Some= copy-paste from the docs:

Simple, and I = mean really-simple, non-secure way to convert ruby objects to/from XML = data.

(ok, right now is really simple = and maybe not really non-secure, but it doesn=91t mean it can=91t be a = bit more "secure" in the future :-P)

Just make = sure that your class includes the XMLable module and the constructor has = only one parameter: a Hash with String keys for each attribute you want = to setup on initialization.

You can also = use the utility function init_attributes_with_opts to initialize the = attributes (check the doc)

Oh, also, = XMLable depends on REXML, so make sure you require somewhere in your = code =91rexml/document=92.

Now, for the fun, some irb tricks:

irb(main):001:0> require = 'xmlable'

=3D> true

irb(main):002:0> require = 'rexml/document'

=3D> true

irb(main):003:0> = [1,2,3].to_xml

=3D> <rarray> ... = </>

irb(main):004:0> = [1,2,3].to_xml.to_s

=3D> "<rarray><ritem = rclass=3D'Fixnum'>1</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'Fixnum'>2</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'Fixnum'>3</ritem></rarray>"

irb(main):0= 05:0> [1,Time.now,nil,["wow",:nice]].to_xml.to_s

=3D> = "<rarray><ritem rclass=3D'Fixnum'>1</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'Time'>1187725687.81283</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'NilClass'/><ritem = rclass=3D'Array'><rarray><ritem = rclass=3D'String'>wow</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'Symbol'>nice</ritem></rarray></ritem></r= array>"

irb(main):006:0> data =3D = [1,nil,"lalala"].to_xml

=3D> <rarray> ... = </>

irb(main):007:0> = Array.from_xml(data)

=3D> [1, nil, = "lalala"]

irb(main):008:0> = Array.from_xml(data.to_s)

=3D> [1, nil, = "lalala"]

irb(main):009:0> data =3D {:hey =3D> = "thisisfun", ["right","?"] =3D> nil}

=3D> {["right", = "?"]=3D>nil, :hey=3D>"thisisfun"}

irb(main):010:0> = Hash.from_xml(data.to_xml)

=3D> {["right", "?"]=3D>nil, = :hey=3D>"thisisfun"}

irb(main):011:0> module = A

irb(main):012:1> module B

irb(main):013:2> = class C

irb(main):014:3> include = XMLable

irb(main):015:3> def = initialize(opts)

irb(main):016:4> = init_attributes_with_opts({"lala" =3D> 10}, = opts)

irb(main):017:4> end

irb(main):018:3> = end

irb(main):019:2> end

irb(main):020:1> = end

=3D> nil

irb(main):021:0> c =3D = A::B::C.new({"lala" =3D> 5400})

=3D> = #<A::B::C:0x22ffa8 @lala=3D5400>

irb(main):022:0> = c.to_xml.to_s

=3D> "<robject = rclass=3D'A::B::C'><rattr name=3D'lala' = rclass=3D'Fixnum'>5400</rattr></robject>"

irb(mai= n):023:0> another_c =3D A::B::C.from_xml(c.to_xml)

=3D> = #<A::B::C:0x229298 @lala=3D5400>

irb(main):024:0> = data =3D ["check",:this,c].to_xml.to_s

=3D> = "<rarray><ritem rclass=3D'String'>check</ritem><ritem= rclass=3D'Symbol'>this</ritem><ritem = rclass=3D'A::B::C'><robject rclass=3D'A::B::C'><rattr = name=3D'lala' = rclass=3D'Fixnum'>5400</rattr></robject></ritem></= rarray>"

irb(main):025:0> = Array.from_xml(data)

=3D> ["check", :this, = #<A::B::C:0x21d4c0 @lala=3D5400>]

You can get it here (source = and tests):

http://rolando.cl/r= uby/xmlable/src/xmlable.rb

http://rolando.cl/ruby= /xmlable/src/test.rb

and the doc:

http://rolando.cl/r= uby/xmlable/doc/index.html

* I just was lazy searching = for some library, and because I was bored, I ended up writing my own = library... :-P

Enjoy!