[SOLVED] Add attribute to XML

Issue

XML to edit -

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

<broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema">
  <jaas-security domain="activemq"/>
  <server configuration="file:/Users/gugu/Docs/artemis/var/lib/broker/etc//broker.xml"/>
  <web path="web" rootRedirectLocation="console">
    <binding uri="https://localhost:8161">
      <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
      <app url="artemis-plugin" war="artemis-plugin.war"/>
      <app url="console" war="console.war"/>
    </binding>
  </web>
</broker>

In the above XML, I want to add the below attribute uri="https://localhost:8161".

keyStorePath="$path/server-keystore.jks" keyStorePassword="password"

After adding these, need to change http to https and also might need to change the port.

Result -

<binding uri="https://localhost:8443" keyStorePath="$path/server-keystore.jks" keyStorePassword="securepass">

The path and password used above for the keystone.jks should come from two different variables.

Can someone help me how to edit it in place using either XMLstarlet or sed command?

What I tried - To add the attribute, (first I tried without variable)

xmlstarlet edit --inplace \
  --insert "/broker/web/binding[not(@keyStorePath)]" --type attr -n keyStorePath --value ".ssl/server-keystore.jks" \
  bootstrap.xml

There are no changes in the file

Solution

Your XML file uses namespaces (xmlns=). This adds two attributes and updates one attribute:

xmlstarlet edit --inplace \
  -N x='http://activemq.apache.org/schema' \
  --insert '//x:broker/x:web/x:binding' --type attr -n 'keyStorePath' --value '$path/server-keystore.jks' \
  --insert '//x:broker/x:web/x:binding' --type attr -n 'keyStorePassword' --value 'password' \
  --update '//x:broker/x:web/x:binding/@uri' --value 'https://localhost:8443' \
  file.xml

Output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<broker xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema">
  <jaas-security domain="activemq"/>
  <server configuration="file:/Users/gugu/Docs/artemis/var/lib/broker/etc//broker.xml"/>
  <web path="web" rootRedirectLocation="console">
    <binding uri="https://localhost:8443" keyStorePath="$path/server-keystore.jks" keyStorePassword="password">
      <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
      <app url="artemis-plugin" war="artemis-plugin.war"/>
      <app url="console" war="console.war"/>
    </binding>
  </web>
</broker>

Information about the syntax: xmlstarlet edit

Answered By - Cyrus

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)