About
A very simple library that converts a simple data structure into XML. Doesn't support namespaces or attributes, just very simple output. This allows you to write JSON and XML from the same structure without a middle-man.
It's written in Coffeescript but the JS is included.
Installing
$ npm install js2xml
Usage
var Js2Xml = require("js2xml").Js2Xml;
var person = {
name: "Phil Jackson",
mood: "Bored",
stuff: [ "love, "puppies", 2, 2.3, { one: { two: "three" } } ],
morestuff: { milkshake: "banana" }
};
var js2xml = new Js2Xml("person", person);
js2xml.toString();
Gives:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<person>
<name>Phil Jackson</name>
<mood>Bored</mood>
<stuff>
<item>love</item>
<item>puppies</item>
<item>2</item>
<item>2.3</item>
<item>
<one>
<two>three</two>
</one>
</item>
</stuff>
<morestuff>
<milkshake>banana</milkshake>
</morestuff>
</person>
Pluralisation of lists
Here's how you might override the pluralisation function to deal with anonymous list items in Coffeescript:
class AppleXml extends Js2Xml
@map =
"apples": "apple"
pluralisation: ( name ) ->
return @constructor.map[ name ] or "item"