Meeseeks

Overview

Meeseeks is an intuitive Elixir library designed for parsing and extracting data from HTML and XML using CSS or XPath selectors. By offering a user-friendly API and powerful capabilities, it facilitates efficient data manipulation for developers looking to work with web data. Meeseeks stands out due to its combination of a robust HTML5 parser and a permissive XML parser, making it suitable for various use cases.

With support for custom selectors and a range of built-in extraction helpers, Meeseeks simplifies the process of querying and managing data from complex documents. Whether you’re working on a simple project or a larger application, this library is tailored to meet the needs of modern developers in parsing tasks.

Features

• Friendly API: Designed for ease-of-use, the API enables quick access to HTML and XML parsing functionalities.

• Browser-grade HTML5 parser: Handles modern HTML standards effectively, ensuring accurate parsing of web content.

• Permissive XML parser: Offers flexibility in processing XML documents, accommodating various formats and structures.

• CSS and XPath selectors: Leverage the power of both CSS and XPath for sophisticated data selection from documents.

• Supports custom selectors: Customize the way you select nodes, tailoring queries to meet specific requirements.

• Helpers for data extraction: Built-in functions like attr, html, and text make retrieving information straightforward and efficient.

• Compatibility with Elixir and Erlang: Tested with a minimum of Elixir 1.16.0 and Erlang/OTP 26.0, ensuring stability and performance.

• No Rust installation required: Uses pre-compiled NIFs via rustler_precompiled, eliminating the need for local Rust installations during setup.