require "nokogiri" module SAXMachine def self.included(base) base.extend ClassMethods end def parse(xml_text) sax_handler = SAXHandler.new(self) parser = Nokogiri::XML::SAX::Parser.new(sax_handler) parser.parse(xml_text) self end module ClassMethods def parse(xml_text) new.parse(xml_text) end def element(name, options = {}) options[:as] ||= name sax_config.add_top_level_element(name, options) # we only want to insert the setter if they haven't defined it from elsewhere. # this is how we allow custom parsing behavior. So you could define the setter # and have it parse the string into a date or whatever. if instance_methods.include?("#{options[:as]}=") attr_reader options[:as] else attr_accessor options[:as] end end def elements(name, options = {}) options[:as] ||= name if options[:class] sax_config.add_collection_element(name, options) else class_eval <<-SRC def add_#{options[:as]}(value) #{options[:as]} << value end SRC sax_config.add_top_level_element(name, options.merge(:collection => true)) end class_eval <<-SRC def #{options[:as]} @#{options[:as]} ||= [] end SRC attr_writer options[:as] end def sax_config @sax_config ||= SAXConfig.new end end end