Plugin: xmltool

• infos = Information about xmltool plugin is in keys below
• infos/author = Markus Raab elekt.nosp@m.ra@l.nosp@m.ibele.nosp@m.ktra.nosp@m..org
• infos/licence = BSD
• infos/provides = storage/xml
• infos/needs =
• infos/placements = getstorage setstorage
• infos/status = unittest final memleak unfinished old nodoc discouraged
• infos/description = Storage using legacy XML format.

This plugin is a storage plugin allowing Elektra to read and write XML formatted files. It uses the legacy Elektra 0.7 XML format.

This plugin can be used for migration of Key Databases from 0.7 -> 0.8. It should not be used otherwise.

• libxml2-dev

• only supports metadata as defined in Elektra 0.7
• null and empty values are not distinguished
• exported relative to first key found, not to parent key (ksGetCommonParentName)
• error messages vague (no difference between error opening file and validation errors)

After you have upgraded Elektra, you can import XML files from Elektra 0.7:

kdb import system xmltool < system.xml
kdb import user xmltool < user.xml

Or you can also mount an XML file using xmltool (not recommended):

kdb mount /etc/example.xml system/example xmltool