Re: [xsl] Convert JSON to XML?

["Wendell Piez wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan,

Given that you need something unencumbered by IP restrictions that you know
how to use and adapt, I would bet the easy way forward would be to add
logical layers of your own (using XSLT) to the basic format provided for by
the generic tool. You might be surprised at how rapidly you can put
together something useful enough.

This is actually a good demo of XSLT's combination of power and flexibility
to solve a problem that seems more generic than it actually is. (Or rather:
the problem is generic. The mapping you want to implement in your case is
not.) Who needs something more tailored to this task than XSLT?

Today, I might use XProc for this, depending. XProc can deliver the XPath
XML for free from the JSON, then drop your XSLT on it -- or I might do it
in XSLT only.

Cheers, Wendell




On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 6:35b/PM dvint@xxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I know (and have been using) the xlst json-to-xml() function for this
> purpose, but it is a pretty basic result. I happened to try the JSON to
> XML funtion in oXygen and got what I'd say is a much better result where
> I had some unique elemeent names instead of everything being a map or a
> string element.
>
> I was poking around to try and find a tool/library I could use in my
> conversion path and everything I'm finding is an online tool or has a
> price. Currently I'm developing a conversion pipeline and can leverage
> oXygen for this, but I need something I can build into a tool and load
> into a Docker image for the production implementation.
>
> Anyone have a suggestion?
>
> ..dan
>
>
>

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