feat #666: add selective ignoreAttributes by pattern or callback

docs/v4/2.XMLparseOptions.md

@@ -280,24 +280,95 @@ FXP by default parse XMl entities if `processEntities: true`. You can set `htmlE
 
 ## ignoreAttributes
 
-By default `ignoreAttributes` is set to `true`. It means, attributes are ignored by the parser. If you set any configuration related to attributes without setting `ignoreAttributes: false`, it is useless.
+By default, `ignoreAttributes` is set to `true`. This means that attributes are ignored by the parser. If you set any configuration related to attributes without setting `ignoreAttributes: false`, it will not have any effect.
+
+### Selective Attribute Ignoring
+
+You can specify an array of strings, regular expressions, or a callback function to selectively ignore specific attributes during parsing or building.
+
+### Example Input XML
+
+```xml
+<tag
+    ns:attr1="a1-value"
+    ns:attr2="a2-value"
+    ns2:attr3="a3-value"
+    ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+        value
+</tag>
+```
+
+You can use the `ignoreAttributes` option in three different ways:
+
+1. **Array of Strings**: Ignore specific attributes by name.
+2. **Array of Regular Expressions**: Ignore attributes that match a pattern.
+3. **Callback Function**: Ignore attributes based on custom logic.
+
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes by Array of Strings
 
-Eg
 ```js
-const xmlDataStr = `<root a="nice" ><a>wow</a></root>`;
+const options = {
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: ['ns:attr1', 'ns:attr2'],
+    parseAttributeValue: true
+};
+const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+const output = parser.parse(xmlData);
+```
+
+Result:
+```json
+{
+    "tag": {
+        "#text": "value",
+        "$ns2:attr3": "a3-value",
+        "$ns2:attr4": "a4-value"
+    }
+}
+```
 
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes by Regular Expressions
+
+```js
 const options = {
-    // ignoreAttributes: false,
-    attributeNamePrefix : "@_"
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: [/^ns2:/],
+    parseAttributeValue: true
 };
 const parser = new XMLParser(options);
-const output = parser.parse(xmlDataStr);
+const output = parser.parse(xmlData);
 ```
-Output
+
+Result:
 ```json
 {
-    "root": {
-        "a": "wow"
+    "tag": {
+        "#text": "value",
+        "$ns:attr1": "a1-value",
+        "$ns:attr2": "a2-value"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes via Callback Function
+
+```js
+const options = {
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: (aName, jPath) => aName.startsWith('ns:') || jPath === 'tag.tag2',
+    parseAttributeValue: true
+};
+const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+const output = parser.parse(xmlData);
+```
+
+Result:
+```json
+{
+    "tag": {
+        "$ns2:attr3": "a3-value",
+        "$ns2:attr4": "a4-value",
+        "tag2": "value"
     }
 }
 ```

docs/v4/3.XMLBuilder.md

@@ -170,7 +170,89 @@ It is recommended to use `preserveOrder: true` when you're parsing XML to js obj
 By default, parsed XML is single line XML string. By `format: true`, you can format it for better view.
 
 ## ignoreAttributes
-Don't consider attributes while building XML. Other attributes related properties should be set to correctly identifying an attribute property.
+
+By default, the `ignoreAttributes` option skips attributes while building XML. However, you can specify an array of strings, regular expressions, or a callback function to selectively ignore specific attributes during the building process.
+
+### Selective Attribute Ignoring
+
+The `ignoreAttributes` option supports:
+
+1. **Array of Strings**: Ignore specific attributes by name while building XML.
+2. **Array of Regular Expressions**: Ignore attributes that match a pattern while building XML.
+3. **Callback Function**: Ignore attributes based on custom logic during the building process.
+
+### Example Input JSON
+
+```json
+{
+    "tag": {
+        "$ns:attr1": "a1-value",
+        "$ns:attr2": "a2-value",
+        "$ns2:attr3": "a3-value",
+        "$ns2:attr4": "a4-value",
+        "tag2": {
+            "$ns:attr1": "a1-value",
+            "$ns:attr2": "a2-value",
+            "$ns2:attr3": "a3-value",
+            "$ns2:attr4": "a4-value"
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes by Array of Strings
+
+```js
+const options = {
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: ['ns:attr1', 'ns:attr2']
+};
+const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+const xmlOutput = builder.build(jsonData);
+```
+
+Result:
+```xml
+<tag ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+    <tag2 ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value"></tag2>
+</tag>
+```
+
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes by Regular Expressions
+
+```js
+const options = {
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: [/^ns2:/]
+};
+const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+const xmlOutput = builder.build(jsonData);
+```
+
+Result:
+```xml
+<tag ns:attr1="a1-value" ns:attr2="a2-value">
+    <tag2 ns:attr1="a1-value" ns:attr2="a2-value"></tag2>
+</tag>
+```
+
+### Example: Ignoring Attributes via Callback Function
+
+```js
+const options = {
+    attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+    ignoreAttributes: (aName, jPath) => aName.startsWith('ns:') || jPath === 'tag.tag2'
+};
+const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+const xmlOutput = builder.build(jsonData);
+```
+
+Result:
+```xml
+<tag ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+    <tag2></tag2>
+</tag>
+```
 
 ## indentBy
 Applicable only if `format:true` is set.

spec/attrIgnore_spec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const { XMLParser, XMLBuilder, XMLValidator } = require("../src/fxp");
+
+const xmlData = `
+<tag
+    ns:attr1="a1-value"
+    ns:attr2="a2-value"
+    ns2:attr3="a3-value"
+    ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+        value
+</tag>`;
+
+const jsonData = {
+    tag: {
+        '$ns:attr1': 'a1-value',
+        '$ns:attr2': 'a2-value',
+        '$ns2:attr3': 'a3-value',
+        '$ns2:attr4': 'a4-value',
+        tag2: {
+            '$ns:attr1': 'a1-value',
+            '$ns:attr2': 'a2-value',
+            '$ns2:attr3': 'a3-value',
+            '$ns2:attr4': 'a4-value',            
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+describe("XMLParser", function () {
+
+    it('must ignore parsing attributes by array of strings', () => {
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: ['ns:attr1', 'ns:attr2'],
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+        expect(parser.parse(xmlData)).toEqual({
+            tag: {
+                '#text': 'value',
+                '$ns2:attr3': 'a3-value',
+                '$ns2:attr4': 'a4-value',
+            },
+        })
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+
+    it('must ignore parsing attributes by array of RegExp', () => {
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: [/^ns2:/],
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+        expect(parser.parse(xmlData)).toEqual({
+            tag: {
+                '#text': 'value',
+                '$ns:attr1': 'a1-value',
+                '$ns:attr2': 'a2-value',
+            },
+        })
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+
+    it('must ignore parsing attributes via callback fn', () => {
+        const xmlData = `
+        <tag
+            ns:attr1="a1-value"
+            ns:attr2="a2-value"
+            ns2:attr3="a3-value"
+            ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+            <tag2
+                ns:attr1="a1-value"
+                ns:attr2="a2-value"
+                ns2:attr3="a3-value"
+                ns2:attr4="a4-value">
+                value
+            </tag2>
+        </tag>`;
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: (aName, jPath) => aName.startsWith('ns:') || jPath === 'tag.tag2',
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const parser = new XMLParser(options);
+        expect(parser.parse(xmlData)).toEqual({
+            tag: {
+                '$ns2:attr3': 'a3-value',
+                '$ns2:attr4': 'a4-value',
+                tag2: 'value',
+            },
+        })
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+
+
+    it('must ignore building attributes by array of strings', () => {
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: ['ns:attr1', 'ns:attr2'],
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+        expect(builder.build(jsonData)).toEqual('<tag ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value"><tag2 ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value"></tag2></tag>')
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+
+    it('must ignore building attributes by array of RegExp', () => {
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: [/^ns2:/],
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+        expect(builder.build(jsonData)).toEqual('<tag ns:attr1="a1-value" ns:attr2="a2-value"><tag2 ns:attr1="a1-value" ns:attr2="a2-value"></tag2></tag>')
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+
+    it('must ignore building attributes via callback fn', () => {
+
+        const options = {
+            attributeNamePrefix: "$",
+            ignoreAttributes: (aName, jPath) => aName.startsWith('ns:') || jPath === 'tag.tag2',
+            parseAttributeValue: true
+        };
+        const builder = new XMLBuilder(options);
+        expect(builder.build(jsonData)).toEqual('<tag ns2:attr3="a3-value" ns2:attr4="a4-value"><tag2></tag2></tag>')
+
+        expect(XMLValidator.validate(xmlData)).toBe(true);
+    })
+})

src/fxp.d.ts

@@ -30,9 +30,17 @@ type X2jOptions = {
   /**
    * Whether to ignore attributes when parsing
    * 
+   * When `true` - ignores all the attributes
+   * 
+   * When `false` - parses all the attributes
+   * 
+   * When `Array<string | RegExp>` - filters out attributes that match provided patterns
+   * 
+   * When `Function` - calls the function for each attribute and filters out those for which the function returned `true`
+   * 
    * Defaults to `true`
    */
-  ignoreAttributes?: boolean;
+  ignoreAttributes?: boolean | (string | RegExp)[] | ((attrName: string, jPath: string) => boolean);
 
   /**
    * Whether to remove namespace string from tag and attribute names
@@ -250,11 +258,19 @@ type XmlBuilderOptions = {
   textNodeName?: string;
 
   /**
-   * Whether to ignore attributes when parsing
+   * Whether to ignore attributes when building
+   * 
+   * When `true` - ignores all the attributes
+   * 
+   * When `false` - builds all the attributes
+   * 
+   * When `Array<string | RegExp>` - filters out attributes that match provided patterns
+   * 
+   * When `Function` - calls the function for each attribute and filters out those for which the function returned `true`
    * 
    * Defaults to `true`
    */
-  ignoreAttributes?: boolean;
+  ignoreAttributes?: boolean | (string | RegExp)[] | ((attrName: string, jPath: string) => boolean);
 
   /**
    * Give a property name to set CDATA values to instead of merging to tag's text value