remove unwanted markup in HTML string

sanitize_html.rb

# via http://www.viget.com/extend/html-sanitization-in-rails-that-actually-works
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# $Id: sanitize.rb 3 2005-04-05 12:51:14Z dwight $
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# Copyright (c) 2005 Dwight Shih
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def sanitize( html, okTags='a href, b, br, i, p' )
  # no closing tag necessary for these
  soloTags = ["br","hr"]

  # Build hash of allowed tags with allowed attributes
  tags = okTags.downcase().split(',').collect!{ |s| s.split(' ') }
  allowed = Hash.new
  tags.each do |s|
    key = s.shift
    allowed[key] = s
  end

  # Analyze all <> elements
  stack = Array.new
  result = html.gsub( /(<.*?>)/m ) do | element |
    if element =~ /\A<\/(\w+)/ then
      # </tag>
      tag = $1.downcase
      if allowed.include?(tag) && stack.include?(tag) then
        # If allowed and on the stack
        # Then pop down the stack
        top = stack.pop
        out = "</#{top}>"
        until top == tag do
          top = stack.pop
          out << "</#{top}>"
        end
        out
      end
    elsif element =~ /\A<(\w+)\s*\/>/
      # <tag />
      tag = $1.downcase
      if allowed.include?(tag) then
        "<#{tag} />"
      end
    elsif element =~ /\A<(\w+)/ then
      # <tag ...>
      tag = $1.downcase
      if allowed.include?(tag) then
        if ! soloTags.include?(tag) then
          stack.push(tag)
        end
        if allowed[tag].length == 0 then
          # no allowed attributes
          "<#{tag}>"
        else
          # allowed attributes?
          out = "<#{tag}"
          while ( $' =~ /(\w+)=("[^"]+")/ )
            attr = $1.downcase
            valu = $2
            if allowed[tag].include?(attr) then
              out << " #{attr}=#{valu}"
            end
          end
          out << ">"
        end
      end
    end
  end
  
  # eat up unmatched leading >
  while result.sub!(/\A([^<]*)>/m) { $1 } do end
  
  # eat up unmatched trailing <
  while result.sub!(/<([^>]*)\Z/m) { $1 } do end
  
  # clean up the stack
  if stack.length > 0 then
    result << "</#{stack.reverse.join('></')}>"
  end

  result
end
         

s  = '<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; "></span><div><p style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; ">Duft-Set, je eine Flasche &quot;Erdbeere&quot;, &quot;Kirsch&quot;, &quot;Vanille&quot;, &quot;Apfel&quot;, &quot;Pfirsich&quot;, &quot;Himbeer&quot; und &quot;Kokos&quot;Zur Ergänzung bzw. Nachfüllung. Inhalt: je 20 ml pro Flasche.</p></div>'
puts sanitize(s)