xml2json-disassembler

DEPRECATION WARNING: This package is deprecated in favor of the latest xml-disassembler package, which can now handle disassembling XML files into smaller JSON files, as well as other file formats like YAML and JSON5. Please migrate to the latest xml-disassembler.

Table of Contents

• Background
• Install
• Usage
  • XML2JSON
  • JSON2XML
• Example
• Ignore File
• Logging
• Contributing
• Template

Background

Disassembles large XML files into structured JSON files, making it easier to work with large XML data in JavaScript-based applications and data pipelines. Reassembles JSON files back into XML when needed.

This is an extension of xml-disassembler.

Install

Install the package using NPM:

npm install xml2json-disassembler

Usage

XML2JSON

Disassemble then transform 1 or multiple XML files into JSON files.

/* 
FLAGS
- filePath:         Relative path to 1 XML file or a directory of XML files to disassemble into JSON files.
- uniqueIdElements: Comma-separated list of unique and required ID elements used to name disassembled files for nested elements. 
                    Defaults to SHA-256 hash if unique ID elements are undefined or not found.
- prePurge:         Delete pre-existing disassembled directories prior to disassembling the file.
- postPurge:        Delete the original XML file after disassembling it.

- ignorePath:       Path to an disassembly ignore file.
*/
import { XmlToJsonDisassembler } from "xml2json-disassembler";

const handler = new XmlToJsonDisassembler();
await handler.disassemble({
  filePath: "test/baselines/general",
  uniqueIdElements:
    "application,apexClass,name,externalDataSource,flow,object,apexPage,recordType,tab,field",
  prePurge: true,
  postPurge: true,
  ignorePath: ".xmldisassemblerignore",
});

JSON2XML

Reassemble all of the JSON files in a directory into 1 XML file.

/* 
FLAGS
- filePath:        Relative path to the disassembled JSON directory to reassemble as an XML file.
- fileExtension:   File extension for the reassembled XML.
                   (default: `.xml`)
- postPurge:       Delete the disassembled directory after reassembly.
*/
import { JsonToXmlReassembler } from "xml2json-disassembler";

const handler = new JsonToXmlReassembler();
await handler.reassemble({
  filePath: "test/baselines/HR_Admin",
  fileExtension: "permissionset-meta.xml",
  postPurge: true,
});

Example

XML file (HR_Admin.permissionset-meta.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<PermissionSet xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <applicationVisibilities>
        <application>JobApps__Recruiting</application>
        <visible>true</visible>
    </applicationVisibilities>
    <classAccesses>
        <apexClass>Send_Email_Confirmation</apexClass>
        <enabled>true</enabled>
    </classAccesses>
    <fieldPermissions>
        <editable>true</editable>
        <field>Job_Request__c.Salary__c</field>
        <readable>true</readable>
    </fieldPermissions>
    <description>Grants all rights needed for an HR administrator to manage employees.</description>
    <label>HR Administration</label>
    <userLicense>Salesforce</userLicense>
    <objectPermissions>
        <allowCreate>true</allowCreate>
        <allowDelete>true</allowDelete>
        <allowEdit>true</allowEdit>
        <allowRead>true</allowRead>
        <viewAllRecords>true</viewAllRecords>
        <modifyAllRecords>true</modifyAllRecords>
        <object>Job_Request__c</object>
    </objectPermissions>
    <pageAccesses>
        <apexPage>Job_Request_Web_Form</apexPage>
        <enabled>true</enabled>
    </pageAccesses>
    <recordTypeVisibilities>
        <recordType>Recruiting.DevManager</recordType>
        <visible>true</visible>
    </recordTypeVisibilities>
    <tabSettings>
        <tab>Job_Request__c</tab>
        <visibility>Available</visibility>
    </tabSettings>
    <userPermissions>
        <enabled>true</enabled>
        <name>APIEnabled</name>
    </userPermissions>
</PermissionSet>

Disassembled JSON Files

Disassembled JSON files using unique ID elements

Disassembled JSON files using SHA-256 hashes

Ignore File

Reference ignore file section from xml-disassembler.

Logging

Reference logging section from xml-disassembler.

Import the setLogLevel function from xml2json-disassembler to change the logging state.

import {
  XmlToJsonDisassembler,
  JsonToXmlReassembler,
  setLogLevel,
} from "xml2json-disassembler";

setLogLevel("debug");

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See Contributing.

Template

This project was created from a template by Allan Oricil.

His original license remains in this project.