SBLGNT parser, basic framework for openscriptures import

sblgnt start

#! /usr/bin/evn python

import xml.sax

class SBLGNTParser(xml.sax.handler.ContentHandler):
	"""Class to parse the SBL GNT XML file"""
	
	def __init__(self, parent):
		self.init_meta_data()
		self.parent = parent
		
	def init_meta_data(self):
		self.in_book = 0
		self.in_book_title = 0
		self.in_paragraph = 0
		self.in_verse = 0
		self.in_word = 0
		self.in_suffix = 0

	def startElement(self, name, attrs):
		if name == "book":
			self.in_book = 1
		
		elif name == "title":
			self.in_book_title = 1
		
		elif name == "verse-number":
			self.in_verse = 1
		
		elif name == "w":
			self.in_word = 1
		
		elif name == "suffix":
			self.in_suffix = 1
			
	def characters(self, data):
		if self.in_word or self.in_suffix:
			# Here handle tokens
			self.parent.add_token(data)
			
		
		elif self.in_book or self.in_book_title or self.in_verse:
			# Here handle structs
			self.parent.add_token(data)
			
		
	def endElement(self, name):
		self.init_meta_data()


class Command():

	def __init__(self):
		self.test = 1
		self.handler = SBLGNTParser(self)
		self.parser = xml.sax.make_parser()
		self.parser.setContentHandler(self.handler)
	
	def handle(self):
		self.parser.parse("/Users/sminatha/Downloads/SBLGNTxml/sblgnt.xml")
		
	def add_token(self, data):
		print data

		
if __name__ == "__main__":
	test = Command()
	test.handle()

Coolness.