# Make a struct or enum parseable from XML This derives the [`FromXml`] trait on a struct or enum. It is the counterpart to [`macro@IntoXml`]. ## Example ```rust # use xso::FromXml; #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)] #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "foo")] struct Foo; let foo: Foo = xso::from_bytes(b"").unwrap(); assert_eq!(foo, Foo); ``` ## Attributes The derive macros need additional information, such as XML namespaces and names to match. This must be specified via key-value pairs on the type or fields the derive macro is invoked on. These key-value pairs are specified as Rust attributes. In order to disambiguate between XML attributes and Rust attributes, we are going to refer to Rust attributes using the term *meta* instead, which is consistent with the Rust language reference calling that syntax construct *meta*. All key-value pairs interpreted by these derive macros must be wrapped in a `#[xml( ... )]` *meta*. The values associated with the keys may be of different types, defined as such: - *path*: A Rust path, like `some_crate::foo::Bar`. Note that `foo` on its own is also a path. - *string literal*: A string literal, like `"hello world!"`. - flag: Has no value. The key's mere presence has relevance and it must not be followed by a `=` sign. ### Struct meta The following keys are defined on structs: | Key | Value type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `namespace` | *string literal* or *path* | The XML element namespace to match. If it is a *path*, it must point at a `&'static str`. | | `name` | *string literal* or *path* | The XML element name to match. If it is a *path*, it must point at a `&'static NcNameStr`. | Note that the `name` value must be a valid XML element name, without colons. The namespace prefix, if any, is assigned automatically at serialisation time and cannot be overridden. The following will thus not compile: ```compile_fail # use xso::FromXml; #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)] #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "fnord:foo")] // colon not allowed struct Foo; ``` ### Field meta For fields, the *meta* consists of a nested meta inside the `#[xml(..)]` meta, the identifier of which controls *how* the field is mapped to XML, while the contents control the parameters of that mapping. The following mapping types are defined: | Type | Description | | --- | --- | | [`attribute`](#attribute-meta) | Map the field to an XML attribute on the struct's element | | [`text`](#text-meta) | Map the field to the text content of the struct's element | #### `attribute` meta The `attribute` meta causes the field to be mapped to an XML attribute of the same name. For `FromXml`, the field's type must implement [`FromXmlText`] and for `IntoXml`, the field's type must implement [`IntoOptionalXmlText`]. The following keys can be used inside the `#[xml(attribute(..))]` meta: | Key | Value type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `namespace` | *string literal* or *path* | The optional namespace of the XML attribute to match. If it is a *path*, it must point at a `&'static str`. Note that attributes, unlike elements, are unnamespaced by default. | | `name` | *string literal* or *path* | The name of the XML attribute to match. If it is a *path*, it must point at a `&'static NcNameStr`. | | `default` | flag | If present, an absent attribute will substitute the default value instead of raising an error. | If the `name` key contains a namespace prefix, it must be one of the prefixes defined as built-in in the XML specifications. That prefix will then be expanded to the corresponding namespace URI and the value for the `namespace` key is implied. Mixing a prefixed name with an explicit `namespace` key is not allowed. The `attribute` meta also supports a shorthand syntax, `#[xml(attribute = ..)]`, where the value is treated as the value for the `name` key (with optional prefix as described above, and unnamespaced otherwise). If `default` is specified and the attribute is absent in the source, the value is generated using [`std::default::Default`], requiring the field type to implement the `Default` trait for a `FromXml` derivation. `default` has no influence on `IntoXml`. ##### Example ```rust # use xso::FromXml; #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)] #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "foo")] struct Foo { #[xml(attribute)] a: String, #[xml(attribute = "bar")] b: String, #[xml(attribute(name = "baz"))] c: String, #[xml(attribute(namespace = "urn:example", name = "fnord"))] d: String, #[xml(attribute = "xml:lang")] e: String, }; let foo: Foo = xso::from_bytes(b"").unwrap(); assert_eq!(foo, Foo { a: "1".to_string(), b: "2".to_string(), c: "3".to_string(), d: "4".to_string(), e: "5".to_string(), }); ``` #### `text` meta The `text` meta causes the field to be mapped to the text content of the element. For `FromXml`, the field's type must implement [`FromXmlText`] and for `IntoXml`, the field's type must implement [`IntoXmlText`]. The `text` meta supports no options or value. ##### Example ```rust # use xso::FromXml; #[derive(FromXml, Debug, PartialEq)] #[xml(namespace = "urn:example", name = "foo")] struct Foo { #[xml(text)] a: String, }; let foo: Foo = xso::from_bytes(b"hello").unwrap(); assert_eq!(foo, Foo { a: "hello".to_string(), }); ```