Create XML with objects javascript

xml.js

var XML_CHARACTER_MAP = {
    '&': '&',
    '"': '"',
    "'": ''',
    '<': '&lt;',
    '>': '&gt;'
};

function escapeForXML(string) {
    return string && string.replace
        ? string.replace(/([&"<>'])/g, function(str, item) {
            return XML_CHARACTER_MAP[item];
          })
        : string;
}

var DEFAULT_INDENT = '    ';

function xml(input, options) {

    if (typeof options !== 'object') {
        options = {
            indent: options
        };
    }

    var stream      = options.stream ? new Stream() : null,
        output      = "",
        interrupted = false,
        indent      = !options.indent ? ''
                        : options.indent === true ? DEFAULT_INDENT
                            : options.indent,
        instant     = true;



    function append (interrupt, out) {
        if (out !== undefined) {
            output += out;
        }
        if (interrupt && !interrupted) {
            stream = stream || new Stream();
            interrupted = true;
        }
        if (interrupt && interrupted) {
            var data = output;
            (function () { stream.emit('data', data) });
            output = "";
        }
    }

    function add (value, last) {
        format(append, resolve(value, indent, indent ? 1 : 0), last);
    }

    function end() {
        if (stream) {
            var data = output;
            (function () {
              stream.emit('data', data);
              stream.emit('end');
              stream.readable = false;
              stream.emit('close');
            });
        }
    }

    function addXmlDeclaration(declaration) {
        var encoding = declaration.encoding || 'UTF-8',
            attr =  { version: '1.0', encoding: encoding };

        if (declaration.standalone) {
            attr.standalone = declaration.standalone
        }

        add({'?xml': { _attr: attr } });
        output = output.replace('/>', '?>');
    }

    // disable delay delayed
    (function () { instant = false });

    if (options.declaration) {
        addXmlDeclaration(options.declaration);
    }

    if (input && input.forEach) {
        input.forEach(function (value, i) {
            var last;
            if (i + 1 === input.length)
                last = end;
            add(value, last);
        });
    } else {
        add(input, end);
    }

    if (stream) {
        stream.readable = true;
        return stream;
    }
    return output;
}

function element (/*input, …*/) {
    var input = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments),
        self = {
            _elem:  resolve(input)
        };

    self.push = function (input) {
        if (!this.append) {
            throw new Error("not assigned to a parent!");
        }
        var that = this;
        var indent = this._elem.indent;
        format(this.append, resolve(
            input, indent, this._elem.icount + (indent ? 1 : 0)),
            function () { that.append(true) });
    };

    self.close = function (input) {
        if (input !== undefined) {
            this.push(input);
        }
        if (this.end) {
            this.end();
        }
    };

    return self;
}

function create_indent(character, count) {
    return (new Array(count || 0).join(character || ''))
}

function resolve(data, indent, indent_count) {
    indent_count = indent_count || 0;
    var indent_spaces = create_indent(indent, indent_count);
    var name;
    var values = data;
    var interrupt = false;

    if (typeof data === 'object') {
        var keys = Object.keys(data);
        name = keys[0];
        values = data[name];

        if (values && values._elem) {
            values._elem.name = name;
            values._elem.icount = indent_count;
            values._elem.indent = indent;
            values._elem.indents = indent_spaces;
            values._elem.interrupt = values;
            return values._elem;
        }
    }

    var attributes = [],
        content = [];

    var isStringContent;

    function get_attributes(obj){
        var keys = Object.keys(obj);
        keys.forEach(function(key){
            attributes.push(attribute(key, obj[key]));
        });
    }

    switch(typeof values) {
        case 'object':
            if (values === null) break;

            if (values._attr) {
                get_attributes(values._attr);
            }

            if (values._cdata) {
                content.push(
                    ('<![CDATA[' + values._cdata).replace(/\]\]>/g, ']]]]><![CDATA[>') + ']]>'
                );
            }

            if (values.forEach) {
                isStringContent = false;
                content.push('');
                values.forEach(function(value) {
                    if (typeof value == 'object') {
                        var _name = Object.keys(value)[0];

                        if (_name == '_attr') {
                            get_attributes(value._attr);
                        } else {
                            content.push(resolve(
                                value, indent, indent_count + 1));
                        }
                    } else {
                        //string
                        content.pop();
                        isStringContent=true;
                        content.push(escapeForXML(value));
                    }

                });
                if (!isStringContent) {
                    content.push('');
                }
            }
        break;

        default:
            //string
            content.push(escapeForXML(values));

    }

    return {
        name:       name,
        interrupt:  interrupt,
        attributes: attributes,
        content:    content,
        icount:     indent_count,
        indents:    indent_spaces,
        indent:     indent
    };
}

function format(append, elem, end) {

    if (typeof elem != 'object') {
        return append(false, elem);
    }

    var len = elem.interrupt ? 1 : elem.content.length;

    function proceed () {
        while (elem.content.length) {
            var value = elem.content.shift();

            if (value === undefined) continue;
            if (interrupt(value)) return;

            format(append, value);
        }

        append(false, (len > 1 ? elem.indents : '')
            + (elem.name ? '</' + elem.name + '>' : '')
            + (elem.indent && !end ? '\n' : ''));

        if (end) {
            end();
        }
    }

    function interrupt(value) {
       if (value.interrupt) {
           value.interrupt.append = append;
           value.interrupt.end = proceed;
           value.interrupt = false;
           append(true);
           return true;
       }
       return false;
    }

    append(false, elem.indents
        + (elem.name ? '<' + elem.name : '')
        + (elem.attributes.length ? ' ' + elem.attributes.join(' ') : '')
        + (len ? (elem.name ? '>' : '') : (elem.name ? '/>' : ''))
        + (elem.indent && len > 1 ? '\n' : ''));

    if (!len) {
        return append(false, elem.indent ? '\n' : '');
    }

    if (!interrupt(elem)) {
        proceed();
    }
}

function attribute(key, value) {
    return key + '=' + '"' + escapeForXML(value) + '"';
}