AlterX is a modular file processing framework that supports multiple formats:
- XML/HTML (via lxml or built-in ElementTree)
- JSON
- YAML
- TOML
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File Processing Capabilities:
- Batch processing of files with glob patterns
- Modification detection via hashing
- Dry-run mode for testing changes
- Supports both in-place modification and output to different files
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Extension System:
- Loadable Python modules/scripts to customize processing
- Lifecycle hooks (init, start, process, end)
- Can load extensions from files or stdin
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Core Components:
Appclass - Base application frameworkFindSkel- File traversal and filtering system- Format-specific subclasses (AlterXML, AlterJSON, etc.)
- Command-line argument parsing via
Mainbase class
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Advanced Features:
- File glob filtering (include/exclude patterns)
- Size and depth filters
- Variable definitions
- Encoding handling
- XML-specific features like pretty printing, namespace cleaning
- Batch modification of XML/HTML files
- Transforming configuration files (JSON/YAML/TOML)
- Automated content updates across multiple files
- File validation and reporting