Specifically, we'll use xml2js, a widely used library for parsing XML, and demonstrate how to convert the parsed XML data into JSON.
Installing Dependencies
First, install the required Node.js packages using npm:
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npm install xml2js
Parsing XML and Converting to JSON
Next, create a Node.js script (e.g., xmlToJson.js) and xml to json nodejs use the following code to convert XML to JSON:
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// Importing required modules
const fs = require('fs');
const xml2js = require('xml2js');
// Read XML data from a file
const xmlData = fs.readFileSync('path/to/your/xml/file.xml', 'utf-8');
// Parse XML to JSON using xml2js
xml2js.parseString(xmlData, { explicitArray: false }, (error, result) => {
if (error) {
console.error('Error parsing XML:', error);
} else {
// Convert JSON to a string with proper indentation
const jsonString = JSON.stringify(result, null, 2);
// Save the JSON data to a file
fs.writeFileSync('path/to/save/json/file.json', jsonString);
console.log('XML successfully converted to JSON.');
}
});
Replace 'path/to/your/xml/file.xml' with the path to your XML file and 'path/to/save/json/file.json' with the desired path for the output JSON file.
Understanding the Code
Importing Modules:
fs: File system module for reading and writing files.
xml2js: Library for parsing XML data.
Reading XML Data:
Use fs.readFileSync to read the XML data from the specified file.
Parsing XML to JSON:
The xml2js.parseString method is used to parse the XML data.
{ explicitArray: false } is an option to ensure that single-item arrays are converted to objects instead of arrays.
Error Handling: