Struct Reader 

pub struct Reader<'a> { /* private fields */ }

controls XML lexing and parsing

Implementations

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub fn append_path(&mut self, append_path: AppendPath<'_>)

used to control the path parameter in error handling

you should use Reader::append_path and Reader::exit_path to control “where” you are in the xml tree so if you encounter an error you can give a helpful message to the user

pub fn exit_path(&mut self)

remove the last part of the path until “:” or “/” for example

if the path was “/document/element:my_attr” and Reader::exit_path is called then the result is “/document/element”

reader.append_path(AppendPath::Element("document"));
reader.append_path(AppendPath::Element("element"));
reader.append_path(AppendPath::NamedAttr("my_attr"));
assert_eq!(reader.path(), "/document/element:my_attr");

reader.exit_path();
assert_eq!(reader.path(), "/document/element");

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub fn attr(&mut self) -> Result<(&'a str, &'a str), DeXmlError>

deserialize a key value attribute and error if there isn’t one or is malformed

if you want to parse the attr value into a type look at Reader::dexml

pub fn attr_opt(&mut self) -> Result<Option<(&'a str, &'a str)>, DeXmlError>

deserialize a key value attribute and if there isn’t an attribute return None

if you want to parse the attr value into a type look at Reader::dexml

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub const fn new(xml: &'a str) -> Self

construct a new lexer from the xml input string and start an empty path

pub const fn path(&self) -> &str

get the path for debugging where you are in the xml tree

pub fn open_tag(&mut self, tag: &str) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

attempt to parse “<[TAG]” where TAG is your input, for example <soap:Envelope can be parsed via Reader::open_tag(..., "Envelope") from the xml input string

pub fn close_tag(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

attempt to close a tag via “</TAG>” doesn’t check if the tag is specific name

pub fn text(&mut self) -> Result<&'a str, DeXmlError>

attempt to grab a text node from the xml

pub fn err(&mut self, message: Cow<'static, str>) -> DeXmlError

return an error with the current path and xml input src. The message can be owned or static borrow

pub fn visit<T: DeXml<'a>>(&mut self) -> Result<T, DeXmlError>

visit a type that impls DeXml if you have a custom type this is where it is parsed and deserialized

if you are needing to parse a sub document see Reader::dexml

pub fn dexml<T: DeXml<'a>>(&mut self, arg: &'a str) -> Result<T, DeXmlError>

similar to Reader::visit but used for attribute parsing for example

when you call Reader::attr or Reader::attr_opt you will end up with the attribute value as a str slice and you may want to parse it into a custom type

of course if this parsing fails, you want some error logic to show the current path of the parser and where it is the xml tree for debugging. this method does exactly that, provides a new lexer and reader and parses the str as if it were a different document but moves over it’s path, after parsing is complete takes back the path into the crrent reader

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub fn peek_tag(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str>

inspect the next tag, can be used for parsing std::vec::Vec

pub fn peek_closing_tag(&mut self) -> Option<&'a str>

similar to Reader::peek_tag but inspects the next closing tag i.e “</tag”

pub fn peek_open_or_closing_tag(&mut self) -> Option<PeekedTag<'a>>

similar to Reader::peek_tag but accepts either an opening tag or closing tag

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub fn tag_end(&mut self) -> Result<TagEnd, DeXmlError>

parse the ending of a tag, if there are attributes it will consume them and then the end of the element

pub fn assert_children(&mut self) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

assert this element IS NOT a TagEnd::SelfClosing

pub fn tag_close_infer(&mut self, tag_end: TagEnd) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

if the element has a TagEnd::SelfClosing does nothing if the element has a TagEnd::Normal attempts to parse the closing “</Element>”

some elements end in self closing tags such as: “<Element />” while others look like: “<Element></Element>” Reader::tag_close_infer can be used in combination with the output of Reader::tag_end to parse these correctly

e.x:

let tag_end = reader.tag_end()?;
// if the element was self closing it does nothing, else parse the closing tag
reader.tag_close_infer(tag_end)?;

impl<'a> Reader<'a>

pub fn till_open_tag(&mut self, tag: &str) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

parse elements till you find the tag, once you do parse it

pub fn till_close_tag(&mut self, tag: &str) -> Result<(), DeXmlError>

parse elements till you find the ending tag, once you do parse it

Trait Implementations

impl<'a> Clone for Reader<'a>

fn clone(&self) -> Reader<'a>

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<'a> Debug for Reader<'a>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.