Overly simple XML parser.

XmlParser.php

<?php
/**
 * Overly simple XML parser.
 *
 * Does not parse CDATA nor nested tags well
 *
 * @author Elan Ruusamäe <glen@delfi.ee>
 */

class XmlParserException extends RuntimeException {
}

class XmlParser {
	public function __construct($file) {
		$state = libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
		$el = simplexml_load_file($file);
		libxml_use_internal_errors($state);

		if ($el === false) {
			$errors = $this->getXmlErrors();
			throw new XmlParserException("Can't load $file: $errors");
		}
		// this will flatten
		$this->data = json_decode(json_encode($el), true);
	}

	private function getXmlErrors($separator = "\n") {
		$errors = array();
		foreach (libxml_get_errors() as $error) {
			$errors[] = $error;
		}
		libxml_clear_errors();

		return join($separator, $errors);
	}

	public function getElements() {
		return $this->data;
	}
}