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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. bmatovu/laravel-xml ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) bmatovu/laravel-xml =================== Laravel XML Support v4.2.0(2mo ago)91288.2k↓52%10[5 issues](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI failing Since Jul 2Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bmatovu/laravel-xml)[ Docs](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml)[ RSS](/packages/bmatovu-laravel-xml/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (22)Used By (0) Laravel XML Support Package --------------------------- [](#laravel-xml-support-package) [![](./art/banner.png)](./art/banner.png) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e0ebc319f9b091915c1d0b609bccb72a815ef4a5e21aefadf5d84be90331b52a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626d61746f76752f6c61726176656c2d786d6c2f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/bmatovu/laravel-xml)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1e8fbe7c06e23eaf62637220514f4dffd780044ebb7a004563013a37bee094ae/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626d61746f76752f6c61726176656c2d786d6c2f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/bmatovu/laravel-xml)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f6035a6b1498daf6ccbb4697b7e18b17316a7cc3d6eb7fd207808c99f5803fa4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626d61746f76752f6c61726176656c2d786d6c2f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/bmatovu/laravel-xml)[![Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3dd3cdad8b791b9d7ebab1d4f9af365c383565bd0c038e4b8910cbcc8903295e/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f6d7476627269616e6b696e672f6c61726176656c2d786d6c2f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/?branch=master)[![Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/52d525314d0befc09004abd388b8bdae0a9b5078aa74b00483c02892f5f8f6c4/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f6d7476627269616e6b696e672f6c61726176656c2d786d6c2f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/?branch=master)[![Unit Tests](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/workflows/run-tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/actions?query=workflow:run-tests)[![Documentation](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml/workflows/gen-docs/badge.svg)](https://mtvbrianking.github.io/laravel-xml/master) This package comes with the much desired xml support for you Laravel project. ### Installation [](#installation) ``` composer require bmatovu/laravel-xml ``` ### Requests [](#requests) Get the request content (body). ``` $request->xml(); ``` \* Returns `Bmatovu\LaravelXml\Support\XMLElement` object. Determine if the request content type is XML. ``` $request->sentXml(); ``` Determine if the current request is accepting XML. ``` $request->wantsXml(); ``` Validate XML content ``` $isValid = Xml::is_valid($request->xml()); if (! $isValid) { return response()->xml(['message' => 'The given data was malformed.'], 400); } ``` **Validation** - Against XML Schema Definition ``` $errors = Xml::validate($request->xml(), 'path_to/sample.xsd'); if ($errors) { return response()->xml([ 'message' => 'The given data was invalid.', 'errors' => $errors, ], 422); } ``` ### Responses [](#responses) ``` Route::get('/users/{user}', function (Request $request, int $userId) { $user = User::findOrFail($userId); return response()->xml($user); }); ``` ``` 1 jdoe jdoe@example.com ``` ``` Route::get('/users/{user}', function (Request $request, int $userId) { $user = User::findOrFail($userId); return response()->xml(['user' => $user->toArray()]); }); ``` ``` 1 jdoe jdoe@example.com ``` ``` Route::get('/users/{user}', function (Request $request, int $userId) { $user = User::findOrFail($userId); return response()->xml($user, 200, [], ['root' => 'user']); }); ``` ``` 1 jdoe jdoe@example.com ``` ``` Route::get('/users', function () { $users = User::get(); return response()->xml(['users' => $users->toArray()]); }); ``` ``` 1 John Doe jdoe@example.com 2 Gary Plant gplant@example.com ``` And will automatically set the content type to xml `Content-Type → text/xml; charset=UTF-8` ### Middleware [](#middleware) First register the middleware in `app\Http\Kernel.php` ``` protected $routeMiddleware = [ // ... 'xml' => \Bmatovu\LaravelXml\Http\Middleware\RequireXml::class, ]; ``` Then use the middleware on your routes, or in the controllers. ``` Route::post('/users', function (Request, $request) { // do something... })->middleware('xml'); ``` This middleware only checks the `Content-Type` by defaul; \[`415` - **Unsupported Media Type**\] ``` Only accepting content of type XML. ``` To check is the passed content is valid XML, pass a bool to the middleware ``` Route::post('/users', function (Request, $request) { // do something... })->middleware('xml:1'); ``` \[`400` - **Bad Request**\] ``` The given data was malformed. ``` ### Utilities [](#utilities) **Encode: Array to Xml** ``` Xml::encode(['key' => 'value']); ``` Or ``` xml_encode(['key' => 'value']); ``` **Decode: Xml to Array** ``` Xml::decode('value'); ``` Or ``` xml_decode('value'); ``` --- Credits ------- [](#credits) Under the hood, I'm using; [Spatie's array to XML convernsion](https://github.com/spatie/array-to-xml) [Hakre's XML to JSON conversion](https://hakre.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/simplexml-and-json-encode-in-php-part-i) [Akande's XML validation](https://medium.com/@Sirolad/validating-xml-against-xsd-in-php-5607f725955a) Reporting bugs -------------- [](#reporting-bugs) If you've stumbled across a bug, please help us by leaving as much information about the bug as possible, e.g. - Steps to reproduce - Expected result - Actual result This will help us to fix the bug as quickly as possible, and if you do wish to fix it yourself; feel free to [fork the package on GitHub](https://github.com/mtvbrianking/laravel-xml) and submit a pull request! ### Health Score 63 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance83 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity49 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity85 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 96.2% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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