unfuxml

v2.0.0

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3 years ago

Un-f*ck any XML with a one-way JSON conversion. Customizable, including smart defaults: flattens excess nesting, de-dupes, de-namespaces, and preserve arrays.

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JSON XML converter conversion toJSON formatter transformer unfuxml

unfuxml 🛠✨

Why?

Unfuxml is the best way to get familiar JSON from XML.

The Problem

Most XML to JSON conversion libraries produce JSON which is less-than-clean, difficult-to-traverse, and verbose.

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Solution

An XML to JSON converter with configurable (practical) assumptions. And "escape hatches" where appropriate.

Unfuxml features:

[x] One-way conversion.
[x] De-nesting of XML's excess nesting.
[ ] Key/Node name transformation.
- [x] Camel-cases by default.
- [x] Key rewriting function.
- [ ] Removes namespace prefixes, customize the keyNameFunction option to override.
- [ ] Configurable.
- [ ] Supports dictionary for simple remapping of poorly named source data.
[ ] Included stats helper functions. Try import {getXmlToJsonStats} from 'unfuxml';
(Test out your XML using repl.it or runkit.com/new)

Usage

Default unfuxml() function.
Helper getXmlToJsonStats method.

`unfuxml(xml, options)`

Example #1

import lodash from 'lodash';
import unfuxml from 'unfuxml';

const xmlString = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<StateList>
  <State name="CA" />
  <State name="CO" />
  <State name="WA" />
</StateList>`;

const results = unfuxml(xmlString);

console.log(results);
/*
{
  stateList: [
    { name: 'CA' },
    { name: 'CO' },
    { name: 'WA' },
  ],
}
*/

Example #2

Ensure certain named nodes containing a single-Element can be treated as an array.

Enabled by the alwaysArray: ['StateList'] option.

import lodash from 'lodash';
import unfuxml from 'unfuxml';

const xmlString = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<StateList>
  <State name="CA" />
</StateList>`;

console.log(unfuxml(xmlString, {
  alwaysArray: ['StateList'],
}));
/*
{ stateList: [ { name: 'CA' } ] }
*/

// Without the `alwaysArray` option, single-Element
//   containing nodes are treated as singular objects.
console.log(unfuxml(xmlString, {
  alwaysArray: false, // Disable by default.
}));
/*
{ stateList: { name: 'CA' } }
*/

Example #3 (w/ Options)

import lodash from 'lodash';
import unfuxml from 'unfuxml';
import {promises as fs} from 'fs';

(async () => {
  const xmlString = await fs.readFile(path.resolve('./input.xml'), 'utf8');
  const results = unfuxml(xmlString, {
    alwaysArray: ['StateList'],
    unwrapLists: false,
    keyNameFunction: (keyName: string) => lodash.snakeCase(keyName),
  });
  console.log(results);
  /*
{
  stateList: [
    { name: 'CA' },
    { name: 'CO' },
    { name: 'WA' },
  ],
}
  */
})();

Input & Output Samples

Sample: Hotel Query

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2020-07-23T16:20:00-04:00" id="42">
  <Result>
    <Property>1234</Property>
    <Checkin>2021-01-13</Checkin>
    <Nights>9</Nights>
    <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
    <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
    <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
    <Occupancy>2</Occupancy>
    <Rates>
      <Rate>
        <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
        <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
        <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
        <Occupancy>1</Occupancy>
      </Rate>
      <Rate>
        <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
        <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
        <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
        <Occupancy>3</Occupancy>
      </Rate>
      <Rate>
        <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
        <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
        <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
        <Occupancy>4</Occupancy>
      </Rate>
      <Rate>
        <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
        <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
        <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
        <Occupancy>5</Occupancy>
      </Rate>
      <Rate>
        <Baserate currency="USD">3196.1</Baserate>
        <Tax currency="USD">559.49</Tax>
        <OtherFees currency="USD">543.34</OtherFees>
        <Occupancy>6</Occupancy>
      </Rate>
    </Rates>
  </Result>
</Transaction>

{
  "transaction": {
    "id": "42",
    "timestamp": "2020-07-23T16:20:00-04:00",
    "result": {
      "property": 1234,
      "checkin": "2021-01-13",
      "nights": 9,
      "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
      "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
      "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
      "occupancy": 2,
      "rates": {
        "rate": [
          {
            "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
            "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
            "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
            "occupancy": 1
          },
          {
            "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
            "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
            "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
            "occupancy": 3
          },
          {
            "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
            "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
            "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
            "occupancy": 4
          },
          {
            "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
            "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
            "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
            "occupancy": 5
          },
          {
            "baserate": { "currency": "USD", "value": 3196.1 },
            "otherFees": { "currency": "USD", "value": 543.34 },
            "tax": { "currency": "USD", "value": 559.49 },
            "occupancy": 6
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Sample: Hotel Property Data Set

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Transaction timestamp="2017-07-18T16:20:00-04:00" id="42">
  <!-- A transaction message with room types result. -->
  <PropertyDataSet>
    <Property>12345</Property>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>single</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Single room" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Chambre simple" language="fr"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="A single room" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Le chambre simple" language="fr"/>
      </Description>
      <PhotoURL>
        <Caption>
          <Text text="Living area" language="en"/>
          <Text text="Le chambre" language="fr"/>
        </Caption>
        <URL>http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image1234.jpg</URL>
      </PhotoURL>
      <PhotoURL>
        <URL>http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image1235.jpg</URL>
      </PhotoURL>
      <Capacity>2</Capacity>
    </RoomData>
    <RoomData>
      <RoomID>double</RoomID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Double room" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Chambre double" language="fr"/>
      </Name>
      <Occupancy>1</Occupancy>
    </RoomData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>refundbreakfast</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text
          text="Refundable Room with Breakfast"
          language="en"
        />
        <Text
          text="Chambre remboursable avec le petit déjeuner"
          language="fr"
        />
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="Continental Breakfast" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Petit déjeuner continental" language="fr"/>
      </Description>
      <ChargeCurrency>hotel</ChargeCurrency>
      <Refundable available="1" refundable_until_days="3"/>
      <BreakfastIncluded>1</BreakfastIncluded>
    </PackageData>
    <PackageData>
      <PackageID>prepaid</PackageID>
      <Name>
        <Text text="Nonrefundable" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Non remboursable" language="fr"/>
      </Name>
      <Description>
        <Text text="Blah blah blad" language="en"/>
        <Text text="Le blah blah blad" language="fr"/>
      </Description>
      <Occupancy>2</Occupancy>
      <ChargeCurrency>web</ChargeCurrency>
      <Refundable available="0"/>
    </PackageData>
  </PropertyDataSet>
</Transaction>

{
  "transaction": {
    "id": "42",
    "timestamp": "2017-07-18T16:20:00-04:00",
    "propertyDataSet": {
      "property": 12345,
      "roomData": [
        {
          "roomId": "single",
          "name": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Single room", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Chambre simple", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "A single room", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Le chambre simple", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "photoUrl": [
            {
              "url": "http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image1234.jpg",
              "caption": {
                "text": [
                  { "text": "Living area", "language": "en" },
                  { "text": "Le chambre", "language": "fr" }
                ]
              }
            },
            {
              "url": "http://www.foo.com/static/bar/image1235.jpg"
            }
          ],
          "capacity": 2
        },
        {
          "roomId": "double",
          "name": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Double room", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Chambre double", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "occupancy": 1
        }
      ],
      "packageData": [
        {
          "packageId": "refundbreakfast",
          "name": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Refundable Room with Breakfast", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Chambre remboursable avec le petit déjeuner", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Continental Breakfast", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Petit déjeuner continental", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "chargeCurrency": "hotel",
          "refundable": { "available": "1", "refundableUntilDays": "3" },
          "breakfastIncluded": 1
        },
        {
          "packageId": "prepaid",
          "name": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Nonrefundable", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Non remboursable", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "text": [
              { "text": "Blah blah blad", "language": "en" },
              { "text": "Le blah blah blad", "language": "fr" }
            ]
          },
          "occupancy": 2,
          "chargeCurrency": "web",
          "refundable": { "available": "0" } }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sample: Hotel Rate Modification

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<RateModifications 
  id="B78BA3ED-31C5-44D7-80F7-69E12AEAA1BD"
  partner="partner_key"
  timestamp="timestamp">
  <HotelRateModifications hotel_id="123" action="overlay">
    <ItineraryRateModification id="35725" action="delete">
      <BookingDates>
        <DateRange
          start="2030-04-15"
          end="2030-04-15"
          days_of_week="M" />
        <DateRange
          start="2030-04-15"
          end="2030-04-15"
          days_of_week="M" />
      </BookingDates>
      <BookingWindow min="integer" max="integer" />
      <CheckinDates>
        <DateRange
          start="2030-04-15"
          end="2030-04-15"
          days_of_week="M" />
      </CheckinDates>
      <CheckoutDates>
        <DateRange
          start="2030-04-15"
          end="2030-04-15"
          days_of_week="M" />
      </CheckoutDates>
      <Devices>
        <Device type="desktop" />
      </Devices>
      <LengthOfStay min="integer" max="integer" />
      <MinimumAmount before_discount="integer" />
      <RatePlans>
        <RatePlan id="PackageID_1" />
        <RatePlan id="PackageID_2" />
      </RatePlans>
      <RoomTypes>
        <RoomType id="RoomID_1" />
        <RoomType id="RoomID_2" />
      </RoomTypes>
      <StayDates application="all">
        <DateRange
          start="2030-04-15"
          end="2030-04-15"
          days_of_week="M" />
      </StayDates>
      <UserCountries type="include">
        <Country code="USA" />
      </UserCountries>
      <ModificationActions>
        <PriceAdjustment multiplier="float" />
        <RateRule id="9876" />
        <Refundable
          available="false"
          refundable_until_days="1"
          refundable_until_time="time" />
        <Availability status="unavailable" />
      </ModificationActions>
    </ItineraryRateModification>
  </HotelRateModifications>
</RateModifications>

{
  "rateModifications": {
    "id": "B78BA3ED-31C5-44D7-80F7-69E12AEAA1BD",
    "partner": "partner_key",
    "timestamp": "timestamp",
    "hotelRateModifications": {
      "hotelId": "hotel-id-123-abc",
      "action": "overlay",
      "itineraryRateModification": {
        "id": "357238795",
        "action": "delete",
        "bookingDates": {
          "dateRange": [
            { "start": "2030-04-15", "end": "2030-04-15", "daysOfWeek": "M" },
            { "start": "2030-04-15", "end": "2030-04-15", "daysOfWeek": "M" }
          ]
        },
        "bookingWindow": { "min": "integer", "max": "integer" },
        "checkinDates": {
          "dateRange": { "start": "2030-04-15", "end": "2030-04-15", "daysOfWeek": "M" }
        },
        "checkoutDates": {
          "dateRange": { "start": "2030-04-15", "end": "2030-04-15", "daysOfWeek": "M" }
        },
        "devices": { "device": { "type": "desktop" } },
        "lengthOfStay": { "min": "integer", "max": "integer" },
        "minimumAmount": { "beforeDiscount": "integer" },
        "ratePlans": { "ratePlan": [ { "id": "PackageID_1" }, { "id": "PackageID_2" }] },
        "roomTypes": { "roomType": [ { "id": "RoomID_1" }, { "id": "RoomID_2" }] },
        "stayDates": {
          "dateRange": { "start": "2030-04-15", "end": "2030-04-15", "daysOfWeek": "M" },
          "application": "all"
        },
        "userCountries": { "country": { "code": "USA" }, "type": "include" },
        "modificationActions": {
          "priceAdjustment": { "multiplier": "float" },
          "rateRule": { "id": "9876" },
          "refundable": {
            "available": "false",
            "refundableUntilDays": "1",
            "refundableUntilTime": "time"
          },
          "availability": { "status": "unavailable" }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

TODO

[x] ~Support De-nesting Common Object-Array Patterns~

// ❌ Instead of this:
{ "propertyDataSet": { "propertyData": [ {} ] } }
// ✅ Should instead collapse to a single set/array
{ "propertyDataSet": [ {} ] }

FAQ

Xml Hell

Potentially Lossy Situations

Representing: Multiple CDATA siblings co-mingled with Nodes in a Node List.
Heavy reliance on namespaces. AKA Tag Name collisions when ignoring prefixes (the bit before the :.)