XML to Pike Converter

How to use

1. Paste a representative XML document that matches the response, config file, or feed your Pike code still parses.
2. Review the generated Pike classes, inferred scalar fields, and nested child-class structure created from repeated XML nodes.
3. Copy the output into your project and add parser glue, modules, or project-specific conventions where needed.

Benefits

• Produces Pike model scaffolding that is easier to maintain than repeated manual XML tree walking.
• Keeps nested XML documents visible through explicit class fields and child types.
• Helps Pike services and scripts move toward more maintainable typed transport models for document-style data.

Best use cases

• Pike services and scripts that repeatedly parse XML payloads, config files, or document exports.
• Internal tools that want readable class-based scaffolding for XML-backed structured data.
• Teams maintaining Pike code that benefits from more explicit typed transport models around legacy XML inputs.

Pike XML tips

• Review scalar inference and collection shapes before wiring generated classes into production parser code.
• Keep one realistic XML sample so child classes and repeated nodes reflect the documents you actually receive.
• Choose the PHP or Ruby routes only when the destination stack is PHP or Ruby rather than Pike.

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

class UserModel
{
  int id;
  string name;
  int active;
  array(string) roles;
}

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