Tagged template literal to build XML Nodes in MarkLogic.

xml-ttl.js

'use strict';

function xml(strings, ...values) {
  let str = '';
  for (let i = 0; i < strings.length; i++) {
    str += strings[i] + (values[i] || '');
  }
  return fn.head(
    xdmp.unquote(str, null, 'format-xml') // Sequence
  ); // Document
}


// Usage:

const name = 'Foo Bar';
const color = 'orange';

const doc = xml`
  <product xmlns="products">
    <name>${name}</name>
    <color>${color}</color>
  </product>
`;
console.assert(doc instanceof Document);
doc;