LRM XML Support

Formatting xml files

LRM uses the xmlParser.xml file to parse any extensions that have a xml parser type. This file is located in the ../L10nStreamlining/<group>/projects/<project>/config folder.

XML Parser Syntax

The xmlParser.xml directs LRM on the location of the keys and values within the xml files as well as whether the key/value is translatable. The xml syntax is defined by 3 tokens:

• TOKEN_KEY
• TOKEN_TRANSLATABLE
• TOKEN_VALUE

Limitations of XML Definition

There are structural limitations to xml files that can be parsed by LRM.

• TOKEN_KEY must be defined before TOKEN_VALUE
• TOKEN_TRANSLATABLE must be an attribute
• TOKEN_VALUE cannot be an attribute

OTB XML Parser Definitions

There are 3 out-of-the-box parser definitions for XML files.

• AndroidParser.xml format definition used for as the default for .xml extensions.
• ResxParser.xml format definition used for .resx extensions.
• RxmlParser.xml format definition used for .rxml extensions.

Unique XML Parser Definitions

There are several layout combinations that can be used to define your unique xml file.

• element of the key attribute is the parent of the value element such as .resx files
• value is the text node of the element of the key attribute such as Android files

AndroidParser.xml structure

The AndroidParser.xml file defines the structure of Android files.

Sample Android xml file

A typical Android file has the following structure where the value is the text node of the element of the key attribute :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resources>
  <string name=""hello_world"" translatable=""true"">Hello World</string>
  <string name=""goodbye"" translatable=""true"">Good Bye</string>
</resources>

Parser definition for Android files

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<resources>
  <string name="TOKEN_KEY" translatable="TOKEN_TRANSLATABLE">TOKEN_VALUE</string>
</resources>

ResxParser.xml structure

The ResxParser.xml file defines the structure of .resx xml files.

Sample Resx xml file

A typical Resx file has the following structure where the element of the key attribute is the parent of the value element:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
  <data name="hello_world"> 
    <value>Hello World</value>
  
  <data name="goodbye"> 
    <value>Good Bye</value>
  
 </root>

Parser definition for Resx files

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <root>
   <data name="TOKEN_KEY" >
     <value>TOKEN_VALUE</value>
   
 </root>

RxmlParser.xml structure

The RxmlParser.xml file defines the structure of .rxml xml files.

Sample Rxml xml file

A typical Rxml file has the following structure:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<properties>
   <entry key="hello_world">Hello World</entry>
   <entry key="goodbye">Good Bye</entry>
</properties>

Parser definition for Rxml files

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <properties>
    <entry key="TOKEN_KEY">TOKEN_VALUE</entry>
  </properties>