Data Class to XML Converter

This Python utility provides a simple way to convert data class objects into XML format. The dataclass_to_xml function takes an instance of a data class as input and returns its XML representation.

Usage

import dataclasses
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from typing import List

def dataclass_to_xml(data_class_obj):
    # ... (code snippet provided in the repository)


from dataclasses import dataclass

# Example usage
@dataclass
class Person:
    name: str
    age: int
    address: str

person_obj = Person(name="John Doe", age=30, address="123 Main St")
xml_representation = dataclass_to_xml(person_obj)
print(xml_representation)

How it works

The dataclass_to_xml function converts the provided data class object into an XML string by recursively traversing the data class attributes. If an attribute is another data class, it creates a sub-element for it in the XML structure. Otherwise, it adds the attribute's value as the text content of the XML element.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Note: This utility is inspired by the Python dataclasses module and uses the xml.etree.ElementTree for XML handling.