instance_to_xml

InventoryXmlParser.instance_to_xml(instance, root, name, attributes, tags, attr_map, converter, element_handler={})[source]

Translate an inventory object into a xml element.

Parameters

  • instance (object) – An instance of a mss_dataserver.geometry.inventory class.

  • root (etree.Element or etree.Subelement) – The XML root.

  • name (str) – The name of the XML element.

  • attributes (list of str) – The attributes of the XML element.

  • tags (list of str) – The tags of the XML element.

  • attr_map (dict) – The mapping of the XML attributes to instance attributes.

  • converter (dict) – A dictionary with functions used to convert attributes before adding them to the XML element.

  • element_handler (dict) – A dictionary with functions used to handle attributes before adding them to the XML element. A handler can be used if a simple conversion using the converter is not sufficient.

Returns

The created XML element.

Return type

etree.SubElement