x-path-walker

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#+TITLE: Navigation feature for JSON/XML/HTML based on path (imenu like)

This package is a imenu like feature for JSON, XML/HTML files. It let you jump to line in the file based on the xpath for HTML files and JSON structure.

• demo

Example :

[[file:Demo/xpathwalker-2016-01-14_18.04.29.gif]]

• Install

#+BEGIN_SRC elisp (require 'x-path-walker) #+END_SRC

** Requirement for python

• the ~lxml~ libraries (both python package and the C libraries) are neewd if you're looking into HTML/XML. The preferred way to install this dependency is by your system's package manager. However you can try your luck with: #+BEGIN_SRC shell pip install lxml (--user) #+END_SRC

• usage Currently only Helm front end is implemented (and python backend). Once you are in a [HX]ML or JSON buffer:

~M-x~ helm-x-path-walker

• todo

  • YAML backend
    • Currently the [[http://pyyaml.org/][PyYAML]] package for python does not keep the original layout of the data (as it goes to a dictionary)
  • This package first started with the ~jq~ backend for JSON. But the python version is more efficient. It could be made optional though.