xml2csv
xml2csv - Convert XML to CSV
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'xml2csv'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install xml2csv
Usage
Synopsis
$ xml2csv [-F sep] [--no-hedaer] [xml_file] [root_node] [params...]
Options
-F _sep_
set _sep_ as a field delimiter (default ",")
--no-header
Do not print header.
Default header is generated from params.
xml_file
path to XML file.
root_node
Set XML node name.
Expression's path are written relative to the _root_node_(see below.)
params
type:Expression[,...]
Describe node name, attribute, xpath, etc...
Expression can be written with delimiter ",".
_type_ are any of the following.
node
Describe node name.
xpath
Same with _node_.
Describe explicitly that it is a XPath.
attr
Describe attribute.
tag
Describe any characters.
You can use this when you add output CSV column that is not exist in XML.
join
Describe Expressions.
Join Expressions with "_".
pair
Describe Expressions.
Expressions arranged in pairs.
with
with:base_node:Expression[,...]
You can short cut long Expression.
with_order
with:Expression[,...]
Add Expression's order from parent element as output CSV's first column.
Todo
- Improve poor English.
- Refactoring.
- Should reconsider the raison d'etre of join, pair, with. (They are still exist for historical reasons.)
Contributing
- Fork it ( http://github.com/ohnishiakira/xml2csv/fork )
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request