nattfalk / xml-filter

Extremly simple .NET Core command-line tool for filtering XML files

xml-filter

Simple .NET Core command-line tool for filtering XML files using XPath

Prerequisites

• .NET CORE 3

Installing

> git clone https://github.com/nattfalk/xml-filter.git
> cd xml-filter
> dotnet build

Usage

xml-filter -i [input-file] -x [xpath-filter] [additional options]

  -i, --input       Required. Input XML file
  -x, --xpath       Required. XPath filter used to filter the elements
  -o, --output      Output XML file
  -c, --contents    Displays contents from given number of elements after applied filter

Examples

Example 1

Apply filter and display number of filtered elements

> xml-filter -i testfiles\cd_catalog.xml -x /CATALOG/CD[COUNTRY='EU']

Results in

Filter resulted in 5 of totally 26 elements.

Example 2

Apply filter and display contents of first 2 filtered elements

> xml-filter -i testfiles\cd_catalog.xml -x /CATALOG/CD[COUNTRY='EU'] -c 2

Results in

Filter resulted in 5 of totally 26 elements.

Displaying contents of 2 elements
---------------------------------
<CD>
  <TITLE>Eros</TITLE>
  <ARTIST>Eros Ramazzotti</ARTIST>
  <COUNTRY>EU</COUNTRY>
  <COMPANY>BMG</COMPANY>
  <PRICE>9.90</PRICE>
  <YEAR>1997</YEAR>
</CD>
<CD>
  <TITLE>Romanza</TITLE>
  <ARTIST>Andrea Bocelli</ARTIST>
  <COUNTRY>EU</COUNTRY>
  <COMPANY>Polydor</COMPANY>
  <PRICE>10.80</PRICE>
  <YEAR>1996</YEAR>
</CD>

Example 3

Apply filter and save the filtered elements to file

> xml-filter -i testfiles\cd_catalog.xml -o result.xml -x /CATALOG/CD[COUNTRY='EU']

Results in

Filter resulted in 5 of totally 26 elements.
'test.xml' saved!

Authors

• Michael Nattfalk ([e-mail])

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details