rdocx-oxml

rdocx-oxml provides typed WordprocessingML parts for tools that need schema-level control. It accepts namespace aliases, serializes children in schema order, and retains unmodelled XML alongside typed edits.

Capabilities

Document bodies, paragraphs, runs, tables, styles, and numbering.
Headers, footers, notes, comments, revisions, and content controls.
Transitional OfficeMath parsing and serialization.
Prefix-tolerant input, schema-ordered output, and raw preservation state.
Complete paragraph and run properties, multilingual and vertical text, conditional and floating tables, section semantics, settings, and web settings.

Measured footprint and speed

Measurement	Value	Version	Platform	Build mode	Input	Command	Statistic	Measured on
Crates.io archive: rdocx-oxml	535,507 compressed bytes, 3,300,433 member bytes, 32 members	0.16.2	macOS 26.6.2, Apple M5 Max, arm64	`cargo publish --workspace --dry-run --allow-dirty --locked`	Tracked `rdocx-oxml` package inventory	`python3 scripts/readme_doctests.py --record-measurements`	gzip archive bytes, tar member bytes, tar member count	2026-10-16

Use it when

Use this crate when a tool already owns the XML model. Most applications should use the package-preserving rdocx facade instead.

Relationship

rdocx owns complete DOCX packages and uses these types for WordprocessingML parts. The shared oxml-* crates remain format-neutral.

Example

use rdocx_oxml::{BodyContent, CT_Document, CT_P};

let mut document = CT_Document::new();
let mut paragraph = CT_P::new();
paragraph.add_run("Low-level WordprocessingML");
document.body.content.push(BodyContent::Paragraph(paragraph));

assert_eq!(document.body.paragraphs().count(), 1);