XML Plugins vs Python DSL

test.py

plugin_classes['test'] = struct(size=0x450, fields={
    "collision": reference(0x70),
    "velocity": float32(0x3B4),
    "weapons": struct_array(0x2D8, struct(size=36, fields={
        "weapon": reference(0x0),})),
    "hypothetical": struct_array(0x164, struct(size=0x8, fields={
        "doubly_nested": struct_array(0x20, struct(size=0x30, fields={
            "foobar": reference(0x0),
            "quxbaz": uint32(0x0A),
            "function": enum16(0x10, options={
                0: "One",
                1: "Zero",
                2: "Cosine",
                3: "Cosine (variable period)",
                4: "Diagonal Wave",
                5: "Diagonal Wave (variable period)",
                6: "Slide",
                7: "Slide (variable period)",
                8: "Noise",
                9: "Jitter",
                10: "Wander",
                11: "Spark",}),})),})),
    "flags": bitmask32(0x32B, options={
        18: "Projectile is Client-Side Only",
        19: "Projectiles Have Identical Error",
        20: "Projectile Vector Cannot Be Adjusted",
        21: "Use Error When Unzoomed",
        22: "Analog Rate of Fire",
        23: "Discharging Spews",
        24: "Ejects During Chamber",
        25: "Sticks When Dropped",
        26: "Projectiles Use Weapon Origin",
        27: "Locks in On/Off State",
        28: "Does Not Repeat Automatically",
        29: "Can Fire With Partial Ammo",
        30: "Random Firing Effects",
        31: "Tracks Fired Projectile",}),})

test.xml

<plugin name="test" struct_size="0x450">
    <reference name="collision" offset="0x70" />
    <float32 name="velocity" offset="0x3B4" />
    <struct_array name="weapons" offset="0x2D8" struct_size="36">
        <reference name="weapon" offset="0x00" />
    </struct_array>
    <struct_array name="hypothetical" offset="0x2D8" struct_size="0x8">
        <struct_array name="doubly_nested" offset="0x220" struct_size="0x30">
            <reference name="foobar" offset="0x00" />
            <int32 name="quxbaz" offset="0x0A" />
            <enum16 name="function" offset="0x10">
                <option name="One" value="0" />
                <option name="Zero" value="1" />
                <option name="Cosine" value="2" />
                <option name="Cosine (variable period)" value="3" />
                <option name="Diagonal Wave" value="4" />
                <option name="Diagonal Wave (variable period)" value="5" />
                <option name="Slide" value="6" />
                <option name="Slide (variable period)" value="7" />
                <option name="Noise" value="8" />
                <option name="Jitter" value="9" />
                <option name="Wander" value="10" />
                <option name="Spark" value="11" />
            </enum16>
        </struct_array>
    </struct_array>
    <bitmask32 name="flags" offset="0x32B">
        <option name="Projectile is Client-Side Only" value="18" />
        <option name="Projectiles Have Identical Error" value="19" />
        <option name="Projectile Vector Cannot Be Adjusted" value="20" />
        <option name="Use Error When Unzoomed" value="21" />
        <option name="Analog Rate of Fire" value="22" />
        <option name="Discharging Spews" value="23" />
        <option name="Ejects During Chamber" value="24" />
        <option name="Sticks When Dropped" value="25" />
        <option name="Projectiles Use Weapon Origin" value="26" />
        <option name="Locks in On/Off State" value="27" />
        <option name="Does Not Repeat Automatically" value="28" />
        <option name="Can Fire With Partial Ammo" value="29" />
        <option name="Random Firing Effects" value="30" />
        <option name="Tracks Fired Projectile" value="31" />
    </bitmask32>
</plugin>