XML to Elm Converter

How to use

1. Paste a representative XML document that mirrors the response or feed shape your Elm frontend still consumes.
2. Review the generated `type alias` blocks, nested record aliases, and inferred `List` fields created from repeated XML nodes.
3. Copy the output into your Elm project and add decoders, modules, or domain-specific refinements where your app needs them.

Benefits

• Produces Elm-friendly type aliases that are easier to pair with XML decoders than hand-written records from scratch.
• Keeps XML-backed payloads explicit in typed frontend model layers instead of loose intermediate structures.
• Helps Elm apps keep decoder logic aligned with the state shape used in update and view flows.

Best use cases

• Elm frontends that still receive XML-backed API responses through ports, adapters, or edge services.
• Single-page apps that want typed record scaffolding before writing XML decoders and update logic.
• Teams tightening payload contracts in Elm while moving legacy XML integrations toward safer typed state.

Elm XML tips

• Generate aliases from representative XML samples so repeated nodes and optional sections reflect the feed shape you actually decode.
• Pair the generated aliases with decoders right away so record shapes and parsing logic stay in sync.
• Choose XML to TypeScript instead when the surrounding frontend stack is TypeScript rather than Elm.

Sample XML

<user>
  <id>101</id>
  <name>Ada Lovelace</name>
  <active>true</active>
  <roles>
    <role>admin</role>
    <role>editor</role>
  </roles>
  <profile>
    <email>ada@example.com</email>
    <score>9.8</score>
  </profile>
</user>

Sample output

type alias UserModel =
  {
    id : Int
,    name : String
,    active : Bool
,    roles : List String
}

FAQ