# serde-xml-rs
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xml-rs based deserializer for Serde (compatible with 0.9+)
## Usage
Use `serde_xml_rs::from_reader(...)` on any type that implements [`std::io::Read`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/trait.Read.html) as following:
```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate serde_derive;
extern crate serde;
extern crate serde_xml_rs;
use serde_xml_rs::from_reader;
#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct Item {
pub name: String,
pub source: String
}
#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
struct Project {
pub name: String,
#[serde(rename = "Item", default)]
pub items: Vec<Item>
}
fn main() {
let s = r##"
<Project name="my_project">
<Item name="hello" source="world.rs" />
</Project>
"##;
let project: Project = from_reader(s.as_bytes()).unwrap();
println!("{:#?}", project);
}
```
Alternatively, you can use `serde_xml_rs::Deserializer` to create a deserializer from a preconfigured [`xml_rs::EventReader`](https://netvl.github.io/xml-rs/xml/reader/struct.EventReader.html).
## Parsing the "value" of a tag
If you have an input of the form `<foo abc="xyz">bar</foo>`, and you want to get at the`bar`, you can use the special name `$value`:
```rust,ignore
struct Foo {
pub abc: String,
#[serde(rename = "$value")]
pub body: String,
}
```
## Parsed representations
Deserializer tries to be as intuitive as possible.
However, there are some edge cases where you might get unexpected errors, so it's best to check out [`tests`](tests/test.rs) for expectations.