#!/usr/bin/perl -- use strict; use warnings; use XML::Twig; my $xml = <<'__XML__'; Tue Sep 29 07:07:34 PDT 2009 e/t/hk/accts_subscription HKPwdPreReq e/t/hk/accts_forms HKPwdPreReq e/t/hk/custtradingpage BasicPrereq e/t/hk/accts_userinfo HKPwdPreReq e/t/hk/headermain e/t/hk/custservicepage e/t/hk/accts_transfermoney HKPwdPreReq e/t/hk/userprereq e/t/hk/indices_us e/t/hk/homeloggedmessage e/t/hk/lead e/t/hk/orderviewmin e/t/hk/accts_changelogin SessionPreReq e/t/intl/quotesandresearch e/t/intl/intltablesubnavviewcomponent e/t/intl/intltablemetaviewcomponent e/t/intl/disclaimer e/t/intl/headermain e/t/intl/indices_us e/t/intl/lead e/t/intl/selectlanguage e/t/intl/get-screen BasicPrereq e/t/intl/page_f e/t/intl/basicprereq e/t/intl/page BasicPrereq __XML__ # REUSING $xml # SEE http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?XML::Twig#xparse # $xml = appDeploymentFile('xmlexample.xml'); $xml = appDeploymentFile($xml); use Data::Dumper(); print Data::Dumper->new([ $xml ])->Indent(1)->Dump; sub appDeploymentFile { my( $xml ) = @_; my $url = ""; my %urls; my $appFileName = ""; my $t = new XML::Twig( start_tag_handlers => { 'appDeploymentFile' => sub { my ( $twig, $tag, %att ) = @_; #~ %att is only defined when twig_handlers #~ $_ is only defined when twig_roots #~ twig_handlers is uses less memory $appFileName = $att{name} || $_->{'att'}->{name}; return; }, }, twig_handlers => { 'appDeploymentFile/application/urlInfo/url' => sub { $url = "/" . $_->text ; $urls{ $url } = ""; return; }, 'appDeploymentFile/application/urlInfo/otherPrereq' => sub { $urls{ $url } = $_->text ; return; }, }, ); $t->xparse($xml); undef $t; # REUSING $url $url = join ":", "prd" , $1 , "web" , $2 if $appFileName =~ /\.([^\.]+?)\.([^\.]+?)$/; return [ $appFileName , $url, \%urls ]; } __END__ $VAR1 = [ 'app-deployment.properties.hklcp.trading', 'prd:hklcp:web:trading', { '/e/t/intl/lead' => '', '/e/t/intl/page_f' => '', '/e/t/hk/userprereq' => '', '/e/t/hk/custservicepage' => '', '/e/t/intl/indices_us' => '', '/e/t/intl/selectlanguage' => '', '/e/t/intl/intltablemetaviewcomponent' => '', '/e/t/intl/quotesandresearch' => '', '/e/t/intl/headermain' => '', '/e/t/intl/disclaimer' => '', '/e/t/hk/accts_forms' => 'HKPwdPreReq', '/e/t/hk/accts_userinfo' => 'HKPwdPreReq', '/e/t/hk/accts_subscription' => 'HKPwdPreReq', '/e/t/hk/indices_us' => '', '/e/t/hk/orderviewmin' => '', '/e/t/intl/get-screen' => 'BasicPrereq', '/e/t/hk/custtradingpage' => 'BasicPrereq', '/e/t/intl/basicprereq' => '', '/e/t/hk/accts_changelogin' => 'SessionPreReq', '/e/t/hk/accts_transfermoney' => 'HKPwdPreReq', '/e/t/hk/homeloggedmessage' => '', '/e/t/intl/intltablesubnavviewcomponent' => '', '/e/t/intl/page' => 'BasicPrereq', '/e/t/hk/lead' => '', '/e/t/hk/headermain' => '' } ];