rebol [ title: {object to xml converter} file: %object-xml.r date: 15-sep-2010 version: 1.1.0 author: {James Nakakihara} email: %james--rebsoft--com purpose: {Takes the output and/or object format from xml-object.r by Brian Wisti and Gavin F. McKenzie and formats it back into xml. See also xml-parse by the same authors to provide the input from an xml file to xml-object.r. } Acknowledgements: {Brian and Gavin for creating those tools and from the Rebol3 Altme World: Maxim, Oldes, Graham, Gregg, and Izkata. Without whom, I'd still be stuck. } Usage: {out: object-xml obj - where 'out' is a string to hold output and 'obj' is your xml object(s) from xml-object.r See also comment at end of this document. } ] library: [ level: 'intermediate platform: 'all type: 'module domain: [markup web xml] tested-under: {View 2.7.7.3.1} license: {BSD} see-also: "xml-parse.r,xml-object.r" ] history: [ 1.1.0 [16-Oct-2010 "First public release."] ] caveats: { Only tested with some relatively simple scripts. Relies on output of xml-objects and/or this format to work. Namespaces apparently not supported in above so, no workee - hint: check the objects for unusual translations } context [ tabs: copy "" set 'test func [ {my test function. usage example: test [probe o]} d /local dotest][ dotest: false ;true if dotest [do d] ] set 'discover func [{Looks into the object given and converts to xml} o [OBJECT!] {The xml object} out {string to hold} /init {initialize tabs} /local i newo s a attributes ][ append tabs #"^-" if init [ tabs: copy "" ] foreach i next first o [ ;go through the contents of this object either all [not object? o/:i not block? o/:i] [ ;specialized ofr xml-object.r which uses value?: val if i == 'value? [ repend out [join "" [ o/:i ] ] ] ][ ;we have an object or block - either block? o/:i [ ;deal with objects held in blocks with no name foreach newo o/:i [ do compose/deep [newo: make object! [(to-set-word i) newo]] discover newo out ] ][ ;we have a non-block object ;handle first tag with possible attributes clear attributes: [] foreach a next first o/:i [ ;go through and check for non object/block/value? if all [not object? o/:i/:a not block? o/:i/:a not equal? 'value? a ] [ append attributes join " " [a {="} o/:i/:a {"}] ] ] repend out [join {^/} [tabs {<} i either not empty? attributes [attributes ][{}] {>}] ] ;process object discover o/:i out ;end tag s: copy "" if not found? find first o/:i 'value? [s: copy join "^/" tabs] repend out [ join s [ {</} i {>} ]] ] ;was an object ] ;end of object/block check ];end of loop remove tabs ] set 'object-xml func [{Takes the objects created by xml-object.r and creates and xml file in 'out'. This calls discover which actually does all the work.} obj [OBJECT!] {The xml object} /local out xobj d w ][ ;first separate the xml portion (xobj) from the <?xml> definition do compose/deep [xobj: make object! [(to-set-word first w: next first obj) get in obj first w]] ;now get the definitions and handle them out: copy {<?xml } foreach d next w [ if not none? obj/:d [ append out join "" [d {="} obj/:d {" }] ] ] append out {?>} discover/init xobj out probe out ;can be commented out return out ] ];context comment { xml: {<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <person> <NAME test='text'>Fred</NAME> <AGE>24</AGE> <ADDRESS> <STREET>123 Main Street</STREET> <CITY>Ukiah</CITY> <STATE>CA</STATE> </ADDRESS> <nothing></nothing> <end/> </person> } ;how to test ;You'll need these do %xml-parse.r do %xml-object.r do %object-xml.r ;OK, run the test a: parse-xml+ xml ;parses the xml o: xml-to-object a ;converts to objects obj: do load o ;makes a 'live' obj to play with print "Set up xml, a, o, and obj" ;reminder for me out: object-xml obj ;here this tool is run write clipboard:// out ;useful for pasting text into your editor for review. }