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XML Task

The xmlUtils task provides methods to work with XML files.

Usage

To be able to use the xmlUtils task in a Concord flow, it must be added as a dependency:

configuration:
  dependencies:
    - "mvn://com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins:xml-tasks:1.32.3"

This adds the task to the classpath and allows you to invoke the task using expression.

Provided Methods

Read a String Value

Assuming an XML file data.xml with the following content:

<books>
  <book id="0">
    <title>Don Quixote</title>
    <author>Miguel de Cervantes</author>
  </book>
</books>

To get the string value of the book’s <title> tag:

- log: ${xmlUtils.xpathString('data.xml', '/books/book[@id="0"]/title/text()')}

Prints out Don Quixote.

The expression must be a valid XPath and return a DOM text node.

Read a List of String Values

Assuming an XML file data.xml with the following content:

<books>
  <book id="0">
    <title>Don Quixote</title>
    <author>Miguel de Cervantes</author>
  </book>
  <book id="1">
    <title>To Kill a Mockingbird</title>
    <author>Harper Lee</author>
  </book>
</books>

To get a list of values for all book <title> tags:

- log: ${xmlUtils.xpathListOfStrings('data.xml', '/books/book/title/text()')}

The expression must be a valid XPath and return a set of DOM text node.

Read a Maven GAV

To read Maven GAV (groupId/artifactId/version attributes) from a pom.xml file:

<!-- simplified example POM -->
<project>
  <parent>
    <groupId>com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>concord-plugins-parent</artifactId>
    <version>1.27.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
  </parent>

  <artifactId>xml-tasks</artifactId>
</project>
# concord.yml
- expr: "${xmlUtils.mavenGav('pom.xml')}"
  out: gav

- log: "groupId: ${gav.groupId}" # "com.walmartlabs.concord.plugins"
- log: "artifactId: ${gav.artifactId}" # "xml-tasks"
- log: "version: ${gav.version}" # "1.27.1-SNAPSHOT"