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   35
   36:- module(xpath,
   37          [ xpath/3,                    % +DOM, +Spec, -Value
   38            xpath_chk/3,                % +DOM, +Spec, -Value
   39
   40            op(400, fx, //),
   41            op(400, fx, /),
   42            op(200, fy, @)
   43          ]).   44:- use_module(library(record)).   45:- use_module(library(lists)).   46:- use_module(library(debug)).   47:- use_module(library(error)).   48:- use_module(library(sgml)).

Select nodes in an XML DOM

The library xpath.pl provides predicates to select nodes from an XML DOM tree as produced by library(sgml) based on descriptions inspired by the XPath language.

The predicate xpath/3 selects a sub-structure of the DOM non-deterministically based on an XPath-like specification. Not all selectors of XPath are implemented, but the ability to mix xpath/3 calls with arbitrary Prolog code provides a powerful tool for extracting information from XML parse-trees.

See also
- http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath */
   65:- record
   66    element(name, attributes, content).
 xpath_chk(+DOM, +Spec, ?Content) is semidet
Semi-deterministic version of xpath/3.
   72xpath_chk(DOM, Spec, Content) :-
   73    xpath(DOM, Spec, Content),
   74    !.
 xpath(+DOM, +Spec, ?Content) is nondet
Match an element in a DOM structure. The syntax is inspired by XPath, using () rather than [] to select inside an element. First we can construct paths using / and //:
//Term
Select any node in the DOM matching term.
/Term
Match the root against Term.
Term
Select the immediate children of the root matching Term.

The Terms above are of type callable. The functor specifies the element name. The element name '*' refers to any element. The name self refers to the top-element itself and is often used for processing matches of an earlier xpath/3 query. A term NS:Term refers to an XML name in the namespace NS. Optional arguments specify additional constraints and functions. The arguments are processed from left to right. Defined conditional argument values are:

index(?Index)
True if the element is the Index-th child of its parent, where 1 denotes the first child. Index can be one of:
Var
Var is unified with the index of the matched element.
last
True for the last element.
last - IntExpr
True for the last-minus-nth element. For example, last-1 is the element directly preceding the last one.
IntExpr
True for the element whose index equals IntExpr.
Integer
The N-th element with the given name, with 1 denoting the first element. Same as index(Integer).
last
The last element with the given name. Same as index(last).
last - IntExpr
The IntExpr-th element before the last. Same as index(last-IntExpr).

Defined function argument values are:

self
Evaluate to the entire element
content
Evaluate to the content of the element (a list)
text
Evaluates to all text from the sub-tree as an atom
normalize_space
As text, but uses normalize_space/2 to normalise white-space in the output
number
Extract an integer or float from the value. Ignores leading and trailing white-space
@Attribute
Evaluates to the value of the given attribute. Attribute can be a compound term. In this case the functor name denotes the element and arguments perform transformations on the attribute value. Defined transformations are:
number
Translate the value into a number using xsd_number_string/2 from library(sgml).
integer
As number, but subsequently transform the value into an integer using the round/1 function.
float
As number, but subsequently transform the value into a float using the float/1 function.
string
Translate the value into a Prolog string.
lower
Translate the value to lower case, preserving the type.
upper
Translate the value to upper case, preserving the type.

In addition, the argument-list can be conditions:

Left = Right
Succeeds if the left-hand unifies with the right-hand. If the left-hand side is a function, this is evaluated. The right-hand side is never evaluated, and thus the condition content = content defines that the content of the element is the atom content. The functions lower_case and upper_case can be applied to Right (see example below).
contains(Haystack, Needle)
Succeeds if Needle is a sub-string of Haystack.
XPath
Succeeds if XPath matches in the currently selected sub-DOM. For example, the following expression finds an h3 element inside a div element, where the div element itself contains an h2 child with a strong child.
//div(h2/strong)/h3

This is equivalent to the conjunction of XPath goals below.

   ...,
   xpath(DOM, //(div), Div),
   xpath(Div, h2/strong, _),
   xpath(Div, h3, Result)

Examples:

Match each table-row in DOM:

xpath(DOM, //tr, TR)

Match the last cell of each tablerow in DOM. This example illustrates that a result can be the input of subsequent xpath/3 queries. Using multiple queries on the intermediate TR term guarantee that all results come from the same table-row:

xpath(DOM, //tr, TR),
xpath(TR,  /td(last), TD)

Match each href attribute in an <a> element

xpath(DOM, //a(@href), HREF)

Suppose we have a table containing rows where each first column is the name of a product with a link to details and the second is the price (a number). The following predicate matches the name, URL and price:

product(DOM, Name, URL, Price) :-
    xpath(DOM, //tr, TR),
    xpath(TR, td(1), C1),
    xpath(C1, /self(normalize_space), Name),
    xpath(C1, a(@href), URL),
    xpath(TR, td(2, number), Price).

Suppose we want to select books with genre="thriller" from a tree containing elements <book genre=...>

thriller(DOM, Book) :-
    xpath(DOM, //book(@genre=thiller), Book).

Match the elements <table align="center"> and <table align="CENTER">:

    //table(@align(lower) = center)

Get the width and height of a div element as a number, and the div node itself:

    xpath(DOM, //div(@width(number)=W, @height(number)=H), Div)

Note that div is an infix operator, so parentheses must be used in cases like the following:

    xpath(DOM, //(div), Div)
  257xpath(DOM, Spec, Content) :-
  258    in_dom(Spec, DOM, Content).
  259
  260in_dom(//Spec, DOM, Value) :-
  261    !,
  262    element_spec(Spec, Name, Modifiers),
  263    sub_dom(I, Len, Name, E, DOM),
  264    modifiers(Modifiers, I, Len, E, Value).
  265in_dom(/Spec, E, Value) :-
  266    !,
  267    element_spec(Spec, Name, Modifiers),
  268    (   Name == self
  269    ->  true
  270    ;   element_name(E, Name)
  271    ),
  272    modifiers(Modifiers, 1, 1, E, Value).
  273in_dom(A/B, DOM, Value) :-
  274    !,
  275    in_dom(A, DOM, Value0),
  276    in_dom(B, Value0, Value).
  277in_dom(A//B, DOM, Value) :-
  278    !,
  279    in_dom(A, DOM, Value0),
  280    in_dom(//B, Value0, Value).
  281in_dom(Spec, element(_, _, Content), Value) :-
  282    element_spec(Spec, Name, Modifiers),
  283    count_named_elements(Content, Name, CLen),
  284    CLen > 0,
  285    nth_element(N, Name, E, Content),
  286    modifiers(Modifiers, N, CLen, E, Value).
  287
  288element_spec(Var, _, _) :-
  289    var(Var),
  290    !,
  291    instantiation_error(Var).
  292element_spec(NS:Term, NS:Name, Modifiers) :-
  293    !,
  294    callable_name_arguments(Term, Name0, Modifiers),
  295    star(Name0, Name).
  296element_spec(Term, Name, Modifiers) :-
  297    !,
  298    callable_name_arguments(Term, Name0, Modifiers),
  299    star(Name0, Name).
  300
  301callable_name_arguments(Atom, Name, Arguments) :-
  302    atom(Atom),
  303    !,
  304    Name = Atom, Arguments = [].
  305callable_name_arguments(Compound, Name, Arguments) :-
  306    compound_name_arguments(Compound, Name, Arguments).
  307
  308
  309star(*, _) :- !.
  310star(Name, Name).
 sub_dom(-Index, -Count, +Name, -Sub, +DOM) is nondet
Sub is a node in DOM with Name.
Arguments:
Count- is the total number of nodes in the content list Sub appears that have the same name.
Index- is the 1-based index of Sub of nodes with Name.
  322sub_dom(1, 1, Name, DOM, DOM) :-
  323    element_name(DOM, Name).
  324sub_dom(N, Len, Name, E, element(_,_,Content)) :-
  325    !,
  326    sub_dom_2(N, Len, Name, E, Content).
  327sub_dom(N, Len, Name, E, Content) :-
  328    is_list(Content),
  329    sub_dom_2(N, Len, Name, E, Content).
  330
  331sub_dom_2(N, Len, Name, Element, Content) :-
  332    (   count_named_elements(Content, Name, Len),
  333        nth_element(N, Name, Element, Content)
  334    ;   member(element(_,_,C2), Content),
  335        sub_dom_2(N, Len, Name, Element, C2)
  336    ).
 count_named_elements(+Content, +Name, -Count) is det
Count is the number of nodes with Name in Content.
  343count_named_elements(Content, Name, Count) :-
  344    count_named_elements(Content, Name, 0, Count).
  345
  346count_named_elements([], _, Count, Count).
  347count_named_elements([element(Name,_,_)|T], Name0, C0, C) :-
  348    \+ Name \= Name0,
  349    !,
  350    C1 is C0+1,
  351    count_named_elements(T, Name0, C1, C).
  352count_named_elements([_|T], Name, C0, C) :-
  353    count_named_elements(T, Name, C0, C).
 nth_element(?N, +Name, -Element, +Content:list) is nondet
True if Element is the N-th element with name in Content.
  360nth_element(N, Name, Element, Content) :-
  361    nth_element_(1, N, Name, Element, Content).
  362
  363nth_element_(I, N, Name, E, [H|T]) :-
  364    element_name(H, Name),
  365    !,
  366    (   N = I,
  367        E = H
  368    ;   I2 is I + 1,
  369        (   nonvar(N), I2 > N
  370        ->  !, fail
  371        ;   true
  372        ),
  373        nth_element_(I2, N, Name, E, T)
  374    ).
  375nth_element_(I, N, Name, E, [_|T]) :-
  376    nth_element_(I, N, Name, E, T).
 modifiers(+Modifiers, +I, +Clen, +DOM, -Value)
  383modifiers([], _, _, Value, Value).
  384modifiers([H|T], I, L, Value0, Value) :-
  385    modifier(H, I, L, Value0, Value1),
  386    modifiers(T, I, L, Value1, Value).
  387
  388modifier(M, _, _, _, _) :-
  389    var(M),
  390    !,
  391    instantiation_error(M).
  392modifier(Index, I, L, Value0, Value) :-
  393    implicit_index_modifier(Index),
  394    !,
  395    Value = Value0,
  396    index_modifier(Index, I, L).
  397modifier(index(Index), I, L, Value, Value) :-
  398    !,
  399    index_modifier(Index, I, L).
  400modifier(Function, _, _, In, Out) :-
  401    xpath_function(Function),
  402    !,
  403    xpath_function(Function, In, Out).
  404modifier(Function, _, _, In, Out) :-
  405    xpath_condition(Function, In),
  406    Out = In.
  407
  408implicit_index_modifier(I) :-
  409    integer(I),
  410    !.
  411implicit_index_modifier(last).
  412implicit_index_modifier(last-_Expr).
  413
  414index_modifier(Var, I, _L) :-
  415    var(Var),
  416    !,
  417    Var = I.
  418index_modifier(last, I, L) :-
  419    !,
  420    I =:= L.
  421index_modifier(last-Expr, I, L) :-
  422    !,
  423    I =:= L-Expr.
  424index_modifier(N, I, _) :-
  425    N =:= I.
  426
  427xpath_function(self, DOM, Value) :-                            % self
  428    !,
  429    Value = DOM.
  430xpath_function(content, Element, Value) :-                     % content
  431    !,
  432    element_content(Element, Value).
  433xpath_function(text, DOM, Text) :-                             % text
  434    !,
  435    text_of_dom(DOM, Text).
  436xpath_function(normalize_space, DOM, Text) :-                  % normalize_space
  437    !,
  438    text_of_dom(DOM, Text0),
  439    normalize_space(atom(Text), Text0).
  440xpath_function(number, DOM, Number) :-                         % number
  441    !,
  442    text_of_dom(DOM, Text0),
  443    normalize_space(string(Text), Text0),
  444    catch(xsd_number_string(Number, Text), _, fail).
  445xpath_function(@Name, element(_, Attrs, _), Value) :-          % @Name
  446    !,
  447    (   atom(Name)
  448    ->  memberchk(Name=Value, Attrs)
  449    ;   compound(Name)
  450    ->  compound_name_arguments(Name, AName, AOps),
  451        memberchk(AName=Value0, Attrs),
  452        translate_attribute(AOps, Value0, Value)
  453    ;   member(Name=Value, Attrs)
  454    ).
  455xpath_function(quote(Value), _, Value).                         % quote(Value)
  456
  457xpath_function(self).
  458xpath_function(content).
  459xpath_function(text).
  460xpath_function(normalize_space).
  461xpath_function(number).
  462xpath_function(@_).
  463xpath_function(quote(_)).
  464
  465translate_attribute([], Value, Value).
  466translate_attribute([H|T], Value0, Value) :-
  467    translate_attr(H, Value0, Value1),
  468    translate_attribute(T, Value1, Value).
  469
  470translate_attr(number, Value0, Value) :-
  471    xsd_number_string(Value, Value0).
  472translate_attr(integer, Value0, Value) :-
  473    xsd_number_string(Value1, Value0),
  474    Value = round(Value1).
  475translate_attr(float, Value0, Value) :-
  476    xsd_number_string(Value1, Value0),
  477    Value = float(Value1).
  478translate_attr(string, Value0, Value) :-
  479    atom_string(Value0, Value).
  480translate_attr(lower, Value0, Value) :-
  481    (   atom(Value0)
  482    ->  downcase_atom(Value0, Value)
  483    ;   string_lower(Value0, Value)
  484    ).
  485translate_attr(upper, Value0, Value) :-
  486    (   atom(Value0)
  487    ->  upcase_atom(Value0, Value)
  488    ;   string_upper(Value0, Value)
  489    ).
  490
  491xpath_condition(Left = Right, Value) :-                        % =
  492    !,
  493    var_or_function(Left, Value, LeftValue),
  494    process_equality(LeftValue, Right).
  495xpath_condition(contains(Haystack, Needle), Value) :-          % contains(Haystack, Needle)
  496    !,
  497    val_or_function(Haystack, Value, HaystackValue),
  498    val_or_function(Needle, Value, NeedleValue),
  499    atom(HaystackValue), atom(NeedleValue),
  500    (   sub_atom(HaystackValue, _, _, _, NeedleValue)
  501    ->  true
  502    ).
  503xpath_condition(Spec, Dom) :-
  504    in_dom(Spec, Dom, _).
 process_equality(+Left, +Right) is semidet
Provides (very) partial support for XSLT functions that can be applied according to the XPath 2 specification.

For example the XPath expression in [1], and the equivalent Prolog expression in [2], would both match the HTML element in [3].

[1] //table[align=lower-case(center)]
[2] //table(@align=lower_case(center))
[3] <table align="CENTER">
  522process_equality(Left, Right) :-
  523    var(Right),
  524    !,
  525    Left = Right.
  526process_equality(Left, lower_case(Right)) :-
  527    !,
  528    downcase_atom(Left, Right).
  529process_equality(Left, upper_case(Right)) :-
  530    !,
  531    upcase_atom(Left, Right).
  532process_equality(Left, Right) :-
  533    Left = Right.
  534
  535
  536var_or_function(Arg, _, Arg) :-
  537    var(Arg),
  538    !.
  539var_or_function(Func, Value0, Value) :-
  540    xpath_function(Func),
  541    !,
  542    xpath_function(Func, Value0, Value).
  543var_or_function(Value, _, Value).
  544
  545val_or_function(Arg, _, Arg) :-
  546    var(Arg),
  547    !,
  548    instantiation_error(Arg).
  549val_or_function(Func, Value0, Value) :-                         % TBD
  550    xpath_function(Func, Value0, Value),
  551    !.
  552val_or_function(Value, _, Value).
 text_of_dom(+DOM, -Text:atom) is det
Text is the joined textual content of DOM.
  559text_of_dom(DOM, Text) :-
  560    phrase(text_of(DOM), Tokens),
  561    atomic_list_concat(Tokens, Text).
  562
  563text_of(element(_,_,Content)) -->
  564    text_of_list(Content).
  565text_of([]) -->
  566    [].
  567text_of([H|T]) -->
  568    text_of(H),
  569    text_of(T).
  570
  571
  572text_of_list([]) -->
  573    [].
  574text_of_list([H|T]) -->
  575    text_of_1(H),
  576    text_of_list(T).
  577
  578
  579text_of_1(element(_,_,Content)) -->
  580    !,
  581    text_of_list(Content).
  582text_of_1(Data) -->
  583    { assertion(atom(Data)) },
  584    [Data]