quick_xml/
writer.rs

1//! Contains high-level interface for an events-based XML emitter.
2
3use std::borrow::Cow;
4use std::io::{self, Write};
5
6use crate::encoding::UTF8_BOM;
7use crate::events::{attributes::Attribute, BytesCData, BytesPI, BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
8
9#[cfg(feature = "async-tokio")]
10mod async_tokio;
11
12/// XML writer. Writes XML [`Event`]s to a [`std::io::Write`] or [`tokio::io::AsyncWrite`] implementor.
13#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
14use {crate::se::SeError, serde::Serialize};
15
16/// XML writer. Writes XML [`Event`]s to a [`std::io::Write`] implementor.
17///
18/// # Examples
19///
20/// ```
21/// # use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
22/// use quick_xml::events::{Event, BytesEnd, BytesStart};
23/// use quick_xml::reader::Reader;
24/// use quick_xml::writer::Writer;
25/// use std::io::Cursor;
26///
27/// let xml = r#"<this_tag k1="v1" k2="v2"><child>text</child></this_tag>"#;
28/// let mut reader = Reader::from_str(xml);
29/// let mut writer = Writer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()));
30/// loop {
31///     match reader.read_event() {
32///         Ok(Event::Start(e)) if e.name().as_ref() == b"this_tag" => {
33///
34///             // crates a new element ... alternatively we could reuse `e` by calling
35///             // `e.into_owned()`
36///             let mut elem = BytesStart::new("my_elem");
37///
38///             // collect existing attributes
39///             elem.extend_attributes(e.attributes().map(|attr| attr.unwrap()));
40///
41///             // copy existing attributes, adds a new my-key="some value" attribute
42///             elem.push_attribute(("my-key", "some value"));
43///
44///             // writes the event to the writer
45///             assert!(writer.write_event(Event::Start(elem)).is_ok());
46///         },
47///         Ok(Event::End(e)) if e.name().as_ref() == b"this_tag" => {
48///             assert!(writer.write_event(Event::End(BytesEnd::new("my_elem"))).is_ok());
49///         },
50///         Ok(Event::Eof) => break,
51///         // we can either move or borrow the event to write, depending on your use-case
52///         Ok(e) => assert!(writer.write_event(e.borrow()).is_ok()),
53///         Err(e) => panic!("Error at position {}: {:?}", reader.error_position(), e),
54///     }
55/// }
56///
57/// let result = writer.into_inner().into_inner();
58/// let expected = r#"<my_elem k1="v1" k2="v2" my-key="some value"><child>text</child></my_elem>"#;
59/// assert_eq!(result, expected.as_bytes());
60/// ```
61#[derive(Clone)]
62pub struct Writer<W> {
63    /// underlying writer
64    writer: W,
65    indent: Option<Indentation>,
66}
67
68impl<W> Writer<W> {
69    /// Creates a `Writer` from a generic writer.
70    pub const fn new(inner: W) -> Writer<W> {
71        Writer {
72            writer: inner,
73            indent: None,
74        }
75    }
76
77    /// Creates a `Writer` with configured indents from a generic writer.
78    pub fn new_with_indent(inner: W, indent_char: u8, indent_size: usize) -> Writer<W> {
79        Writer {
80            writer: inner,
81            indent: Some(Indentation::new(indent_char, indent_size)),
82        }
83    }
84
85    /// Consumes this `Writer`, returning the underlying writer.
86    pub fn into_inner(self) -> W {
87        self.writer
88    }
89
90    /// Get a mutable reference to the underlying writer.
91    pub fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut W {
92        &mut self.writer
93    }
94
95    /// Get a reference to the underlying writer.
96    pub const fn get_ref(&self) -> &W {
97        &self.writer
98    }
99
100    /// Provides a simple, high-level API for writing XML elements.
101    ///
102    /// Returns an [`ElementWriter`] that simplifies setting attributes and writing
103    /// content inside the element.
104    ///
105    /// # Example
106    ///
107    /// ```
108    /// # use quick_xml::Result;
109    /// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
110    /// use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
111    /// use quick_xml::writer::Writer;
112    /// use quick_xml::Error;
113    /// use std::io::Cursor;
114    ///
115    /// let mut writer = Writer::new(Cursor::new(Vec::new()));
116    ///
117    /// // writes <tag attr1="value1"/>
118    /// writer.create_element("tag")
119    ///     .with_attribute(("attr1", "value1"))  // chain `with_attribute()` calls to add many attributes
120    ///     .write_empty()?;
121    ///
122    /// // writes <tag attr1="value1" attr2="value2">with some text inside</tag>
123    /// writer.create_element("tag")
124    ///     .with_attributes(vec![("attr1", "value1"), ("attr2", "value2")].into_iter())  // or add attributes from an iterator
125    ///     .write_text_content(BytesText::new("with some text inside"))?;
126    ///
127    /// // writes <tag><fruit quantity="0">apple</fruit><fruit quantity="1">orange</fruit></tag>
128    /// writer.create_element("tag")
129    ///     // We need to provide error type, because it is not named somewhere explicitly
130    ///     .write_inner_content(|writer| {
131    ///         let fruits = ["apple", "orange"];
132    ///         for (quant, item) in fruits.iter().enumerate() {
133    ///             writer
134    ///                 .create_element("fruit")
135    ///                 .with_attribute(("quantity", quant.to_string().as_str()))
136    ///                 .write_text_content(BytesText::new(item))?;
137    ///         }
138    ///         Ok(())
139    ///     })?;
140    /// # Ok(())
141    /// # }
142    /// ```
143    #[must_use]
144    pub fn create_element<'a, N>(&'a mut self, name: N) -> ElementWriter<'a, W>
145    where
146        N: Into<Cow<'a, str>>,
147    {
148        ElementWriter {
149            writer: self,
150            start_tag: BytesStart::new(name),
151            state: AttributeIndent::NoneAttributesWritten,
152            spaces: Vec::new(),
153        }
154    }
155}
156
157impl<W: Write> Writer<W> {
158    /// Write a [Byte-Order-Mark] character to the document.
159    ///
160    /// # Example
161    ///
162    /// ```rust
163    /// # use quick_xml::Result;
164    /// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
165    /// use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, BytesText, Event};
166    /// use quick_xml::writer::Writer;
167    /// use quick_xml::Error;
168    /// use std::io::Cursor;
169    ///
170    /// let mut buffer = Vec::new();
171    /// let mut writer = Writer::new_with_indent(&mut buffer, b' ', 4);
172    ///
173    /// writer.write_bom()?;
174    /// writer
175    ///     .create_element("empty")
176    ///     .with_attribute(("attr1", "value1"))
177    ///     .write_empty()
178    ///     .expect("failure");
179    ///
180    /// assert_eq!(
181    ///     std::str::from_utf8(&buffer).unwrap(),
182    ///     "\u{FEFF}<empty attr1=\"value1\"/>"
183    /// );
184    /// # Ok(())
185    /// # }
186    /// ```
187    /// [Byte-Order-Mark]: https://unicode.org/faq/utf_bom.html#BOM
188    pub fn write_bom(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
189        self.write(UTF8_BOM)
190    }
191
192    /// Writes the given event to the underlying writer.
193    pub fn write_event<'a, E: Into<Event<'a>>>(&mut self, event: E) -> io::Result<()> {
194        let mut next_should_line_break = true;
195        let result = match event.into() {
196            Event::Start(e) => {
197                let result = self.write_wrapped(b"<", &e, b">");
198                if let Some(i) = self.indent.as_mut() {
199                    i.grow();
200                }
201                result
202            }
203            Event::End(e) => {
204                if let Some(i) = self.indent.as_mut() {
205                    i.shrink();
206                }
207                self.write_wrapped(b"</", &e, b">")
208            }
209            Event::Empty(e) => self.write_wrapped(b"<", &e, b"/>"),
210            Event::Text(e) => {
211                next_should_line_break = false;
212                self.write(&e)
213            }
214            Event::Comment(e) => self.write_wrapped(b"<!--", &e, b"-->"),
215            Event::CData(e) => {
216                next_should_line_break = false;
217                self.write(b"<![CDATA[")?;
218                self.write(&e)?;
219                self.write(b"]]>")
220            }
221            Event::Decl(e) => self.write_wrapped(b"<?", &e, b"?>"),
222            Event::PI(e) => self.write_wrapped(b"<?", &e, b"?>"),
223            Event::DocType(e) => self.write_wrapped(b"<!DOCTYPE ", &e, b">"),
224            Event::Eof => Ok(()),
225        };
226        if let Some(i) = self.indent.as_mut() {
227            i.should_line_break = next_should_line_break;
228        }
229        result
230    }
231
232    /// Writes bytes
233    #[inline]
234    pub(crate) fn write(&mut self, value: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
235        self.writer.write_all(value).map_err(Into::into)
236    }
237
238    #[inline]
239    fn write_wrapped(&mut self, before: &[u8], value: &[u8], after: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
240        if let Some(ref i) = self.indent {
241            if i.should_line_break {
242                self.writer.write_all(b"\n")?;
243                self.writer.write_all(i.current())?;
244            }
245        }
246        self.write(before)?;
247        self.write(value)?;
248        self.write(after)?;
249        Ok(())
250    }
251
252    /// Manually write a newline and indentation at the proper level.
253    ///
254    /// This can be used when the heuristic to line break and indent after any
255    /// [`Event`] apart from [`Text`] fails such as when a [`Start`] occurs directly
256    /// after [`Text`].
257    ///
258    /// This method will do nothing if `Writer` was not constructed with [`new_with_indent`].
259    ///
260    /// [`Text`]: Event::Text
261    /// [`Start`]: Event::Start
262    /// [`new_with_indent`]: Self::new_with_indent
263    pub fn write_indent(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
264        if let Some(ref i) = self.indent {
265            self.writer.write_all(b"\n")?;
266            self.writer.write_all(i.current())?;
267        }
268        Ok(())
269    }
270
271    /// Write an arbitrary serializable type
272    ///
273    /// Note: If you are attempting to write XML in a non-UTF-8 encoding, this may not
274    /// be safe to use. Rust basic types assume UTF-8 encodings.
275    ///
276    /// ```rust
277    /// # use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
278    /// # use serde::Serialize;
279    /// # use quick_xml::events::{BytesStart, Event};
280    /// # use quick_xml::writer::Writer;
281    /// # use quick_xml::se::SeError;
282    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), SeError> {
283    /// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
284    /// struct MyData {
285    ///     question: String,
286    ///     answer: u32,
287    /// }
288    ///
289    /// let data = MyData {
290    ///     question: "The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything".into(),
291    ///     answer: 42,
292    /// };
293    ///
294    /// let mut buffer = Vec::new();
295    /// let mut writer = Writer::new_with_indent(&mut buffer, b' ', 4);
296    ///
297    /// let start = BytesStart::new("root");
298    /// let end = start.to_end();
299    ///
300    /// writer.write_event(Event::Start(start.clone()))?;
301    /// writer.write_serializable("my_data", &data)?;
302    /// writer.write_event(Event::End(end))?;
303    ///
304    /// assert_eq!(
305    ///     std::str::from_utf8(&buffer)?,
306    ///     r#"<root>
307    ///     <my_data>
308    ///         <question>The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything</question>
309    ///         <answer>42</answer>
310    ///     </my_data>
311    /// </root>"#
312    /// );
313    /// # Ok(())
314    /// # }
315    /// ```
316    #[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
317    pub fn write_serializable<T: Serialize>(
318        &mut self,
319        tag_name: &str,
320        content: &T,
321    ) -> Result<(), SeError> {
322        use crate::se::{Indent, Serializer};
323
324        self.write_indent()?;
325        let mut fmt = ToFmtWrite(&mut self.writer);
326        let mut serializer = Serializer::with_root(&mut fmt, Some(tag_name))?;
327
328        if let Some(indent) = &mut self.indent {
329            serializer.set_indent(Indent::Borrow(indent));
330        }
331
332        content.serialize(serializer)?;
333
334        Ok(())
335    }
336}
337
338/// Track indent inside elements state
339///
340/// ```mermaid
341/// stateDiagram-v2
342///     [*] --> NoneAttributesWritten
343///     NoneAttributesWritten --> Spaces : .with_attribute()
344///     NoneAttributesWritten --> WriteConfigured : .new_line()
345///
346///     Spaces --> Spaces : .with_attribute()
347///     Spaces --> WriteSpaces : .new_line()
348///
349///     WriteSpaces --> Spaces : .with_attribute()
350///     WriteSpaces --> WriteSpaces : .new_line()
351///
352///     Configured --> Configured : .with_attribute()
353///     Configured --> WriteConfigured : .new_line()
354///
355///     WriteConfigured --> Configured : .with_attribute()
356///     WriteConfigured --> WriteConfigured : .new_line()
357/// ```
358#[derive(Debug)]
359enum AttributeIndent {
360    /// Initial state. `ElementWriter` was just created and no attributes written yet
361    NoneAttributesWritten,
362    /// Write specified count of spaces to indent before writing attribute in `with_attribute()`
363    WriteSpaces(usize),
364    /// Keep space indent that should be used if `new_line()` would be called
365    Spaces(usize),
366    /// Write specified count of indent characters before writing attribute in `with_attribute()`
367    WriteConfigured(usize),
368    /// Keep indent that should be used if `new_line()` would be called
369    Configured(usize),
370}
371
372/// A struct to write an element. Contains methods to add attributes and inner
373/// elements to the element
374pub struct ElementWriter<'a, W> {
375    writer: &'a mut Writer<W>,
376    start_tag: BytesStart<'a>,
377    state: AttributeIndent,
378    /// Contains spaces used to write space indents of attributes
379    spaces: Vec<u8>,
380}
381
382impl<'a, W> ElementWriter<'a, W> {
383    /// Adds an attribute to this element.
384    pub fn with_attribute<'b, I>(mut self, attr: I) -> Self
385    where
386        I: Into<Attribute<'b>>,
387    {
388        self.write_attr(attr.into());
389        self
390    }
391
392    /// Add additional attributes to this element using an iterator.
393    ///
394    /// The yielded items must be convertible to [`Attribute`] using `Into`.
395    pub fn with_attributes<'b, I>(mut self, attributes: I) -> Self
396    where
397        I: IntoIterator,
398        I::Item: Into<Attribute<'b>>,
399    {
400        let mut iter = attributes.into_iter();
401        if let Some(attr) = iter.next() {
402            self.write_attr(attr.into());
403            self.start_tag.extend_attributes(iter);
404        }
405        self
406    }
407
408    /// Push a new line inside an element between attributes. Note, that this
409    /// method does nothing if [`Writer`] was created without indentation support.
410    ///
411    /// # Examples
412    ///
413    /// The following code
414    ///
415    /// ```
416    /// # use quick_xml::writer::Writer;
417    /// let mut buffer = Vec::new();
418    /// let mut writer = Writer::new_with_indent(&mut buffer, b' ', 2);
419    /// writer
420    ///   .create_element("element")
421    ///     //.new_line() (1)
422    ///     .with_attribute(("first", "1"))
423    ///     .with_attribute(("second", "2"))
424    ///     .new_line()
425    ///     .with_attributes([
426    ///         ("third", "3"),
427    ///         ("fourth", "4"),
428    ///     ])
429    ///     //.new_line() (2)
430    ///     .write_empty();
431    /// ```
432    /// will produce the following XMLs:
433    /// ```xml
434    /// <!-- result of the code above. Spaces always is used -->
435    /// <element first="1" second="2"
436    ///          third="3" fourth="4"/>
437    ///
438    /// <!-- if uncomment only (1) - indent depends on indentation
439    ///      settings - 2 spaces here -->
440    /// <element
441    ///   first="1" second="2"
442    ///   third="3" fourth="4"/>
443    ///
444    /// <!-- if uncomment only (2). Spaces always is used  -->
445    /// <element first="1" second="2"
446    ///          third="3" fourth="4"
447    /// />
448    /// ```
449    pub fn new_line(mut self) -> Self {
450        if let Some(i) = self.writer.indent.as_mut() {
451            match self.state {
452                // .new_line() called just after .create_element().
453                // Use element indent to additionally indent attributes
454                AttributeIndent::NoneAttributesWritten => {
455                    self.state = AttributeIndent::WriteConfigured(i.indent_size)
456                }
457
458                AttributeIndent::WriteSpaces(_) => {}
459                // .new_line() called when .with_attribute() was called at least once.
460                // The spaces should be used to indent
461                // Plan saved indent
462                AttributeIndent::Spaces(indent) => {
463                    self.state = AttributeIndent::WriteSpaces(indent)
464                }
465
466                AttributeIndent::WriteConfigured(_) => {}
467                // .new_line() called when .with_attribute() was called at least once.
468                // The configured indent characters should be used to indent
469                // Plan saved indent
470                AttributeIndent::Configured(indent) => {
471                    self.state = AttributeIndent::WriteConfigured(indent)
472                }
473            }
474            self.start_tag.push_newline();
475        };
476        self
477    }
478
479    /// Writes attribute and maintain indentation state
480    fn write_attr<'b>(&mut self, attr: Attribute<'b>) {
481        if let Some(i) = self.writer.indent.as_mut() {
482            // Save the indent that we should use next time when .new_line() be called
483            self.state = match self.state {
484                // Neither .new_line() or .with_attribute() yet called
485                // If newline inside attributes will be requested, we should indent them
486                // by the length of tag name and +1 for `<` and +1 for one space
487                AttributeIndent::NoneAttributesWritten => {
488                    self.start_tag.push_attribute(attr);
489                    AttributeIndent::Spaces(self.start_tag.name().as_ref().len() + 2)
490                }
491
492                // Indent was requested by previous call to .new_line(), write it
493                // New line was already written
494                AttributeIndent::WriteSpaces(indent) => {
495                    if self.spaces.len() < indent {
496                        self.spaces.resize(indent, b' ');
497                    }
498                    self.start_tag.push_indent(&self.spaces[..indent]);
499                    self.start_tag.push_attr(attr.into());
500                    AttributeIndent::Spaces(indent)
501                }
502                // .new_line() was not called, but .with_attribute() was.
503                // use the previously calculated indent
504                AttributeIndent::Spaces(indent) => {
505                    self.start_tag.push_attribute(attr);
506                    AttributeIndent::Spaces(indent)
507                }
508
509                // Indent was requested by previous call to .new_line(), write it
510                // New line was already written
511                AttributeIndent::WriteConfigured(indent) => {
512                    self.start_tag.push_indent(i.additional(indent));
513                    self.start_tag.push_attr(attr.into());
514                    AttributeIndent::Configured(indent)
515                }
516                // .new_line() was not called, but .with_attribute() was.
517                // use the previously calculated indent
518                AttributeIndent::Configured(indent) => {
519                    self.start_tag.push_attribute(attr);
520                    AttributeIndent::Configured(indent)
521                }
522            };
523        } else {
524            self.start_tag.push_attribute(attr);
525        }
526    }
527}
528
529impl<'a, W: Write> ElementWriter<'a, W> {
530    /// Write some text inside the current element.
531    pub fn write_text_content(self, text: BytesText) -> io::Result<&'a mut Writer<W>> {
532        self.writer
533            .write_event(Event::Start(self.start_tag.borrow()))?;
534        self.writer.write_event(Event::Text(text))?;
535        self.writer
536            .write_event(Event::End(self.start_tag.to_end()))?;
537        Ok(self.writer)
538    }
539
540    /// Write a CData event `<![CDATA[...]]>` inside the current element.
541    pub fn write_cdata_content(self, text: BytesCData) -> io::Result<&'a mut Writer<W>> {
542        self.writer
543            .write_event(Event::Start(self.start_tag.borrow()))?;
544        self.writer.write_event(Event::CData(text))?;
545        self.writer
546            .write_event(Event::End(self.start_tag.to_end()))?;
547        Ok(self.writer)
548    }
549
550    /// Write a processing instruction `<?...?>` inside the current element.
551    pub fn write_pi_content(self, pi: BytesPI) -> io::Result<&'a mut Writer<W>> {
552        self.writer
553            .write_event(Event::Start(self.start_tag.borrow()))?;
554        self.writer.write_event(Event::PI(pi))?;
555        self.writer
556            .write_event(Event::End(self.start_tag.to_end()))?;
557        Ok(self.writer)
558    }
559
560    /// Write an empty (self-closing) tag.
561    pub fn write_empty(self) -> io::Result<&'a mut Writer<W>> {
562        self.writer.write_event(Event::Empty(self.start_tag))?;
563        Ok(self.writer)
564    }
565
566    /// Create a new scope for writing XML inside the current element.
567    pub fn write_inner_content<F>(self, closure: F) -> io::Result<&'a mut Writer<W>>
568    where
569        F: FnOnce(&mut Writer<W>) -> io::Result<()>,
570    {
571        self.writer
572            .write_event(Event::Start(self.start_tag.borrow()))?;
573        closure(self.writer)?;
574        self.writer
575            .write_event(Event::End(self.start_tag.to_end()))?;
576        Ok(self.writer)
577    }
578}
579#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
580pub(crate) struct ToFmtWrite<T>(pub T);
581
582#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
583impl<T> std::fmt::Write for ToFmtWrite<T>
584where
585    T: std::io::Write,
586{
587    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
588        self.0.write_all(s.as_bytes()).map_err(|_| std::fmt::Error)
589    }
590}
591
592#[derive(Clone)]
593pub(crate) struct Indentation {
594    /// todo: this is an awkward fit as it has no impact on indentation logic, but it is
595    /// only applicable when an indentation exists. Potentially refactor later
596    should_line_break: bool,
597    /// The character code to be used for indentations (e.g. ` ` or `\t`)
598    indent_char: u8,
599    /// How many instances of the indent character ought to be used for each level of indentation
600    indent_size: usize,
601    /// Used as a cache for the bytes used for indentation
602    indents: Vec<u8>,
603    /// The current amount of indentation
604    current_indent_len: usize,
605}
606
607impl Indentation {
608    pub fn new(indent_char: u8, indent_size: usize) -> Self {
609        Self {
610            should_line_break: false,
611            indent_char,
612            indent_size,
613            indents: vec![indent_char; 128],
614            current_indent_len: 0, // invariant - needs to remain less than indents.len()
615        }
616    }
617
618    /// Increase indentation by one level
619    pub fn grow(&mut self) {
620        self.current_indent_len += self.indent_size;
621        self.ensure(self.current_indent_len);
622    }
623
624    /// Decrease indentation by one level. Do nothing, if level already zero
625    pub fn shrink(&mut self) {
626        self.current_indent_len = self.current_indent_len.saturating_sub(self.indent_size);
627    }
628
629    /// Returns indent string for current level
630    pub fn current(&self) -> &[u8] {
631        &self.indents[..self.current_indent_len]
632    }
633
634    /// Returns indent with current indent plus additional indent
635    pub fn additional(&mut self, additional_indent: usize) -> &[u8] {
636        let new_len = self.current_indent_len + additional_indent;
637        self.ensure(new_len);
638        &self.indents[..new_len]
639    }
640
641    fn ensure(&mut self, new_len: usize) {
642        if self.indents.len() < new_len {
643            self.indents.resize(new_len, self.indent_char);
644        }
645    }
646}