XML::LibXML::InputCallback(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation XML::LibXML::InputCallback(3)
NAME
XML::LibXML::InputCallback - XML::LibXML Class for Input Callbacks
SYNOPSIS
my $input_callbacks = XML::LibXML::InputCallback->new();
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks([ $match_cb1, $open_cb1,
$read_cb1, $close_cb1 ] );
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks([ $match_cb2, $open_cb2,
$read_cb2, $close_cb2 ] );
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks( [ $match_cb3, $open_cb3,
$read_cb3, $close_cb3 ] );
$parser->input_callbacks( $input_callbacks );
$parser->parse_file( $some_xml_file );
DESCRIPTION
You may get unexpected results if you are trying to load external documents during libxml2 parsing if
the location of the ressource is not a HTTP, FTP or relative location but a absolute path for
example. To get around this limitation, you may add your own input handler to open, read and close
particular types of locations or URI classes. Using this input callback handlers, you can handle your
own custom URI schemes for example.
The input callbacks are used whenever LibXML has to get something other than externally parsed
entities from somewhere. They are implemented using a callback stack on the Perl layer in analogy to
libxml2's native callback stack.
The XML::LibXML::InputCallback class transparently registers the input callbacks for the libxml2's
parser processes.
How does XML::LibXML::InputCallback work?
The libxml2 library offers a callback implementation as global functions only. To work-around the
troubles resulting in having only global callbacks - for example, if the same global callback stack
is manipulated by different applications running together in a single Apache Webserver environment -,
XML::LibXML::InputCallback comes with a object-oriented and a function-oriented part.
Using the function-oriented part the global callback stack of libxml2 can be manipulated. Those
functions can be used as interface to the callbacks on the C- and XS Layer. At the object-oriented
part, operations for working with the "pseudo-localized" callback stack are implemented. Currently,
you can register and de-register callbacks on the Perl layer and initialize them on a per parser
basis.
Using XML::LibXML::InputCallback
After object instantiation using the parameter-less constructor, you can register callback groups.
my $input_callbacks = XML::LibXML::InputCallback->new();
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks([ $match_cb1, $open_cb1,
$read_cb1, $close_cb1 ] );
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks([ $match_cb2, $open_cb2,
$read_cb2, $close_cb2 ] );
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks( [ $match_cb3, $open_cb3,
$read_cb3, $close_cb3 ] );
$parser->input_callbacks( $input_callbacks );
$parser->parse_file( $some_xml_file );
What about the old callback system prior to XML::LibXML::InputCallback?
In XML::LibXML versions prior to 1.59 - i.e. without the XML::LibXML::InputCallback module - you
could define your callbacks either using globally or locally. You still can do that using
XML::LibXML::InputCallback, and in addition to that you can define the callbacks on a per parser
basis!
If you use the old callback interface through global callbacks, XML::LibXML::InputCallback will treat
them with a lower priority as the ones registered using the new interface. The global callbacks will
not override the callback groups registered using the new interface. Local callbacks are attached to
a specific parser instance, therefore they are treated with highest priority. If the match callback
of the callback group registered as local variable is identical to one of the callback groups
registered using the new interface, that callback group will be replaced.
Users of the old callback implementation whose open callback returned a plain string, will have to
adapt their code to return a reference to that string after upgrading to version >= 1.59. The new
callback system can only deal with the open callback returning a reference!
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
Global Variables
$_CUR_CB
Stores the current callback and can be used as shortcut to access the callback stack.
@_GLOBAL_CALLBACKS
Stores all callback groups for the current parser process.
@_CB_STACK
Stores the currently used callback group. Used to prevent parser errors when dealing with nested
XML data.
Global Callbacks
_callback_match
Implements the interface for the match callback at C-level and for the selection of the callback
group from the callbacks defined at the Perl-level.
_callback_open
Forwards the open callback from libxml2 to the corresponding callback function at the Perl-level.
_callback_read
Forwards the read request to the corresponding callback function at the Perl-level and returns
the result to libxml2.
_callback_close
Forwards the close callback from libxml2 to the corresponding callback function at the Perl-level.. Perllevel..
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Class methods
nw)
A simple constructor.
register_callbacks( [ $match_cb, $pn_c, $read_cb, $close_cb ])
The four callbacks have to be given as array reference in the above order match, open, read,
close!
unregister_callbacks( [ $match_cb, $pn_c, $read_cb, $close_cb ])
With no arguments given, unregister_callbacks() will delete the last registered callback group
from the stack. If four callbacks are passed as array reference, the callback group to unregister
will be identified by the match callback and deleted from the callback stack. Note that if
several identical match callbacks are defined in different callback groups, ALL of them will be
deleted from the stack.
ii_clbcs)
Initializes the callback system before a parsing process.
cenp_clbcs)
Resets global variables and the libxml2 callback stack.
lb_ii_clbcs)
Used internally for callback registration at C-level.
lb_cenp_clbcs)
Used internally for callback resetting at the C-level.
EXAMPLE CALLBACKS
The following example is a purely fictitious example that uses a MyScheme::Handler object that
responds to methods similar to an IO::Handle.
# Define the four callback functions
sub match_uri {
my $uri = shift;
return $uri =~ /^myscheme:/; # trigger our callback group at a 'myscheme' URIs
}
sub open_uri {
my $uri = shift;
my $handler = MyScheme::Handler->new($uri);
return $handler;
}
# The returned $buffer will be parsed by the libxml2 parser
sub read_uri {
my $handler = shift;
my $length = shift;
my $buffer;
read($handler, $buffer, $length);
return $buffer; # $buffer will be an empty string '' if read() is done
}
# Close the handle associated with the resource.
sub close_uri {
my $handler = shift;
close($handler);
}
# Register them with a instance of XML::LibXML::InputCallback
my $input_callbacks = XML::LibXML::InputCallback->new();
$input_callbacks->register_callbacks([ \&match_uri, \&open_uri,
\&read_uri, \&close_uri ] );
# Register the callback group at a parser instance
$parser->input_callbacks( $input_callbacks );
# $some_xml_file will be parsed using our callbacks
$parser->parse_file( $some_xml_file );
AUTHORS
Matt Sergeant, Christian Glahn, Petr Pajas,
VERSION
1.60
COPYRIGHT
2001-2006, AxKit.com Ltd; 2002-2006 Christian Glahn; 2006 Petr Pajas, All rights reserved.
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