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# XmlParser
This parser transforms `XML` to a format that can be consumed by
[XmlBuilder](https://github.com/joshnuss/xml_builder).
Currently this parser is just a wrapper around
[Quinn](https://github.com/nhu313/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`:
```elixir
def deps do
[{:xml_parser, "~> 0.1.0"}]
end
```
2. Ensure `xml_parser` is started before your application:
```elixir
def application do
[applications: [:xml_parser]]
end
```
## Usage
```elixir
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](https://hexdocs.pm/xml_parser/0.1.0/XmlParser.html) 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.
```xml
<good>
<data>Data!</data>
<data>More data!</data>
</good>
```
```xml
<bad>Data!</bad>
<bad>Lost data</bad>
```
