def hdf2dict(hdf_as_str):
"""
Usage
>>> json_data = hdf2json('''artists {
... 0 {
... name = Persuader, The
... }
... }
... title = Stockholm
... labels {
... 0 {
... name = Svek
... catno = SK032
... }
... }''')
"""
if not isinstance(hdf_as_str, basestring):
raise ValueError('argument must be a string')
hdf_obj = HDF()
hdf_obj.readString(hdf_as_str)
node = hdf_obj
def traverse_node(node):
dict_part = {}
list_part = []
while node and node.name().isdigit():
if node.value():
list_part.append(node.value())
else:
list_part.append(traverse_node(node.child()))
node = node.next()
if list_part:
return list_part
while node:
if node.value() is not None and not node.child():
val = node.value()
dict_part[node.name()] = val
else:
dict_part[node.name()] = traverse_node(node.child())
node = node.next()
return dict_part
return traverse_node(node.child())
