Stream XML File Reader
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Stream XML File Reader performs the reading of a local XML file and, based on the configuration of a desired node and context fields, delivers a XML structure and context properties for each node found and triggers subpipelines to process each message. The component should be used for large files when parts of the whole need to be read efficiently.
Take a look at the configuration parameters of the component. Parameters supported by are marked with (DB).
File name (DB)
File name or full file path (i.e. tmp/processed/file.txt) of the local XML file.
data.xml
String
Charset
Name of the character code for the file reading.
UTF-8
String
Node Path
Path of the desired node to stream from the XML file (e.g.: //root/level1/level2/desirednode).
N/A
String
Context Paths
Define tag paths that represent fields adding context to the desired node (e.g.: //root/node1/code,//root/node2/description).
N/A
String
Ignore Paths
Define paths that will be ignored and not returned into the desired node (e.g.: //root/node1/email,//root/node2/city).
N/A
String
Ignore Nested Child Nodes
If active, nested child nodes (nodes not direct children of the desired node) will be ignored. In this case, the node at the same level as the desired node will be returned, but nodes below it will be ignored.
N/A
Boolean
Element Identifier
Attribute that will be sent in case of errors.
N/A
String
Parallel Execution Of Each Iteration
Occurs in parallel with loop execution.
N/A
Boolean
Fail On Error
When active, this parameter suspends pipeline execution in the case of a severe occurrence in the iteration structure, preventing its completion. The activation of the "Fail On Error" parameter is not related to errors occurring in components used to construct subpipelines (onProcess and onException).
N/A
Boolean
Remove whitespaces
If the option is active, whitespaces at the beginning/end of all XML character values are removed.
N/A
Boolean
Coalesce
If the option is active, XML character values are read as single strings.
N/A
Boolean
Be careful not to compromise the integrity of the data when activating the Remove whitespaces option. When streaming files within large character values, the component processes these values during many steps before consolidating them in a single value, and whitespaces removal is applied during each of these steps.
One way to safely use Remove whitespaces is to combine it with the Coalesce option. This ensures that the character values inside XML tags will be read at once, without breaking in several parts at first. However, keep in mind that when the Coalesce parameter is enabled, it may demand more pipeline resources when reading huge chunks of data at once.
No specific input message is expected, but the existence of a XML file in the pipeline local directory and the filling of the File Name and Node Path fields for the file processing.
total: total number of processed lines.
success: total number of successfully processed lines.
failed: total number of lines whose process failed.
The component throws an exception if File Name doesn’t exist or can’t be read.
The file manipulation inside a pipeline occurs in a protected way. All the files can be accessed with a temporary directory only, where each pipeline key gives access to its own files set.
Stream XML File Reader makes batch processing, which means processing the data continuously and in a controlled manner in smaller batches.
The following scenarios are based on the following XML file:
File name: file.xml
Content:
File Name: file.xml
Node Path: //root/products/product
Each element identified by the desired node path will be processed independently:
First subflow:
Second subflow:
Third subflow:
Forth subflow:
File Name: file.xml
Node Path: //root/products/product
Context Paths: //root/list-info
Each element identified by the desired node path will be processed independently:
First subflow:
Second subflow:
Third subflow:
Forth subflow:
File Name: file.xml
Node Path: //root/products/product
Context Paths: //root/list-info
Ignore Paths: //root/products/product/tags
Each element identified by the desired node path will be processed independently:
First subflow:
Second subflow:
Third subflow:
Forth subflow:
File Name: file.xml
Node Path: //root/products/product
Ignore Nested Child Nodes: active
Each element identified by the desired node path will be processed independently:
First subflow:
Second subflow:
Third subflow:
Forth subflow:
Stream XML File Reader uses an event reading mechanism, through which each type of data present in the file is an event to be processed. With that, there are some types of events that are not covered during the file stream. These are they:
PROCESSING INSTRUCTION
START DOCUMENT
END DOCUMENT
SPACE
ENTITY REFERENCE
ENTITY DECLARATION
DTD
NOTATION DECLARATION