xmlToMap.go

func XmlToMap(r io.Reader, root string) map[string]string {
	// result
	m := make(map[string]string)
	// the current value stack
	values := make([]string, 0)
	// parser
	p := xml.NewDecoder(r)
	for token, err := p.Token(); err == nil; token, err = p.Token() {
		switch t := token.(type) {
		case xml.CharData:
			// push
			values = append(values, string([]byte(t)))
		case xml.EndElement:
			if t.Name.Local == root {
				continue
			}
			m[t.Name.Local] = values[len(values)-1]
			// pop
			values = values[:len(values)]
		}
	}
	// done
	return m
}