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XML::Mini Perl Module - Homepage and latest version:
http://minixml.psychogenic.com
INSTALLATION:
3 Methods are available:
- CPAN
# perl -MCPAN -e 'install XML::Mini'
- Local
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
su ; make install
- Simple (no need for root priv)
Since XML::Mini is a pure Perl implementation, you can simply
tar zxvf XML-Mini-XXX.tar.gz
mv lib/XML /path/to/destination
and then, in your code, use:
#!/usr/bin/perl
use lib '/path/to/destination';
use XML::Mini::Document;
# ... create and parse XML!
NAME
XML::Mini - Stand-alone, pure Perl implementation of the MiniXML
XML generator and parser interface (http://minixml.psychogenic.com).
SYNOPSIS
use XML::Mini::Document;
############# Generate XML ###############
# Create a new XML::Mini::Document
my $newDoc = XML::Mini::Document->new();
# Creating XML can be done easily by using a hash ref:
my $h = {
'spy' => {
'id' => '007',
'type' => 'SuperSpy',
'name' => 'James Bond',
'email' => 'mi5@london.uk',
'address' => 'Wherever he is needed most',
},
};
$newDoc->fromHash($h);
# output the XML
print $newDoc->toString();
# Or new XML can also be created by manipulating
# elements directly:
my $newDocRoot = $newDoc->getRoot();
# create the <? xml ?> header
my $xmlHeader = $newDocRoot->header('xml');
# add the version
$xmlHeader->attribute('version', '1.0');
my $person = $newDocRoot->createChild('person');
my $name = $person->createChild('name');
$name->createChild('first')->text('John');
$name->createChild('last')->text('Doe');
my $eyes = $person->createChild('eyes');
$eyes->attribute('color', 'blue');
$eyes->attribute('number', 2);
# output the document
print $newDoc->toString();
# ...
############# Parse XML ###############
# Parse existing XML string
my $xmlDoc = XML::Mini::Document->new();
$xmlDoc->parse($XMLString);
# or
$xmlDoc->parse('/path/to/file.xml');
# or
$xmlDoc->parse(*INPUTFILEHANDLE);
# Now we can fetch elements:
my $part = $xmlDoc->getElementByPath('partsRateReply/part');
my $partId = $part->attribute('id');
my $price = $partList->getElement('price');
print "Part $partId costs: " . $price->getValue() . "\n";
DESCRIPTION
XML::Mini is a set of Perl (and PHP) classes that allow you to access
XML data and create valid XML output with a tree-based hierarchy of
elements.
It provides an easy, object-oriented interface for manipulating XML
documents and their elements. It is currently being used to send
requests and understand responses from remote servers in Perl or PHP
applications.
XML::Mini does not require any external libraries or modules.
The XML::Mini.pm module includes a number of variable you may use to
tweak XML::Mini's behavior. These include:
$XML::Mini::AutoEscapeEntities - when greater than 0, the values set for
nodes are automatically escaped, thus $element->text('4 is > 3') will
set the contents of the appended node to '4 is > 3'. Default setting
is 1.
$XML::Mini::IgnoreWhitespaces - when greater than 0, extraneous
whitespaces will be ignored (maily useful when parsing). Thus <mytag>
Hello There </mytag> will be parsed as containing a text node with
contents 'Hello There' instead of ' Hello There '. Default setting is 1.
$XML::Mini::CaseSensitive - when greater than 0, element names are
treated as case sensitive. Thus, $element->getElement('subelement') and
$element->getElement('SubElement') will be equivalent. Defaults to 0.
Class methods
escapeEntites TOENCODE
This method returns ToENCODE with HTML sensitive values (eg '<', '>',
'"', etc) HTML encoded.
Log MESSAGE
Logs the message to STDERR
Error MESSAGE
Logs MESSAGE and exits the program, calling exit()
AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Patrick Deegan, Psychogenic Inc.
Programs that use this code are bound to the terms and conditions of the GNU GPL (see the LICENSE file).
If you wish to include these modules in non-GPL code, you need prior written authorisation
from the authors.
This library is released under the terms of the GNU GPL version 3, making it available only for
free programs ("free" here being used in the sense of the GPL, see http://www.gnu.org for more details).
Anyone wishing to use this library within a proprietary or otherwise non-GPLed program MUST contact psychogenic.com to
acquire a distinct license for their application. This approach encourages the use of free software
while allowing for proprietary solutions that support further development.
LICENSE
XML::Mini XML parser/generator package.
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 Patrick Deegan
All rights reserved
XML::Mini is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
XML::Mini is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with XML::Mini. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
SEE ALSO
http://minixml.psychogenic.com
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