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simple-plist
Advanced tools
The simple-plist npm package allows for the reading, writing, and manipulation of plist (Property List) files, which are commonly used in macOS and iOS for storing serialized objects. It provides a straightforward API for handling plist data in XML and binary formats.
Reading plist files
This feature allows for the synchronous reading of plist files from the filesystem. The `readFileSync` method reads the file from the given path and returns the plist data as a JavaScript object.
const plist = require('simple-plist');
const data = plist.readFileSync('/path/to/file.plist');
Writing plist files
This feature enables the synchronous writing of plist data to files. The `writeFileSync` method takes a file path and a JavaScript object, then serializes the object into plist format and writes it to the specified file.
const plist = require('simple-plist');
const data = { key: 'value' };
plist.writeFileSync('/path/to/file.plist', data);
Parsing plist data
This feature involves parsing plist data from a string. The `parse` method takes a plist-formatted string and converts it into a JavaScript object, allowing for easy manipulation and access to the data.
const plist = require('simple-plist');
const plistData = '<plist><dict><key>exampleKey</key><string>exampleValue</string></dict></plist>';
const data = plist.parse(plistData);
The 'plist' package offers similar functionality for parsing and building plist files. It supports both XML and binary plist formats. Compared to simple-plist, it might offer a more comprehensive API and additional options for customization.
This package is specifically designed for parsing binary plist files. While it does not support writing plist files or handling XML plists, it's optimized for fast and efficient parsing of binary plist data, making it a good choice for applications that only need to read plist files.
A simple API for interacting with binary and plain text plist data.
$ npm install simple-plist
var plist = require('simple-plist');
// Read data from a file (xml or binary) (asynchronous)
plist.readFile('/path/to/some.plist', function(err,data){
if (err) {throw err;}
console.log( JSON.stringify(data) );
});
// Read data from a file (xml or binary) (synchronous)
var data = plist.readFileSync('/path/to/some.plist');
console.log( JSON.stringify(data) );
var plist = require('simple-plist'),
data = plist.readFileSync('/path/to/some.plist');
// Write data to a xml file (asynchronous)
plist.writeFile('/path/to/plaintext.plist', data, function(err){
if (err) { throw err; }
});
// Write data to a xml file (synchronous)
plist.writeFileSync('/path/to/plaintext.plist', data);
// Write data to a binary plist file (asynchronous)
plist.writeBinaryFile('/path/to/binary.plist', data, function(err){
if (err) { throw err; }
});
// Write data to a binary plist file (synchronous)
plist.writeBinaryFileSync('/path/to/binary.plist', data);
var plist = require('simple-plist');
// Convert a Javascript object to a plist xml string
var xml = plist.stringify( {name: "Joe", answer:42} );
console.log(xml); // output is a valid plist xml string
// Convert a plist xml string or a binary plist buffer to a Javascript object
var data = plist.parse("<plist><dict><key>name</key><string>Joe</string></dict></plist>");
console.log( JSON.stringify(data) );
FAQs
A wrapper utility for interacting with plist data.
We found that simple-plist demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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