# xmp-writer
[](https://crates.io/crates/xmp-writer)
[](https://docs.rs/xmp-writer)
Write [XMP] metadata, step by step.
```toml
[dependencies]
xmp-writer = "0.3"
```
[XMP] is an ISO standard specifying a metadata format for files,
originally developed by Adobe. It is either embedded into
files (e.g. PDF, JPEG, TIFF) or stored in a separate "side-car" file.
This crate provides a simple API to write XMP metadata. Start by creating
a new `XmpWriter`, then add entries to it. Finally, call `XmpWriter::finish` to
get the XMP metadata as a byte vector. Some properties contain a complex data type like a
struct or an array. In this case, the writer returns a new struct that can be used to
write the data. The reference to the struct must be dropped before the writer can be used
again.
## Example
```rust
use xmp_writer::{LangId, DateTime, XmpWriter};
let mut writer = XmpWriter::new();
writer.creator(["Martin Haug"]);
writer.title([(Some(LangId("de")), "Titel"), (None, "Title")]);
writer.num_pages(3);
writer.pdf_keywords("Keyword1, Keyword2");
writer.description([(None, "Description")]);
writer.date([DateTime::date(2021, 11, 06)]);
let mut colors = writer.colorants();
colors.add_colorant().swatch_name("Red");
colors.add_colorant().swatch_name("Green");
drop(colors);
writer.creator_tool("xmp-writer 0.3.0");
println!("{}", std::str::from_utf8(&writer.finish(None)).unwrap());
```
## See also
- [XMP Specification, Part 1: Basics](https://github.com/adobe/XMP-Toolkit-SDK/blob/main/docs/XMPSpecificationPart1.pdf)
- [XMP Specification, Part 2: Additional Properties](https://github.com/adobe/XMP-Toolkit-SDK/blob/main/docs/XMPSpecificationPart2.pdf)
- [XMP Specification, Part 3: File Embedding and Interchange](https://github.com/adobe/XMP-Toolkit-SDK/blob/main/docs/XMPSpecificationPart3.pdf)
## Safety
This crate forbids unsafe code and has no dependencies.
## License
This crate is dual-licensed under the MIT and Apache 2.0 licenses.
[XMP]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform