Re: [xsl] Convert JSON to XML?

["Dave Pawson dave.pawson@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone remember James @id generation?
Might be useful for valid element names.

regards


On Fri, 2 May 2025 at 17:34, Wendell Piez wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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