XML property list parser and serializer.

Reads and writes Apple's XML plist format as defined by the plist-1.0.dtd DOCTYPE. Output is accepted by plutil -lint and round-trips correctly through plutil -convert xml1.

Quick start

use xplist::{parse, write, Value};

let original = Value::Dictionary(vec![
    (Value::String("greeting".into()), Value::String("hello".into())),
    (Value::String("count".into()), Value::Integer(7)),
]);

// Serialize to XML bytes.
let mut buf = Vec::new();
write(&original, &mut buf).unwrap();
let xml = std::str::from_utf8(&buf).unwrap();
assert!(xml.contains("<plist"));

// Parse back.
let parsed = parse(&mut buf.as_slice()).unwrap();
assert_eq!(parsed, original);

Supported types

All [Value] variants except [Value::Null], [Value::Uid], and [Value::Set] are supported. Attempting to serialize those returns [WriteError::UnsupportedType].

Encoding details

• Strings are XML-escaped (&, <, >, ", ').
• Data is base64-encoded (STANDARD alphabet), wrapped at 68 characters per line following Apple's convention.
• Dates are formatted as YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (ISO 8601 UTC), stored internally as seconds since the Apple epoch (2001-01-01 UTC).
• Indentation uses tabs, matching plutil output.