Javascript how to put xml2js into a function

Question

I am trying to export a function which will parse a xml to json object.

export const parse = (body) => {
  const parser = new xml2js.Parser({explicitArray: false, trim: true});
  parser.parseString(body, (err, result) => {
    if (err) return err;
    parser.parseString(result['soapenv:Envelope']['soapenv:Body']['ns1:searchResponse'].searchReturn._, (err, result) => {
      if (err) return err;
      console.log(result);
      return result;
    });
  });
}

The problem I am having is that the function returns undefined, however, it manages to console.log the correct result.

Muhammad Faizan · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-08 18:42:41Z

4

since your function is asynchronous you can convert it to promise.

export const parse = (body) => {

return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

  const parser = new xml2js.Parser({explicitArray: false, trim: true});
  parser.parseString(body, (err, result) => {
    if (err) return reject(err);
    parser.parseString(result['soapenv:Envelope']['soapenv:Body']['ns1:searchResponse'].searchReturn._, (err, result) => {
      if (err) return reject(err);
      resolve(result);
    });
  });
  }


})

You can use it this way..

const result = await parse(<somebody>)

answered Mar 8, 2018 at 18:42

Muhammad Faizan

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Nikolay Gospodinov Over a year ago

I believe you mean return resolve(result). But apart from that, it works.

Muhammad Faizan Over a year ago

Nope, you dont have to return it, resolve will return the value, i used return with reject so that function doesnt execute any further

yBrodsky · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-08 18:40:44Z

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The parser is async, so you need to account for that using a callback or a promise.

const parser = new xml2js.Parser({explicitArray: false, trim: true});

export const parse = (body) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {

  parser.parseString(body, (err, result) => {
    if(err) return reject(err);

    return resolve(result);    
  });
});

Usage.

module.parse(xml).then((parsedResult) => {

});

answered Mar 8, 2018 at 18:40

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Nikolay Gospodinov Over a year ago

Or as mentioned below for usage we can use const result = await parse(<somebody>).

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