agencies.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--
    Document   : agencies.xml
    Created on : 18 mai 2010, 16:48
    Author     : mickael
    Description:
        Purpose of the document follows.
-->

<root>
    <country>
        <name>France</name>
        <divisions>
            <division>
                <name>Nord-Ouest</name>
                <agencies>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Nantes</name>
                    </agency>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Centre-Bretagne</name>
                        <agencies>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Rennes</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Tour</name>
                            </agency>
                        </agencies>
                    </agency>
                </agencies>
            </division>
            <division>
                <name>Sud-Ouest</name>
                <agencies>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Poitou-Aquitaine</name>
                        <agencies>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Niort</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Bordeaux</name>
                            </agency>
                        </agencies>
                    </agency>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Toulouse</name>
                    </agency>
                </agencies>
            </division>
            <division>
                <name>Sud-Est</name>
                <agencies>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Sud</name>
                        <agencies>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Marseille</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Nice</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Montpellier</name>
                            </agency>
                        </agencies>
                    </agency>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne</name>
                        <agencies>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Lyon</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Clermont-Ferrand</name>
                            </agency>
                            <agency>
                                <name>Grenoble</name>
                            </agency>
                        </agencies>
                    </agency>
                </agencies>
            </division>
            <division>
                <name>Nord-Est</name>
                <agencies>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Lille</name>
                    </agency>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Strasbourg</name>
                    </agency>
                    <agency>
                        <name>Amiens</name>
                    </agency>
                </agencies>
            </division>
        </divisions>
    </country>
</root>

output

rake db:seed

--Country France
----Division Nord-Ouest
------Agency Nantes
------Agency Centre-Bretagne
--------AgencyChild Rennes
--------AgencyChild Tour
------Agency Rennes
------Agency Tour
----Division Sud-Ouest
------Agency Poitou-Aquitaine
--------AgencyChild Niort
--------AgencyChild Bordeaux
------Agency Niort
------Agency Bordeaux
------Agency Toulouse
----Division Sud-Est
------Agency Sud
--------AgencyChild Marseille
--------AgencyChild Nice
--------AgencyChild Montpellier
------Agency Marseille
------Agency Nice
------Agency Montpellier
------Agency Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne
--------AgencyChild Lyon
--------AgencyChild Clermont-Ferrand
--------AgencyChild Grenoble
------Agency Lyon
------Agency Clermont-Ferrand
------Agency Grenoble
----Division Nord-Est
------Agency Lille
------Agency Strasbourg
------Agency Amiens

seeds.rb

require 'hpricot'

xml = File.read('lib/tasks/data/agencies/agencies.xml')
doc = Hpricot::XML(xml)
(doc/:country).each do |country|
  puts "--Country " + country.at("name").inner_html
  (country/:divisions).each do |divisions|
    (divisions/:division).each do |division|
      puts "----Division " + division.at("name").inner_html
      (division/:agencies/:agency).each do |agency|
          puts "------Agency " + agency.at("name").inner_html
          (agency/:agencies/:agency).each do |s_agency|
            puts "--------AgencyChild " + s_agency.at("name").inner_html
          end
      end
    end
  end
end