.fTag = tag
- newSeq(result.s, children.len)
- for i in 0..children.len-1: result.s[i] = children[i]
- result.fAttr = attributes
+proc child*(n: XmlNode, name: string): XmlNode =
+ ## Finds the first child element of `n` with a name of `name`.
+ ## Returns `nil` on failure.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var f = newElement("myTag")
+ f.add newElement("firstSon")
+ f.add newElement("secondSon")
+ f.add newElement("thirdSon")
+ assert $(f.child("secondSon")) == ""
+
+ assert n.kind == xnElement
+ for i in items(n):
+ if i.kind == xnElement:
+ if i.tag == name:
+ return i
+
+proc findAll*(n: XmlNode, tag: string, result: var seq[XmlNode]) =
+ ## Iterates over all the children of `n` returning those matching `tag`.
+ ##
+ ## Found nodes satisfying the condition will be appended to the `result`
+ ## sequence.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var
+ b = newElement("good")
+ c = newElement("bad")
+ d = newElement("bad")
+ e = newElement("good")
+ b.add newText("b text")
+ c.add newText("c text")
+ d.add newText("d text")
+ e.add newText("e text")
+ let a = newXmlTree("father", [b, c, d, e])
+ var s = newSeq[XmlNode]()
+ a.findAll("good", s)
+ assert $s == "@[b text, e text]"
+
+ assert n.k == xnElement
+ for child in n.items():
+ if child.k != xnElement:
+ continue
+ if child.tag == tag:
+ result.add(child)
+ child.findAll(tag, result)
+
+proc findAll*(n: XmlNode, tag: string): seq[XmlNode] =
+ ## A shortcut version to assign in let blocks.
+ runnableExamples:
+ var
+ b = newElement("good")
+ c = newElement("bad")
+ d = newElement("bad")
+ e = newElement("good")
+ b.add newText("b text")
+ c.add newText("c text")
+ d.add newText("d text")
+ e.add newText("e text")
+ let a = newXmlTree("father", [b, c, d, e])
+ assert $(a.findAll("good")) == "@[b text, e text]"
+ assert $(a.findAll("bad")) == "@[c text, d text]"
+
+ newSeq(result, 0)
+ findAll(n, tag, result)
proc xmlConstructor(a: NimNode): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
if a.kind == nnkCall:
@@ -346,56 +705,6 @@ macro `<>`*(x: untyped): untyped =
##
result = xmlConstructor(x)
-proc child*(n: XmlNode, name: string): XmlNode =
- ## Finds the first child element of `n` with a name of `name`.
- ## Returns `nil` on failure.
- assert n.kind == xnElement
- for i in items(n):
- if i.kind == xnElement:
- if i.tag == name:
- return i
-
-proc attr*(n: XmlNode, name: string): string =
- ## Finds the first attribute of `n` with a name of `name`.
- ## Returns "" on failure.
- assert n.kind == xnElement
- if n.attrs == nil: return ""
- return n.attrs.getOrDefault(name)
-
-proc findAll*(n: XmlNode, tag: string, result: var seq[XmlNode]) =
- ## Iterates over all the children of `n` returning those matching `tag`.
- ##
- ## Found nodes satisfying the condition will be appended to the `result`
- ## sequence, which can't be nil or the proc will crash. Usage example:
- ##
- ## .. code-block::
- ## var
- ## html: XmlNode
- ## tags: seq[XmlNode] = @[]
- ##
- ## html = buildHtml()
- ## findAll(html, "img", tags)
- ## for imgTag in tags:
- ## process(imgTag)
- assert n.k == xnElement
- for child in n.items():
- if child.k != xnElement:
- continue
- if child.tag == tag:
- result.add(child)
- child.findAll(tag, result)
-
-proc findAll*(n: XmlNode, tag: string): seq[XmlNode] =
- ## Shortcut version to assign in let blocks. Example:
- ##
- ## .. code-block::
- ## var html: XmlNode
- ##
- ## html = buildHtml(html)
- ## for imgTag in html.findAll("img"):
- ## process(imgTag)
- newSeq(result, 0)
- findAll(n, tag, result)
when isMainModule:
assert """Nim rules.""" ==