XML Reader for Construction Data

XML Reader for Construction Data

Overview

XML is used in construction for P6 schedules (XER), IFC-XML, COBie-XML, and buildingSMART Data Dictionary exports. This skill parses XML and converts to structured DataFrames.

Python Implementation

import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
import pandas as pd
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Union
from dataclasses import dataclass
from pathlib import Path
import re


@dataclass
class XMLElement:
    """Parsed XML element."""
    tag: str
    attributes: Dict[str, str]
    text: Optional[str]
    children: List['XMLElement']


class ConstructionXMLReader:
    """Parse XML from construction systems."""

    def __init__(self):
        self.namespaces: Dict[str, str] = {}

    def parse_file(self, file_path: str) -> ET.Element:
        """Parse XML file and return root element."""
        tree = ET.parse(file_path)
        root = tree.getroot()

        # Extract namespaces
        self._extract_namespaces(root)

        return root