XML is a markup language designed to store and transport data. It is verbose, self-descriptive, and platform-independent.
Example XML Input:
<order>
<customer>Acme Corp</customer>
<sku>94016</sku>
<quantity>4</quantity>
<weight_kg>2.5</weight_kg>
</order>
| Layer | Role | |-------|------| | XML | Structured, schema-validatable, human-readable, integrates with ERPs/WMS/middleware | | ZPL | Compact, printer-native, supports graphics/barcodes/RFID, but arcane and positional | xml to zpl converter
A converter bridges declarative data (XML) with imperative drawing commands (ZPL). XML is a markup language designed to store
XML often uses UTF-8. Some ZPL printers expect CP850 (Latin-1). | Layer | Role | |-------|------| | XML
A converter must not crash on bad input. Implement:
Log every conversion: input XML fingerprint, output ZPL size, warnings (e.g., "Text truncated").