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Trying to get my Java IRC Bot to parse and write to an preexisting XML file

I'm a total Java virgin, and I've been stumbling slowly but surely in developing an IRC bot for my friends. So far, I've gotten nearly all of the features in working order. But, I'm really wracking my brain over this problem here, my bot so far can reply with a link, but every week, I have to change the link in the java file manually and recompile the whole thing. So, I want it to be able to parse the pertinent values from an XML file in the same directory the bot's java files are in, and be able to update those same values through an IRC client.
import org.jibble.pircbot.*;
import javax.xml.parsers.*;
import javax.xml.transform.*;
import javax.xml.transform.dom.*;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.*;
import org.xml.sax.*;
import org.w3c.dom.*;
public class ModBot extends PircBot {
static String inputFile = "./botdata.xml";
static String outputFile = "./botdata.xml";
public ModBot() {
setLogin("ModBot");
this.setName("ModBot");
setVersion(" ");
}
public void onMessage(String channel, String sender, String login, String hostname, String message) {
if (message.equalsIgnoreCase("!lolcat")) {
sendMessage(channel, sender + "http://i.imgur.com/4IX4cUL.jpg");
}
if (message.startsWith("!updatelolcat ")) {
if(login.equals("Mainmod"));
String changelolcat = message.substring(14);
}
}
}
And the XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE botdata [
<!ELEMENT botdata (lolcat,partytime,start,end)>
<!ELEMENT lolcat (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT partytime (start,end)>
<!ELEMENT start (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT end (#PCDATA)>
]>
<botdata>
<lolcat>http://i.imgur.com/4IX4cUL.jpg</lolcat>
<partytime>
<start>8:45:30</start>
<end>11:00:00</end>
</partytime>
</botdata>
What I want to do is take whatever "changelolcat" is, and overwrite the current link in the XML, and then a way to read from the same XML to send what's in "lolcat" to anyone replying "!lolcat". I've been going through xpath and jdom and stuff, and I just can't make sense of it. What I've read with methods using xpath looks promising, and I'd prefer to use it because it's prettier to read.
EDIT:
It worked, I put in
try {DocumentBuilderFactory documentBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder documentBuilder = documentBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
Document document = documentBuilder.parse("botdata.xml");
Node botdata = document.getElementsByTagName("botdata").item(0);
NodeList nodes = botdata.getChildNodes();
for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
Node element = nodes.item(i);
if ("lolcat".equals(element.getNodeName())) {
element.setTextContent(changelolcat);
}
}
TransformerFactory transformerFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
Transformer transformer = transformerFactory.newTransformer();
DOMSource domSource = new DOMSource(document);
StreamResult streamResult = new StreamResult(new File("botdata.xml"));
transformer.transform(domSource, streamResult);
}catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) {
pce.printStackTrace();
} catch (TransformerException tfe) {
tfe.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException ioe) {
ioe.printStackTrace();
} catch (SAXException sae) {
sae.printStackTrace();
}
after String changelolcat = message.substring(14);
EDIT: I figured out how to parse from my XML to send what's in a node as a message, does this look right? I feel like I'm not supposed to keep copying the doc builder over and over in different methods
if (message.equalsIgnoreCase("!lolcat")) {
try {
DocumentBuilderFactory documentBuilderFactory =
DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder documentBuilder =
documentBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
Document document = documentBuilder.parse(botxml);
XPathFactory xpathFactory = XPathFactory.newInstance();
XPath xpath = xpathFactory.newXPath();
String lolcat = xpath.evaluate("//lolcat", document);
sendMessage(channel, sender + lolcat);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

One way to do this would be to use the javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder to parse your xml file into javax.swing.text.Document, which provides a great interface for getting and modifying individual elements and their values. You can then write the modified document back to the original file, overwriting it with the new version.
Here are some links to the relevant javadocs:
Document
DocumentBuilder
You might also want to look at the javadocs for the DocumentBuilderFactory object, which is definitely the best way to generate DocumentBuilders.

How to read a XML Document by using DocumentBuilderFactory and DocumentBuilder?

I have written the following java method to read an XML File by using DocumentBuilderFactory and DocumentBuilder:
public static Document readAndGenerateXmlFile(String path, String fileName){
DocumentBuilderFactory docBuilderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder docBuilder = null;
Document xmlDocument = null;
try {
docBuilder = docBuilderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
xmlDocument = docBuilder.parse(new File(path + fileName));
} catch (ParserConfigurationException exec) {
logger.error(exec);
} catch (SAXException exec) {
logger.error(exec);
} catch (IOException exec) {
logger.error(exec);
}
return xmlDocument;
}
Also I works with Apache Maven and using a Glassfish Application Server. The XML file, which I want to read, exists in the following path "src/main/resources/myfolder/myXmlFile.xml". The parameter for the method are "path=src/main/resources/" and "fileName=tester.xml"
The java method will be called by the following method:
#ManagedBean(name="mybean")
#SessionScoped
public class GuiBean {
#PostConstruct
public void initializeGUI(){
Document xmlDocument = MyXmlFactory.readAndGenerateXmlFile("src/main/resources/myfolder", "myXmlFile.xml" );
// other java code
}
}
But now I have the problem, that occurs an IOException during execute the java method above. I get the error message "The system could not found the named path". Also I can see, that the path will be extend by Java JVM (?) to "C:/Tools/myGlassfishServer/src/main/resources/myfolder/myXmlFile.xml".
Does anybody have an idea, why I get this errormessage? If I don´t started this method on an application server, the file will be founded.

Android - Test For "Well Formed" Valid XML on import

I am importing a Standard XML on startup into my application that is used to save and recall application parameters.
The XML is updated onPause() however if the application crashes for any reason the resulting XML may not be valid.
I would like to be able to test to see if the XML is valid and if not then use generic settings.
Q: How can I test the XML to see if it is valid?
Sample XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<DecisionList>
<ExampleSet1>
<Value1> 1.0 </Value1>
</ExampleSet1>
</DecisionList>
Main Activity
public class MyActivity extends Activity implements OnItemSelectedListener{
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
try {
MyActivity_Preflight.Setup();
} catch (Exception e1) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e1.printStackTrace();
}
// .......
}
}
PreFlight Activity
public class MyActivity_Preflight {
public static void Setup() throws Exception{
try{
XPathFactory factory=XPathFactory.newInstance();
XPath xPath=factory.newXPath();
File pathTmp = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/myApp/Tmp" );
File xmlDocument = new File( pathTmp + "/tmp.xml");
/*
* Chk to see if XML is Valid Statement block Here
* if Valid then Continue
*/
InputSource inputSource = new InputSource(new FileInputStream(xmlDocument));
XPathExpression tag_Value1 = xPath.compile("/DecisionList/ExampleSet1/Value1");
String Value1 = tag_Value1.evaluate(inputSource);
GlobalVariables.setSeekBarValue1(Float.valueOf(Value1));
// if (XMLisNotValid)
// GlobalVariables.setSeekBarValue1(1.0f);
}
}
}
Thanks for your time.

You can validate using DocumentBuilderFactory
DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
db.parse(pathTmp + "/tmp.xml");
If XML parses then its a valid XML, if not its not a valid XML.

Parsing XML in Android

Hy i need to parse this XML :
<WhoisRecord xmlns="http://adam.kahtava.com/services/whois" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<DomainName>68.140.1.1</DomainName>
<RegistryData><AbuseContact><Email>abuse-mail#verizonbusiness.com</Email><Name>abuse</Name><Phone>+1-800-900-0241</Phone></AbuseContact><AdministrativeContact><Email>stephen.r.middleton#verizon.com</Email><Name>Verizon Internet Services</Name><Phone>800-243-6994</Phone></AdministrativeContact><BillingContact i:nil="true"/><CreatedDate>2002-05-13T00:00:00-04:00</CreatedDate><RawText i:nil="true"/><Registrant><Address>22001 Loudoun County Parkway</Address><City>Ashburn</City><Country>US</Country><Name>UUNET Technologies, Inc.</Name><PostalCode>20147</PostalCode><StateProv>VA</StateProv></Registrant><TechnicalContact><Email>swipper#verizonbusiness.com</Email><Name>swipper</Name><Phone>+1-800-900-0241</Phone></TechnicalContact><UpdatedDate>2004-03-16T00:00:00-05:00</UpdatedDate><ZoneContact i:nil="true"/></RegistryData></WhoisRecord>
My code looks like this:
public class XMLParser
{
String streamTitle = "";
/** Called when the activity is first created.
* #throws IOException
* #throws SAXException */
public String startparse(String xml) throws SAXException, IOException
{
DocumentBuilderFactory builderFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
try
{
DocumentBuilder builder = builderFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
builder.parse(xml);
}
catch (ParserConfigurationException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return builderFactory.getAttribute("WhoisRecord").toString();
}
}
when i try to return something from startparse i simple get nothing.
XMLParser xmlpar = new XMLParser();
Log.v("Faruk TEST ", "udss:"+xmlpar.startparse(temp));
Do some one know a simple solution for this problem?

Try this i hope it is what you are looking for ...
Android: parse XML from string problems

I think that your call to builderFactory.getAttribute is wrong.
DocumentBuilder.parse() returns a Document object, and this will contain the DOM that you've just parsed. You can use this to access the elements of the XML.

Try this Working with XML-Android

Transformation Failing due to xsl:include

I have a Java maven project which includes XSLT transformations. I load the stylesheet as follows:
TransformerFactory tFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
DocumentBuilderFactory dFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory
.newInstance();
dFactory.setNamespaceAware(true);
DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
ClassLoader cl = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
java.io.InputStream in = cl.getResourceAsStream("xsl/stylesheet.xsl");
InputSource xslInputSource = new InputSource(in);
Document xslDoc = dBuilder.parse(xslInputSource);
DOMSource xslDomSource = new DOMSource(xslDoc);
Transformer transformer = tFactory.newTransformer(xslDomSource);
The stylesheet.xsl has a number of statements. These appear to be causing problems, when I try to run my unit tests I get the following errors:
C:\Code\workspace\app\dummy.xsl; Line #0; Column #0; Had IO Exception with stylesheet file: footer.xsl
C:\Code\workspace\app\dummy.xsl; Line #0; Column #0; Had IO Exception with stylesheet file: topbar.xsl
The include statements in the XSLT are relative links
xsl:include href="footer.xsl"
xsl:include href="topbar.xsl"
I have tried experimenting and changing these to the following - but I still get the error.
xsl:include href="xsl/footer.xsl"
xsl:include href="xsl/topbar.xsl"
Any ideas? Any help much appreciated.

Solved my problem using a URIResolver.
class MyURIResolver implements URIResolver {
#Override
public Source resolve(String href, String base) throws TransformerException {
try {
ClassLoader cl = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
java.io.InputStream in = cl.getResourceAsStream("xsl/" + href);
InputSource xslInputSource = new InputSource(in);
Document xslDoc = dBuilder.parse(xslInputSource);
DOMSource xslDomSource = new DOMSource(xslDoc);
xslDomSource.setSystemId("xsl/" + href);
return xslDomSource;
} catch (...
And assigning this with the TransformerFactory
tFactory.setURIResolver(new MyURIResolver());

URIResolver can also be used in a more straightforward way as below:
class XsltURIResolver implements URIResolver {
#Override
public Source resolve(String href, String base) throws TransformerException {
try{
InputStream inputStream = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("xslts/" + href);
return new StreamSource(inputStream);
}
catch(Exception ex){
ex.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
}
}
Use the URIResolver with TransformerFactory as shown below:
TransformerFactory transFact = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
transFact.setURIResolver(new XsltURIResolver());
Or with a lambda expression:
transFact.setURIResolver((href, base) -> {
final InputStream s = this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("xslts/" + href);
return new StreamSource(s);
});

Set your DocumentBuilder object with an EntityResolver.
You'll have to extend EntityResolver class to resolve your external entities (footer.xsl and topbar.xsl).

I had a problem similar to this once with relative paths in the XSLT.
If you can, try to put absolute paths in the XSLT - that should resolve the error.
An absolute path probably isn't preferable for the final version of the XSLT, but it should get you past the maven problem. Perhaps you can have two versions of the XSLT, one with absolute paths for maven and one with relative paths for whatever other tool it's being used with.