Project :

JSN - Script for converting *.json to *.xml files

Class :

IPP - Principles of Programing languages

VUT Brno FIT BIT 2r.

json_to_xml

Usage:

• php jsn.php [option]...
• on Merlin server php -d open_basedir="" jsn.php

Options:

• --input=filename (UTF-8) input has to be in json format if not set script take stdin
• --output=filename (UTF-8) output will be in XML if not set script will use stdout
• -h=subst
  in name of element are invalid characters replaced always with 'subst'
  default: subst="-"
• -n script will not generate XML header
• -r=root-element when set script will generate result into 'root-element' tag
• --array-name=array-element
  allow to generate every array element into 'array-element' tag, default: array-element='array'
• --item-name=item-element
  allow to generate every item of array into 'item-element' tag default: item-element='item'
• -s
  string value from tag will be replaced with text elements
• -i
  numeric values from tag will be replaced with text elements
• -l
  values of literals (true, false, null) will be transformed into , , instead of attributes
• -c
  translation of problematic characters
• -a, --array-size
  attribute size will be added to an array elements
• -t, --index-items
  to each element of array will be added atribute index starts from '1' unless parameter --start is set.
• --start=n
  initialization of counter for option -t, --index-items causes error when -t or --index-items option is not set

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