Friday, October 5, 2012

XML2JSON – Command line tool for converting XML to JSON

XML2JSON is a simple command line tool for converting XML files to JSON. It uses the JSON.NET library.

Usage:

XML2JSON.exe input.xml output.json


Example Input:



<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
<book id="bk101">
<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
<genre>Computer</genre>
<price>44.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
<description>An in-depth look at creating applications
with XML.</description>
</book>
<book id="bk102">
<author>Ralls, Kim</author>
<title>Midnight Rain</title>
<genre>Fantasy</genre>
<price>5.95</price>
<publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
<description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,
an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen
of the world.</description>
</book>
</catalog>


Example Output:



{
"catalog": {
"book": [
{
"id": "bk101",
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"title": "XML Developer's Guide",
"genre": "Computer",
"price": "44.95",
"publish_date": "2000-10-01",
"description": "An in-depth look at creating applications \r\n with XML."
},
{
"id": "bk102",
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"title": "Midnight Rain",
"genre": "Fantasy",
"price": "5.95",
"publish_date": "2000-12-16",
"description": "A former architect battles corporate zombies, \r\n an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen \r\n of the world."
}
]
}
}


Code


This is the code for the program:











The full .NET solution is available here: https://github.com/SneakyBrian/XML2JSON

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