Hi,
Wondered if anyone could help me out please.
I am using XML::Simple to parse a simple xml document. I would like to end up with a nice hash without any embedded arrays.
This is a sample of the xml:
<overview execute_time="2012/08/30-10:38" xml_version="01-50-02" too
+l_version="01-50-02" save_time="2012/08/30-10:37" dkc_type="RAID600"
+micro_version="60-08-11-00/00" dkc_serial="17353" />
<host_grps number_of_ports="32">
<port port_id="CL1-A" number_of_host_grps="1">
<host_grp host_grp_name="1A-G00" host_grp_id="CL1-A-0">
<host_mode>LINUX</host_mode>
</host_grp>
</port>
<port port_id="CL3-A" number_of_host_grps="1">
<host_grp host_grp_name="3A-G00" host_grp_id="CL3-A-0">
<host_mode>LINUX</host_mode>
</host_grp>
</port>
...
Here is my problem:
I want the attribute host_grp_id="CL1-A-0" as a key so I execute:
my $ref = XMLin('host_grp.xml', KeyAttr => { host_grps => 'port', por
+t => "port_id", host_grp => "host_grp_id" }, ForceArray => 'host_grp_
+id' );
gives me this:
$VAR1 = {
'overview' => [
{
'xml_version' => '01-50-02',
'save_time' => '2012/08/30-10:37',
'tool_version' => '01-50-02',
'execute_time' => '2012/08/30-10:38',
'dkc_serial' => '17353',
'micro_version' => '60-08-11-00/00',
'dkc_type' => 'RAID600'
}
],
'host_grps' => [
{
'port' => {
'CL2-A' => {
'host_grp' => {
'CL2-A-0
+' => {
+ 'host_mode' => [
+ 'LINUX'
+ ],
+ 'host_grp_name' => '2A-G00'
+ }
},
'number_of_host_grps'
+=> '1'
},
'CL6-B' => {
'host_grp' => {
'CL6-B-0
+' => {
+ 'host_mode' => [
+ 'LINUX'
+ ],
+ 'host_grp_name' => '6B-G00'
+ },
'CL6-B-1
+' => {
+ 'host_mode' => [
+ 'LINUX'
+ ],
+ 'host_grp_name' => 'schiphol_srs_gold'
+ }
},
'number_of_host_grps'
+=> '2'
},
But I don't want the 'ports' thrown into an array.
If I drop ForceArray and do this instead:
my $ref = XMLin('host_grp.xml', KeyAttr => { host_grps => 'port', por
+t => "port_id", host_grp => "host_grp_id" } );
I then get the following:
$VAR1 = {
'overview' => {
'xml_version' => '01-50-02',
'save_time' => '2012/08/30-10:37',
'tool_version' => '01-50-02',
'execute_time' => '2012/08/30-10:38',
'dkc_serial' => '17353',
'micro_version' => '60-08-11-00/00',
'dkc_type' => 'RAID600'
},
'host_grps' => {
'port' => {
'CL2-A' => {
'host_grp' => {
'host_mode
+' => 'LINUX',
'host_grp_
+id' => 'CL2-A-0',
'host_grp_
+name' => '2A-G00'
},
'number_of_host_grps' =>
+ '1'
},
'CL6-B' => {
'host_grp' => {
'CL6-B-0'
+=> {
+ 'host_mode' => 'LINUX',
+ 'host_grp_name' => '6B-G00'
+ },
'CL6-B-1'
+=> {
+ 'host_mode' => 'LINUX',
+ 'host_grp_name' => 'schiphol_srs_gold'
+ }
},
'number_of_host_grps' =>
+ '2'
},
Notice that since CL2-A has only one 'host_grp' the host_grp_id which I would like to be a key is folded up making the key unavailable for query in my hash.
Am I just not understanding XML::Simple ?
Please help.
Regards,
Darren
It's ok, I answered my own question:
my $ref = XMLin('host_grp.xml',KeyAttr => { host_grp => "host_grp_id", port => "port_id"}, ForceArray =>
host_grp);
One has to ForceArray on the containing group host_grp and the world starts to look bright again.
Thanks!
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