@types/sax

What is @types/sax?

@types/sax provides TypeScript type definitions for the sax package, which is a streaming XML parser for JavaScript. It allows for efficient and event-driven parsing of XML data.

What are @types/sax's main functionalities?

Creating a SAX parser

This feature allows you to create a new SAX parser instance. The 'true' argument indicates that the parser should be in strict mode.

const sax = require('sax');
const parser = sax.parser(true);

Handling XML events

This feature allows you to handle various XML events such as opening tags, text nodes, and the end of the document. You can define custom handlers for these events.

parser.onopentag = function (node) {
  console.log('Node opened:', node);
};
parser.ontext = function (text) {
  console.log('Text:', text);
};
parser.onend = function () {
  console.log('Parsing finished.');
};

Parsing XML data

This feature allows you to parse XML data by writing it to the parser instance. The 'write' method feeds the XML string to the parser, and 'close' indicates the end of the input.

const xml = '<root><child>Content</child></root>';
parser.write(xml).close();

Other packages similar to @types/sax

xml2js

xml2js is a popular XML parser for JavaScript that converts XML data into JavaScript objects. Unlike sax, which is event-driven, xml2js provides a more straightforward API for converting XML to JSON.

fast-xml-parser

fast-xml-parser is another XML parser that focuses on performance. It provides both a SAX-like event-driven API and a DOM-like API for parsing XML data. It is generally faster than sax and offers more flexibility.

libxmljs

libxmljs is a binding for the libxml2 library, providing a powerful and feature-rich XML parser. It supports both SAX and DOM parsing, and is suitable for more complex XML processing tasks compared to sax.

README

Installation

npm install --save @types/sax

Summary

This package contains type definitions for sax (https://github.com/isaacs/sax-js).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/sax.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:11:36 GMT
• Dependencies: @types/node

Credits

These definitions were written by Vincent Siao (Asana, Inc.), Evert Pot, Daniel Cassidy, and Fabian van der Veen.