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Automatically generate code for converting to and from XML by annotating Dart classes.

XML Serializable #

Pub Version

Provides build builders for handling XML.

The builders generate code when they find members annotated with classes defined in xml_annotation.

Getting Started #

  1. Define the XML document that you would like to serialize.
    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <bookshelf>
      <book>
        <title lang="English">XML Pocket Reference</title>
        <author>Simon St. Laurent</author>
        <author>Michael James Fitzgerald</author>
        <price></price>
      </book>
      <book>
        <title lang="English">HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference</title>
        <author>Jennifer Niederst Robbins</author>
        <price></price>
      </book>
    </bookshelf>
    
  2. Add the necessary classes to model the XML document.
    class Book {
      Title? title;
    
      List<String>? authors;
    
      String? price;
    
      Book({
        this.title,
        this.authors,
        this.price,
      });
    }
    
    class Bookshelf {
      List<Book>? books;
    
      String? price;
    
      Bookshelf({
        this.books,
        this.price,
      });
    }
    
    enum Language {
      mandarin,
      spanish,
      english,
      hindi,
      bengali,
    }
    
    class Title {
      Language? language;
    
      String? text;
    
      Title({
        this.language,
        this.text,
      });
    }
    
  3. Annotate the classes and properties with XML annotations.
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'book')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Book {
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'title')
      Title? title;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'author')
      List<String>? authors;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'price', isSelfClosing: false)
      String? price;
    
      Book({
        this.title,
        this.authors,
        this.price,
      });
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'bookshelf')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Bookshelf {
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'book')
      List<Book>? books;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'price', includeIfNull: false)
      String? price;
    
      Bookshelf({
        this.books,
        this.price,
      });
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlEnum(fieldRename: annotation.FieldRename.pascal)
    enum Language {
      mandarin,
      spanish,
      english,
      hindi,
      bengali,
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'title')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Title {
      @annotation.XmlAttribute(name: 'lang')
      Language? language;
    
      @annotation.XmlText()
      String? text;
    
      Title({
        this.language,
        this.text,
      });
    }
    
  4. Add the required serialization helper methods to the classes.
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'book')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Book {
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'title')
      Title? title;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'author')
      List<String>? authors;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'price', isSelfClosing: false)
      String? price;
    
      Book({
        this.title,
        this.authors,
        this.price,
      });
    
      factory Book.fromXmlElement(XmlElement element) =>
          _$BookFromXmlElement(element);
    
      @override
      String toString() {
        return 'Book{title: $title, authors: $authors, price: $price}';
      }
    
      void buildXmlChildren(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookBuildXmlChildren(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      void buildXmlElement(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookBuildXmlElement(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlAttribute> toXmlAttributes({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookToXmlAttributes(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlNode> toXmlChildren({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookToXmlChildren(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      XmlElement toXmlElement({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookToXmlElement(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'bookshelf')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Bookshelf {
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'book')
      List<Book>? books;
    
      @annotation.XmlElement(name: 'price', includeIfNull: false)
      String? price;
    
      Bookshelf({
        this.books,
        this.price,
      });
    
      factory Bookshelf.fromXmlElement(XmlElement element) =>
          _$BookshelfFromXmlElement(element);
    
      @override
      String toString() {
        return 'Bookshelf{books: $books, price: $price}';
      }
    
      void buildXmlChildren(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookshelfBuildXmlChildren(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      void buildXmlElement(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookshelfBuildXmlElement(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlAttribute> toXmlAttributes({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookshelfToXmlAttributes(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlNode> toXmlChildren({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookshelfToXmlChildren(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      XmlElement toXmlElement({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$BookshelfToXmlElement(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlEnum(fieldRename: annotation.FieldRename.pascal)
    enum Language {
      mandarin,
      spanish,
      english,
      hindi,
      bengali,
    }
    
    @annotation.XmlRootElement(name: 'title')
    @annotation.XmlSerializable()
    class Title {
      @annotation.XmlAttribute(name: 'lang')
      Language? language;
    
      @annotation.XmlText()
      String? text;
    
      Title({
        this.language,
        this.text,
      });
    
      factory Title.fromXmlElement(XmlElement element) =>
          _$TitleFromXmlElement(element);
    
      @override
      String toString() {
        return 'Title{language: $language, text: $text}';
      }
    
      void buildXmlChildren(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$TitleBuildXmlChildren(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      void buildXmlElement(
        XmlBuilder builder, {
        Map<String, String> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$TitleBuildXmlElement(
            this,
            builder,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlAttribute> toXmlAttributes({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$TitleToXmlAttributes(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      List<XmlNode> toXmlChildren({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$TitleToXmlChildren(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    
      XmlElement toXmlElement({
        Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {},
      }) =>
          _$TitleToXmlElement(
            this,
            namespaces: namespaces,
          );
    }
    
  5. Add a part directive to the file that contains the classes.
    part 'example.g.dart';
    
  6. Add the required package dependencies to your project.
    dart pub add xml xml_annotation dev:build_runner dev:xml_serializable
    
  7. Run the build runner to generate the serializer code.
    dart run build_runner build
    
  8. Verify that the generated serializer output is as expected.
    // GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
    
    part of 'example.dart';
    
    // **************************************************************************
    // XmlEnumGenerator
    // **************************************************************************
    
    const $LanguageEnumMap = {
      Language.mandarin: 'Mandarin',
      Language.spanish: 'Spanish',
      Language.english: 'English',
      Language.hindi: 'Hindi',
      Language.bengali: 'Bengali'
    };
    
    // **************************************************************************
    // XmlSerializableGenerator
    // **************************************************************************
    
    void _$BookBuildXmlChildren(Book instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final title = instance.title;
      final titleSerialized = title;
      builder.element('title', nest: () {
        if (titleSerialized != null) {
          titleSerialized.buildXmlChildren(builder, namespaces: namespaces);
        }
      });
      final authors = instance.authors;
      final authorsSerialized = authors;
      if (authorsSerialized != null) {
        for (final value in authorsSerialized) {
          builder.element('author', nest: () {
            builder.text(value);
          });
        }
      }
      final price = instance.price;
      final priceSerialized = price;
      builder.element('price', isSelfClosing: false, nest: () {
        if (priceSerialized != null) {
          builder.text(priceSerialized);
        }
      });
    }
    
    void _$BookBuildXmlElement(Book instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      builder.element('book', namespaces: namespaces, nest: () {
        instance.buildXmlChildren(builder, namespaces: namespaces);
      });
    }
    
    Book _$BookFromXmlElement(XmlElement element) {
      final title = element.getElement('title');
      final authors = element
          .getElements('author')
          ?.map((e) => e.getText())
          .whereType<String>();
      final price = element.getElement('price')?.getText();
      return Book(
          title: title != null ? Title.fromXmlElement(title) : null,
          authors: authors?.toList(),
          price: price);
    }
    
    List<XmlAttribute> _$BookToXmlAttributes(Book instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final attributes = <XmlAttribute>[];
      return attributes;
    }
    
    List<XmlNode> _$BookToXmlChildren(Book instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final children = <XmlNode>[];
      final title = instance.title;
      final titleSerialized = title;
      final titleConstructed = XmlElement(
          XmlName('title'),
          titleSerialized?.toXmlAttributes(namespaces: namespaces) ?? [],
          titleSerialized?.toXmlChildren(namespaces: namespaces) ?? []);
      children.add(titleConstructed);
      final authors = instance.authors;
      final authorsSerialized = authors;
      final authorsConstructed = authorsSerialized
          ?.map((e) => XmlElement(XmlName('author'), [], [XmlText(e)]));
      if (authorsConstructed != null) {
        children.addAll(authorsConstructed);
      }
      final price = instance.price;
      final priceSerialized = price;
      final priceConstructed = XmlElement(XmlName('price'), [],
          priceSerialized != null ? [XmlText(priceSerialized)] : [], false);
      children.add(priceConstructed);
      return children;
    }
    
    XmlElement _$BookToXmlElement(Book instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      return XmlElement(
          XmlName('book'),
          [
            ...namespaces.toXmlAttributes(),
            ...instance.toXmlAttributes(namespaces: namespaces)
          ],
          instance.toXmlChildren(namespaces: namespaces));
    }
    
    void _$BookshelfBuildXmlChildren(Bookshelf instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final books = instance.books;
      final booksSerialized = books;
      if (booksSerialized != null) {
        for (final value in booksSerialized) {
          builder.element('book', nest: () {
            value.buildXmlChildren(builder, namespaces: namespaces);
          });
        }
      }
      final price = instance.price;
      final priceSerialized = price;
      if (priceSerialized != null) {
        builder.element('price', nest: () {
          builder.text(priceSerialized);
        });
      }
    }
    
    void _$BookshelfBuildXmlElement(Bookshelf instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      builder.element('bookshelf', namespaces: namespaces, nest: () {
        instance.buildXmlChildren(builder, namespaces: namespaces);
      });
    }
    
    Bookshelf _$BookshelfFromXmlElement(XmlElement element) {
      final books = element.getElements('book');
      final price = element.getElement('price')?.getText();
      return Bookshelf(
          books: books?.map((e) => Book.fromXmlElement(e)).toList(), price: price);
    }
    
    List<XmlAttribute> _$BookshelfToXmlAttributes(Bookshelf instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final attributes = <XmlAttribute>[];
      return attributes;
    }
    
    List<XmlNode> _$BookshelfToXmlChildren(Bookshelf instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final children = <XmlNode>[];
      final books = instance.books;
      final booksSerialized = books;
      final booksConstructed = booksSerialized?.map((e) => XmlElement(
          XmlName('book'),
          e.toXmlAttributes(namespaces: namespaces),
          e.toXmlChildren(namespaces: namespaces)));
      if (booksConstructed != null) {
        children.addAll(booksConstructed);
      }
      final price = instance.price;
      final priceSerialized = price;
      final priceConstructed = priceSerialized != null
          ? XmlElement(XmlName('price'), [], [XmlText(priceSerialized)])
          : null;
      if (priceConstructed != null) {
        children.add(priceConstructed);
      }
      return children;
    }
    
    XmlElement _$BookshelfToXmlElement(Bookshelf instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      return XmlElement(
          XmlName('bookshelf'),
          [
            ...namespaces.toXmlAttributes(),
            ...instance.toXmlAttributes(namespaces: namespaces)
          ],
          instance.toXmlChildren(namespaces: namespaces));
    }
    
    void _$TitleBuildXmlChildren(Title instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final language = instance.language;
      final languageSerialized =
          language != null ? $LanguageEnumMap[language]! : null;
      if (languageSerialized != null) {
        builder.attribute('lang', languageSerialized);
      }
      final text = instance.text;
      final textSerialized = text;
      if (textSerialized != null) {
        builder.text(textSerialized);
      }
    }
    
    void _$TitleBuildXmlElement(Title instance, XmlBuilder builder,
        {Map<String, String> namespaces = const {}}) {
      builder.element('title', namespaces: namespaces, nest: () {
        instance.buildXmlChildren(builder, namespaces: namespaces);
      });
    }
    
    Title _$TitleFromXmlElement(XmlElement element) {
      final language = element.getAttribute('lang');
      final text = element.getText();
      return Title(
          language: language != null
              ? $LanguageEnumMap.entries
                  .singleWhere(
                      (languageEnumMapEntry) =>
                          languageEnumMapEntry.value == language,
                      orElse: () => throw ArgumentError(
                          '`$language` is not one of the supported values: ${$LanguageEnumMap.values.join(', ')}'))
                  .key
              : null,
          text: text);
    }
    
    List<XmlAttribute> _$TitleToXmlAttributes(Title instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final attributes = <XmlAttribute>[];
      final language = instance.language;
      final languageSerialized =
          language != null ? $LanguageEnumMap[language]! : null;
      final languageConstructed = languageSerialized != null
          ? XmlAttribute(XmlName('lang'), languageSerialized)
          : null;
      if (languageConstructed != null) {
        attributes.add(languageConstructed);
      }
      return attributes;
    }
    
    List<XmlNode> _$TitleToXmlChildren(Title instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      final children = <XmlNode>[];
      final text = instance.text;
      final textSerialized = text;
      final textConstructed =
          textSerialized != null ? XmlText(textSerialized) : null;
      if (textConstructed != null) {
        children.add(textConstructed);
      }
      return children;
    }
    
    XmlElement _$TitleToXmlElement(Title instance,
        {Map<String, String?> namespaces = const {}}) {
      return XmlElement(
          XmlName('title'),
          [
            ...namespaces.toXmlAttributes(),
            ...instance.toXmlAttributes(namespaces: namespaces)
          ],
          instance.toXmlChildren(namespaces: namespaces));
    }
    
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Automatically generate code for converting to and from XML by annotating Dart classes.

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analyzer, build, build_config, recase, source_gen, xml, xml_annotation

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