--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tools/xml_tools.py	Tue Dec 08 09:54:44 2009 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+SAT: a jabber client
+Copyright (C) 2009  Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+from logging import debug, info, error
+from xml.dom import minidom
+import pdb
+
+class XMLTools:
+    """This class help manage XML used in SàT (parameters, registration, etc) """
+
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def dataForm2xml(form):
+        """Take a data form (xep-0004, Wokkel's implementation) and convert it to a SàT xml"""
+        result_xml = ["<form>", "</form>"]
+        if form.instructions:
+            result_xml.insert(1,"<elem name='instructions' value='%s' type='text' />" % '\n'.join(form.instructions))
+        for field in form.fieldList:
+            if field.fieldType == 'text-single':
+                __field_type = "string"
+            elif field.fieldType == 'text-private':
+                __field_type = "password"
+            else:
+                error (u"FIXME FIXME FIXME: Type [%s] is not managed yet by SàT" % field.fieldType)
+                __field_type = "string_field"
+            
+            result_xml.insert(-1,"<elem name='%s' type='%s' label='%s'>" % (field.var, __field_type, field.label))
+
+        return '\n'.join(result_xml)
+
+        
+        
+        
+        pdb.set_trace()