Configuring XML output attributes - attributeValueProcessor?

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Description

Not sure if this should be a feature request, or I am just not understanding the docs - How to I ensure that when I am using the XMLBuilder that XML attributes are correct? I have very strict requirements on the XML format, since it will need to be human writable. I know I will need to provide some additional config into the builder, as there is no way it can know that I want 'id' to be an attribute - I was looking at 'attributeValueProcessor' but there is no documentation how to use it, or I couldnt see it.

Input

Here is an example of the JSON

Code

{
    "question": {
        "ask": "Which of the following statements are true?",
        "choice": [
            {
                "#text": "This one",
                "id": "A"
            },
            {
                "#text": "Probably this one",
                "id": "B"
            },
            {
                "#text": "Not this one",
                "id": "C"
            }
        ],
        "answer": "A",
        "response": [
            {
                "#text": "Sorry that is not right.",
                "type": "incorrect"
            },
            {
                "#text": "Well done!",
                "type": "correct"
            }
        ],
        "type": "MC"
    }
}

Output

<question>
	<ask>
		Which of the following statements are true?
	</ask>
	<choice>
		This one.
		<id>
			A
		</id>
	</choice>
	<choice>
		Probably this one
		<id>
			B
		</id>
	</choice>
	<choice>
		Not this one.
		<id>
			C
		</id>
	</choice>
	<answer>
		A
	</answer>
	<response>
		Sorry that is not right.
		<type>
			incorrect
		</type>
	</response>
	<response>
		Well done!
		<type>
			correct
		</type>
	</response>
	<type>
		MC
	</type>
</question>

expected data

<question type="MC">
      <ask>Which of the following statements are true?</ask>
      <choice id="A">This one.</choice>
      <choice id="B">Probably this one</choice>
      <choice id="C">Not this one.</choice>
      <answer>A</answer>
      <response type="incorrect">Sorry that is not right.</response>
      <response type="correct">Well done!</response>
</question>

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Start with the XMLBuilder configuration and the attributeValueProcessor option mentioned in the issue, then compare the current behavior with the provided JSON and expected XML. Done means determining or documenting the configuration needed to emit type and id as attributes and to match the expected structure.