Hi, Muggles
Today we are going to learn how to parse XML files into JSON using Node.js and express.
we need to install module using npm install — save xml-js
here we are using a small block of code to convert XML to JSON.
var convert = require(“xml-js”);
var xml = require(“fs”).readFileSync(path);
var xmlData = convert.xml2json(xml, {
compact: true,
spaces: 4
});
console.log(“converted json data “)
code explanation -:
At first, we are requiring xml-js module
then we are reading XML files using the fs.readFileSync method.
now we are using xml2json() function which is provided by xml-js API.
finally storing data in XML data variable and printing it.
more info about XML-js :
This library provides 4 functions: js2xml(), json2xml(), xml2js(), and xml2json().
var convert = require(‘xml-js’);
result = convert.js2xml(js, options); // to convert javascript object to xml text
result = convert.json2xml(json, options); // to convert json text to xml text
result = convert.xml2js(xml, options); // to convert xml text to javascript object
result = convert.xml2json(xml, options); // to convert xml text to json text
This is the code for converting an XML string into a JSON object.
This works for most cases. You can modify this code according to your own needs or requirements.
