Mini Transformer takes a pair of input files, JSON and XML, then converts it to HTML5 or JSON format. It also supports a mapping of the children elements to HTML elements via YAML mapping file.

gem install mini_transformer

mini_transform transform [JSON, XML, OUTPUT=nil, FORMAT=html, MAPPING=nil]

Requires the json and xml file names, if neither is provided or found, a File Not Found error will occur.

• An output file name such as output.html. Defaults to UID tag or output if not available.
• 2 different output formats supported, html or json. Defaults to html.
• A YAML mapping configuration file for the entries tags to convert to HTML tags. Only available for html output format. Defaults to dt and dd tags.

mini_transform transform input.json, input.xml
mini_transform transform input.json, input.xml, out.json, json
mini_transform transform input.json, input.xml, nil, json
mini_transform transform input.json, input.xml, out.html, html, mapping.yml
mini_transform transform input.json, input.xml, nil, html, mapping.yml

Example Mapping YAML - mapping.yml
entries: dl key-name: dt key-description: dd

• Nokogiri
• ActiveSupport
• JSON
• Thor

• RSpec 2
• guard
• guard-rspec
• simplecov
• rb-fsevent (Mac OSX only)
• growl_notify (Mac OSX only)

• Test Coverage
• Travis CI Build Status

• Ruby 1.8.7 alphabetizes the meta tags. Meaning :id and :content are swapped when written to file.

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