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Added XML processing instructions and directive support (#1396)
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@@ -4,4 +4,37 @@ Encode and decode to and from XML. Whitespace is not conserved for round trips -
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Consecutive xml nodes with the same name are assumed to be arrays.
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XML content data and attributes are created as fields. This can be controlled by the `'--xml-attribute-prefix` and `--xml-content-name` flags - see below for examples.
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XML content data, attributes processing instructions and directives are all created as plain fields.
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This can be controlled by:
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| Flag | Default |Sample XML |
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| -- | -- | -- |
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| `--xml-attribute-prefix` | `+` (changing to `+@` soon) | Legs in ```<cat legs="4"/>``` |
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| `--xml-content-name` | `+content` | Meow in ```<cat>Meow <fur>true</true></cat>``` |
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| `--xml-directive-name` | `+directive` | ```<!DOCTYPE config system "blah">``` |
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| `--xml-proc-inst-prefix` | `+p_` | ```<?xml version="1"?>``` |
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{% hint style="warning" %}
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Default Attribute Prefix will be changing in v4.30!
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In order to avoid name conflicts (e.g. having an attribute named "content" will create a field that clashes with the default content name of "+content") the attribute prefix will be changing to "+@".
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This will affect users that have not set their own prefix and are not roundtripping XML changes.
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{% endhint %}
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## Encoder / Decoder flag options
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In addition to the above flags, there are the following xml encoder/decoder options controlled by flags:
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| Flag | Default | Description |
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| -- | -- | -- |
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| `--xml-strict-mode` | false | Strict mode enforces the requirements of the XML specification. When switched off the parser allows input containing common mistakes. See [the Golang xml decoder ](https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/xml#Decoder) for more details.|
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| `--xml-keep-namespace` | true | Keeps the namespace of attributes |
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| `--xml-raw-token` | true | Does not verify that start and end elements match and does not translate name space prefixes to their corresponding URLs. |
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| `--xml-skip-proc-inst` | false | Skips over processing instructions, e.g. `<?xml version="1"?>` |
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| `--xml-skip-directives` | false | Skips over directives, e.g. ```<!DOCTYPE config system "blah">``` |
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See below for examples
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+137
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@@ -4,7 +4,40 @@ Encode and decode to and from XML. Whitespace is not conserved for round trips -
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Consecutive xml nodes with the same name are assumed to be arrays.
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XML content data and attributes are created as fields. This can be controlled by the `'--xml-attribute-prefix` and `--xml-content-name` flags - see below for examples.
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XML content data, attributes processing instructions and directives are all created as plain fields.
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This can be controlled by:
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| Flag | Default |Sample XML |
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| -- | -- | -- |
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| `--xml-attribute-prefix` | `+` (changing to `+@` soon) | Legs in ```<cat legs="4"/>``` |
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| `--xml-content-name` | `+content` | Meow in ```<cat>Meow <fur>true</true></cat>``` |
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| `--xml-directive-name` | `+directive` | ```<!DOCTYPE config system "blah">``` |
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| `--xml-proc-inst-prefix` | `+p_` | ```<?xml version="1"?>``` |
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{% hint style="warning" %}
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Default Attribute Prefix will be changing in v4.30!
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In order to avoid name conflicts (e.g. having an attribute named "content" will create a field that clashes with the default content name of "+content") the attribute prefix will be changing to "+@".
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This will affect users that have not set their own prefix and are not roundtripping XML changes.
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{% endhint %}
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## Encoder / Decoder flag options
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In addition to the above flags, there are the following xml encoder/decoder options controlled by flags:
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| Flag | Default | Description |
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| -- | -- | -- |
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| `--xml-strict-mode` | false | Strict mode enforces the requirements of the XML specification. When switched off the parser allows input containing common mistakes. See [the Golang xml decoder ](https://pkg.go.dev/encoding/xml#Decoder) for more details.|
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| `--xml-keep-namespace` | true | Keeps the namespace of attributes |
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| `--xml-raw-token` | true | Does not verify that start and end elements match and does not translate name space prefixes to their corresponding URLs. |
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| `--xml-skip-proc-inst` | false | Skips over processing instructions, e.g. `<?xml version="1"?>` |
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| `--xml-skip-directives` | false | Skips over directives, e.g. ```<!DOCTYPE config system "blah">``` |
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See below for examples
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{% hint style="warning" %}
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Note that versions prior to 4.18 require the 'eval/e' command to be specified. 
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@@ -30,6 +63,7 @@ yq -p=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
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cat:
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says: meow
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legs: "4"
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@@ -54,6 +88,7 @@ yq -p=xml ' (.. | select(tag == "!!str")) |= from_yaml' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
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cat:
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says: meow
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legs: 4
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@@ -75,6 +110,7 @@ yq -p=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
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animal:
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- cat
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- goat
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@@ -96,6 +132,7 @@ yq -p=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
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cat:
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+legs: "4"
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legs: "7"
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@@ -115,13 +152,14 @@ yq -p=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
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cat:
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+content: meow
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+legs: "4"
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```
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## Parse xml: custom dtd
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DTD entities are ignored.
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DTD entities are processed as directives.
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Given a sample.xml file of:
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```xml
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@@ -137,12 +175,45 @@ Given a sample.xml file of:
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```
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then
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```bash
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yq -p=xml '.' sample.xml
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yq -p=xml -o=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```yaml
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root:
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item: '&writer;©right;'
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE root [
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<!ENTITY writer "Blah.">
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<!ENTITY copyright "Blah">
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]>
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<root>
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<item>&writer;&copyright;</item>
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</root>
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```
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## Parse xml: skip custom dtd
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DTDs are directives, skip over directives to skip DTDs.
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Given a sample.xml file of:
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE root [
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<!ENTITY writer "Blah.">
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<!ENTITY copyright "Blah">
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]>
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<root>
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<item>&writer;©right;</item>
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</root>
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```
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then
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```bash
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yq -p=xml -o=xml --xml-skip-directives '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<root>
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<item>&writer;&copyright;</item>
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</root>
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```
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## Parse xml: with comments
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@@ -207,12 +278,14 @@ yq -p=xml -o=xml --xml-keep-namespace '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xmlns:xsi="some-instance" some-instance:schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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```
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instead of
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```xml
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xsi="some-instance" schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xmlns:xsi="some-instance" some-instance:schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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```
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## Parse xml: keep raw attribute namespace
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```
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will output
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```xml
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xmlns:xsi="some-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xmlns:xsi="some-instance" some-instance:schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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```
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instead of
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<map xmlns="some-namespace" xsi="some-instance" schemaLocation="some-url"></map>
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```
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</cat><!-- below_cat -->
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```
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## Encode: doctype and xml declaration
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Use the special xml names to add/modify proc instructions and directives.
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Given a sample.yml file of:
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```yaml
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+p_xml: version="1.0"
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+directive: 'DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "/etc/iwatch/iwatch.dtd" '
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apple:
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+p_coolioo: version="1.0"
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+directive: 'CATYPE meow purr puss '
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b: things
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```
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then
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```bash
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yq -o=xml '.' sample.yml
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```
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will output
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "/etc/iwatch/iwatch.dtd" >
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<apple><?coolioo version="1.0"?><!CATYPE meow purr puss >
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<b>things</b>
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</apple>
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```
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## Round trip: with comments
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A best effort is made, but comment positions and white space are not preserved perfectly.
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@@ -380,3 +481,31 @@ in d before -->
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</cat><!-- after cat -->
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```
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## Roundtrip: with doctype and declaration
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yq parses XML proc instructions and directives into nodes.
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Unfortunately the underlying XML parser loses whitespace information.
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Given a sample.xml file of:
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "/etc/iwatch/iwatch.dtd" >
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<apple>
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<?coolioo version="1.0"?>
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<!CATYPE meow purr puss >
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<b>things</b>
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</apple>
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```
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then
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```bash
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yq -p=xml -o=xml '.' sample.xml
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```
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will output
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```xml
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<!DOCTYPE config SYSTEM "/etc/iwatch/iwatch.dtd" >
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<apple><?coolioo version="1.0"?><!CATYPE meow purr puss >
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<b>things</b>
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</apple>
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```
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