Remove some limitation from the output of toRecord()

ballerina/Ballerina.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "xmldata"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 authors = ["Ballerina"]
 keywords = ["xml", "json"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-xmldata"
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ license = ["Apache-2.0"]
 distribution = "2201.0.1"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
-path = "../native/build/libs/xmldata-native-2.2.1.jar"
+path = "../native/build/libs/xmldata-native-2.2.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"

ballerina/Dependencies.toml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "xmldata"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "test"}

ballerina/tests/xml_from_json_test.bal

@@ -769,3 +769,87 @@ isolated function testWithAttribute3() {
         test:assertFail("failed to convert json to xml");
     }
 }
+
+type Order record {
+    Invoice Invoice;
+};
+
+type Invoice record {
+    PurchesedItems PurchesedItems;
+    Address1 Address;
+    string _xmlns?;
+    string _xmlns\:ns?;
+    string _attr?;
+    string _ns\:attr?;
+};
+
+type PurchesedItems record {
+    Purchase[] PLine;
+};
+
+type Purchase record {
+    string|ItemCode ItemCode;
+    int Count;
+};
+
+type ItemCode record {
+    string _discount;
+    string \#content;
+};
+
+type Address1 record {
+    string StreetAddress;
+    string City;
+    int Zip;
+    string Country;
+    string _xmlns?;
+};
+
+@test:Config {
+    groups: ["fromJson"]
+}
+isolated function testfromjsonwithRecord() {
+    Order data = {
+        Invoice: {
+            PurchesedItems: {
+                PLine: [
+                    {ItemCode: "223345", Count: 10},
+                    {ItemCode: "223300", Count: 7},
+                    {
+                        ItemCode: {_discount: "22%", \#content: "200777"},
+                        Count: 7
+                    }
+                ]
+            },
+            Address: {
+                StreetAddress: "20, Palm grove, Colombo 3",
+                City: "Colombo",
+                Zip: 300,
+                Country: "LK"
+            },
+            _attr: "attr-val",
+            _xmlns: "example.com",
+            _xmlns\:ns: "ns.com"
+        }
+    };
+    string expected = "<Invoice xmlns=\"example.com\" xmlns:ns=\"ns.com\" attr=\"attr-val\">" +
+                            "<PurchesedItems>" +
+                                "<PLine><ItemCode>223345</ItemCode><Count>10</Count></PLine>" +
+                                "<PLine><ItemCode>223300</ItemCode><Count>7</Count></PLine>" +
+                                "<PLine><ItemCode discount=\"22%\">200777</ItemCode><Count>7</Count></PLine>" +
+                            "</PurchesedItems>" +
+                            "<Address>" +
+                                "<StreetAddress>20, Palm grove, Colombo 3</StreetAddress>" +
+                                "<City>Colombo</City>" +
+                                "<Zip>300</Zip>" +
+                                "<Country>LK</Country>" +
+                            "</Address>" +
+                        "</Invoice>";
+    json jsonData = data.toJson();
+    xml?|error result = fromJson(jsonData, {attributePrefix: "_"});
+    if result is xml {
+        test:assertEquals(result.toString(), expected.toString());
+    } else {
+        test:assertFail("failed to convert json to xml");
+    }
+}

ballerina/tests/xml_to_record_test.bal

@@ -52,40 +52,6 @@ isolated function testToRecordWithEscapedString() returns error? {
     test:assertEquals(actual, expected, msg = "testToRecordWithEscapedString result incorrect");
 }
 
-type Order record {
-    Invoice Invoice;
-};
-
-type Invoice record {
-    PurchesedItems PurchesedItems;
-    Address1 Address;
-    string _xmlns?;
-    string _xmlns_ns?;
-    string _attr?;
-    string _ns_attr?;
-};
-
-type PurchesedItems record {
-    Purchase[] PLine;
-};
-
-type Purchase record {
-    string|ItemCode ItemCode;
-    int Count;
-};
-
-type ItemCode record {
-    string _discount;
-};
-
-type Address1 record {
-    string StreetAddress;
-    string City;
-    int Zip;
-    string Country;
-    string _xmlns?;
-};
-
 xml e2 = xml `<Invoice xmlns="example.com" attr="attr-val" xmlns:ns="ns.com" ns:attr="ns-attr-val">
                 <PurchesedItems>
                     <PLine><ItemCode>223345</ItemCode><Count>10</Count></PLine>
@@ -111,7 +77,7 @@ function testToRecordComplexXmlElement() returns error? {
                     {ItemCode: "223345", Count: 10},
                     {ItemCode: "223300", Count: 7},
                     {
-                        ItemCode: {"_discount": "22%", "#content": "200777"},
+                        ItemCode: {_discount: "22%", \#content: "200777"},
                         Count: 7
                     }
                 ]
@@ -124,9 +90,9 @@ function testToRecordComplexXmlElement() returns error? {
                 _xmlns: ""
             },
             _xmlns: "example.com",
-            _xmlns_ns: "ns.com",
+            _xmlns\:ns: "ns.com",
             _attr: "attr-val",
-            _ns_attr: "ns-attr-val"
+            _ns\:attr: "ns-attr-val"
         }
     };
     Order actual = check toRecord(e2);
@@ -144,7 +110,7 @@ function testToRecordComplexXmlElementWithoutPreserveNamespaces() returns error?
                     {ItemCode: "223345", Count: 10},
                     {ItemCode: "223300", Count: 7},
                     {
-                        ItemCode: {"_discount": "22%", "#content": "200777"},
+                        ItemCode: {_discount: "22%", \#content: "200777"},
                         Count: 7
                     }
                 ]
@@ -264,8 +230,8 @@ type r2 record {
 };
 
 type Root2 record {
-    string _xmlns_ns;
-    string _ns_x;
+    string _xmlns\:ns;
+    string _ns\:x;
     string _x;
 };
 
@@ -277,8 +243,8 @@ isolated function testToRecordWithMultipleAttributesAndNamespaces() returns Erro
 
     r2 expected = {
         Root: {
-            _xmlns_ns: "ns.com",
-            _ns_x: "y",
+            _xmlns\:ns: "ns.com",
+            _ns\:x: "y",
             _x: "z"
         }
     };
@@ -476,7 +442,7 @@ type BookStore2 record {
     Address3 address;
     Codes codes;
     string _status;
-    string _xmlns_ns0;
+    string _xmlns\:ns0;
 };
 
 @test:Config {
@@ -515,7 +481,7 @@ isolated function testToRecordWithNamespaces() returns error? {
             codes: {
                 item: [4, 8, 9]
             },
-            _xmlns_ns0: "http://sample.com/test",
+            _xmlns\:ns0: "http://sample.com/test",
             _status: "online"
         }
     };

ballerina/xmldata.bal

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public type JsonOptions record {
 # successfully converted or else an `xmldata:Error`
 public isolated function fromJson(json jsonValue, JsonOptions options = {}) returns xml?|Error {
     if !isSingleNode(jsonValue) {
-        return getElement("root", check traverseNode(jsonValue, {}, options),
-                           check getAttributesMap(jsonValue, options = options));
+        return getElement("root", check traverseNode(jsonValue, {}, options), options,
+                           check getAttributesMap(jsonValue, options));
     } else {
         map<json>|error jMap = jsonValue.ensureType();
         if jMap is map<json> {
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ public isolated function fromJson(json jsonValue, JsonOptions options = {}) retu
             }
             json value = jMap.toArray()[0];
             if value is json[] {
-                return getElement("root", check traverseNode(value, {}, options, jMap.keys()[0]),
-                                check getAttributesMap(value, options = options));
+                return getElement("root", check traverseNode(value, {}, options, jMap.keys()[0]), options,
+                                check getAttributesMap(value, options));
             } else {
                 string key = jMap.keys()[0];
                 if key == CONTENT {
                     return xml:createText(value.toString());
                 }
-                return getElement(jMap.keys()[0], check traverseNode(value, {}, options),
-                                check getAttributesMap(value, options = options));
+                return getElement(jMap.keys()[0], check traverseNode(value, {}, options), options,
+                                check getAttributesMap(value, options));
             }
         }
         if jsonValue !is null {
@@ -73,23 +73,22 @@ public isolated function fromJson(json jsonValue, JsonOptions options = {}) retu
     }
 }
 
-isolated function traverseNode(json jNode, map<string> parentNamespaces, JsonOptions options = {},
+isolated function traverseNode(json jNode, map<string> parentNamespaces, JsonOptions options,
                                 string? key = ()) returns xml|Error {
-    string arrayEntryTag = options.arrayEntryTag == "" ? "item" : options.arrayEntryTag;
-    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix == "" ? "@" : options.attributePrefix;
     xml xNode = xml ``;
     if jNode is map<json> {
         foreach [string, json] [k, v] in jNode.entries() {
-            if !k.startsWith(attributePrefix) {
+            if !k.startsWith(options.attributePrefix) {
                 if k == CONTENT {
                     xNode += xml:createText(v.toString());
                 } else if v is json[] {
-                    xml node = check traverseNode(v, check getNamespacesMap(v, parentNamespaces, options), options, k);
+                    xml node = check traverseNode(v, check getNamespacesMap(v, options, parentNamespaces), options, k);
                     xNode += node;
                 } else {
                     xml node = check getElement(k, check traverseNode(v,
-                                                check getNamespacesMap(v, parentNamespaces, options), options),
-                    check getAttributesMap(v, parentNamespaces, options = options));
+                                                check getNamespacesMap(v, options, parentNamespaces), options),
+                                                options,
+                                                check getAttributesMap(v, options, parentNamespaces));
                     xNode += node;
                 }
             }
@@ -100,11 +99,12 @@ isolated function traverseNode(json jNode, map<string> parentNamespaces, JsonOpt
             if (key is string) {
                 arrayEntryTagKey = key;
             } else {
-                arrayEntryTagKey = arrayEntryTag;
+                arrayEntryTagKey = options.arrayEntryTag;
             }
             xml item = check getElement(arrayEntryTagKey, check traverseNode(i,
-                                        check getNamespacesMap(i, parentNamespaces, options)),
-                                        check getAttributesMap(i, parentNamespaces, options = options));
+                                        check getNamespacesMap(i, options, parentNamespaces), options),
+                                        options,
+                                        check getAttributesMap(i, options, parentNamespaces));
             xNode += item;
         }
     } else {
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ isolated function isSingleNode(json node) returns boolean {
     return true;
 }
 
-isolated function getElement(string name, xml children, map<string> attributes = {}, JsonOptions options = {})
+isolated function getElement(string name, xml children, JsonOptions options, map<string> attributes = {})
                         returns xml|Error {
-    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix == "" ? "@" : options.attributePrefix;
+    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix;
     xml:Element element;
     int? index = name.indexOf(":");
     if index is int {
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ isolated function getElement(string name, xml children, map<string> attributes =
     return element;
 }
 
-isolated function getAttributesMap(json jTree, map<string> parentNamespaces = {}, JsonOptions options = {})
+isolated function getAttributesMap(json jTree, JsonOptions options, map<string> parentNamespaces = {})
                             returns map<string>|Error {
-    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix == "" ? "@" : options.attributePrefix;
+    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix;
     map<string> attributes = parentNamespaces.clone();
     map<json>|error attr = jTree.ensureType();
     if attr is map<json> {
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ isolated function getAttributesMap(json jTree, map<string> parentNamespaces = {}
                 if v is map<json> || v is json[] {
                     return error Error("attribute cannot be an object or array");
                 }
-                if k.startsWith(attributePrefix + "xmlns") {
-                    string prefix = k.substring(<int>k.indexOf(":") + 1);
-                    attributes[string `{${XMLNS_NAMESPACE_URI}}${prefix}`] = v.toString();
+                int? index = k.indexOf(":");
+                if index is int {
+                    if k.startsWith(attributePrefix + "xmlns") {
+                        string prefix = k.substring(index + 1);
+                        attributes[string `{${XMLNS_NAMESPACE_URI}}${prefix}`] = v.toString();
+                    }
                 } else {
                     attributes[k.substring(1)] = v.toString();
                 }
@@ -172,20 +175,25 @@ isolated function getAttributesMap(json jTree, map<string> parentNamespaces = {}
     return attributes;
 }
 
-isolated function getNamespacesMap(json jTree, map<string> parentNamespaces = {}, JsonOptions options = {})
+isolated function getNamespacesMap(json jTree, JsonOptions options, map<string> parentNamespaces = {})
                             returns map<string>|Error {
-    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix == "" ? "@" : options.attributePrefix;
+    string attributePrefix = options.attributePrefix;
     map<string> namespaces = parentNamespaces.clone();
     map<json>|error attr = jTree.ensureType();
     if attr is map<json> {
         foreach [string, json] [k, v] in attr.entries() {
             if k.startsWith(attributePrefix) {
                 if v is map<json> || v is json[] {
-                    return error Error("attribute cannot be an object or array");
+                    return error Error("attribute cannot be an object or array.");
                 }
                 if k.startsWith(attributePrefix + "xmlns") {
-                    string prefix = k.substring(<int>k.indexOf(":") + 1);
-                    namespaces[string `{${XMLNS_NAMESPACE_URI}}${prefix}`] = v.toString();
+                    int? index = k.indexOf(":");
+                    if index is int {
+                        string prefix = k.substring(index + 1);
+                        namespaces[string `{${XMLNS_NAMESPACE_URI}}${prefix}`] = v.toString();
+                    } else {
+                        namespaces[string `{${XMLNS_NAMESPACE_URI}}`] = v.toString();
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

changelog.md

@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
-- [[2406] Add `toRecord` function which converts an XML to a Record](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-standard-library/issues/2406)
+
+### Fixed
+- [Fix the limitations of using the colon in the output of the `toRecord`](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-xmldata/pull/418)
+
+## [2.1.0] - 2021-12-13
+
+### Added
+- [Add `toRecord` function which converts an XML to a Record](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-standard-library/issues/2406)
 
 ## [1.1.0-alpha6] - 2021-04-02