Can this project be used to generate code for other languages?

[MBulli]

I'm looking for a good XML schema code generator for Dart. I couldn't find anything promising in the Dart ecosystem, so I searched other languages and found this project.

The readme has a nice overview drawing showing this project's pipeline and I've already poked around in the code.
So I got the feeling that, in theory, the code is extensible?!
Would it be feasible to write a custom generator (or renderer) that produces Dart code instead of Rust code?

Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Rust, so I can't judge that by looking at the code. That's why I'm asking here for some advice. If it's possible, could someone give me a head start on how to begin?

[Bergmann89]

Hey @MBulli,

Yes that is possible. As you already know, xsd-parser uses different pipelines for different steps of the code generation. I see two possible solutions for your problem:

• Use the output of the Interpreter pipeline: The MetaTypes structure. This contains language independent information for the different types defined in a schema. You can then simply put your own code on top of this to generate suitable code for your project.
• Reuse the Generator pipeline, the resulting DataTypes structure and the Renderer pipeline with a custom RenderStep. These parts of the whole pipeline are rust specific, aiming for generating Rust modules, so the interface currently only provides methods to generate valid rust code. But with a few extensions to the Module type, I think we can manage to generate "unstructured" files in the render step, that you can use then to generate your Dart code.

I don't know Dart, so I'm not sure if the rust specific DataTypes is reusable and fits your needs. So my suggestion is, that it's easier to use solution #1 and write the generator and renderer code yourself.

Best, Bergmann.