def generate_string(converter, input, format = 'xml'):
"""
Like generate(), but reads the input from a string instead of
from a file.
@type converter: compiler.Context
@param converter: The compiled converter.
@type input: str
@param input: The string to convert.
@type format: str
@param format: The output format.
@rtype: str
@return: The resulting output.
"""
builder = generator.new(format)
if builder is None:
raise TypeError('invalid output format ' + repr(format))
converter.parse_string(input, builder)
return builder.serialize()
def generate_string_to_file(converter, input, output_file, format = 'xml'):
builder = generator.new(format)
if builder is None:
raise TypeError('invalid output format ' + repr(format))
converter.parse_string(input, builder)
builder.serialize_to_file(output_file)