def load_elem(element, ignore=None):
"""Load the given XML element as a `dict`, skipping any child elements
listed in the given `ignore` argument."""
result = data.load_attrs(element) or {}
result['kind'] = element.tag
for child in list(element):
if ignore and child.tag in ignore: continue
name, value = data.load_elem(child)
result[name] = value
return result
def load_panel(element):
"""Load dashboard panel view data from the given XML element."""
# Project the tag name as a panel `kind` property and project all option
# child elements onto a simple options record.
result = { 'kind': element.tag }
# Special case <html> panels, which are just literal HTML
if element.tag == "html":
result['content'] = ElementTree.tostring(element)
else:
for child in list(element):
if child.tag == "option":
k = child.attrib['name']
v = child.text
if 'options' not in result:
result['options'] = {}
result['options'][k] = v
else:
k, v = data.load_elem(child)
result[k] = v
return result
