xml_errors_parser

XmlErrorsParser

When validating XML using a XSD, we get error messages that are not very friendly, for example:

Element '{http://www.portalfiscal.inf.br/nfe}infNFe': The attribute 'Id' is required but missing.

What this gem does, is that it processes those errors and enable us to use the I18n gem to internationalize them. That way the client/customer can ask/see the error messages in any way they want.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'xml_errors_parser'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install xml_errors_parser

Usage

Parsing Errors

Imagine that in your application you are using nokogiri to validate the XML:

    schema = Nokogiri::XML::Schema(xsd_string).xsd
    errors = schema.validate(some_xml) # this will return the original errors

Now we can parse them like this:

    pretty_errors = XmlErrorsParser::Parser.new(errors).errors

pretty_errors will be an array of errors that can be sent to the flash or to any html page to be presented.

Adding new errors to the Gem

Not all errors are covered (there are many many possible errors). But the gem makes it pretty easy to add more cases. Please contribute if you do some :) If the Gem receives an error that it does not known, it will output a message with the error code and the original error message. We can use this information to add new errors.

To add more errors we do this:

1. Edit the /spec/xml_errors_parser/errors_regex_spec.rb and add a new test. Use the code of the error on the description. Then expect to find the tokens that the error provides. For example, the element name.

2. To make the test pass, edit the file lib/xml_errors_parser/errors_regex.rb so that the error code matches a regular expression. Use regular expressions that return tokens, using the ?<token_name>. Try this until the test passes.

3. Create a new test here: spec/xml_errors_parser/error_message_builder_spec.rb. These test makes sure that if the tokens exist, the right message will be created. Just follow one of the examples.

4. To make the test pass just add the new error message in: /config/locales/en.yml

5. In the end always run bundle exec fudge build to validate the build before doing a pull request. This will check specs, code coverage, documentation and code style.

en:
  xsd_errors:
    'unkown': '[%{error_code}] %{error_msg}.'
    '1840': 'The Element "%{element}" has the Value "%{value}" but it is not one from the Set: "%{set}".'
    '1845': 'The Element "%{element}" has no matching global declaration available for the validation root.'
    '1868': 'The Attribute "%{attribute}" of the Element "%{element}" is mandatory.'

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Run bundle exec fudge build to see if the build passes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
5. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
6. Create new Pull Request