matthewmueller / matthewmueller/mini-html-parser

Optional partial xml support

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Description

It would be great if mini-html-parser can optionally parse XML text. For example:

``` javascript
str = "

  • custom bold
  • regular bold
  • ";
    a = htmlParser(str);
    b = a.parse()[0];
    b.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeName
    >> "X:B"
    ```

    I guess the easiest way to do it is to add `':'` in `rstarttag` and `rendtag` regexps:

    ``` javascript
    var rstarttag = /^<([-A-Za-z0-9_:]+) ... /;
    var rendtag = /^<\/([-A-Za-z0-9_:]+) ... /;
    ```

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Research direction

Start by locating the parser code that defines the rstarttag and rendtag regular expressions. Confirm how optional XML parsing should be enabled, then verify that namespaced tags such as x:b can be parsed and produce the requested nodeName without changing ordinary HTML behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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