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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# SAT: a jabber client
+# Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013  Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""This library help manage XML used in SàT frontends """
+
+# we don't import minidom as a different class can be used in frontends
+# (e.g. NativeDOM in Libervia)
+
+
+def inlineRoot(doc):
+    """ make the root attribute inline
+    @param root_node: minidom's Document compatible class
+    @return: plain XML
+    """
+    root_elt = doc.documentElement
+    if root_elt.hasAttribute('style'):
+        styles_raw = root_elt.getAttribute('style')
+        styles = styles_raw.split(';')
+        new_styles = []
+        for style in styles:
+            try:
+                key, value = style.split(':')
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            if key.strip().lower() ==  'display':
+                value = 'inline'
+            new_styles.append('%s: %s' % (key.strip(), value.strip()))
+        root_elt.setAttribute('style', "; ".join(new_styles))
+    else:
+        root_elt.setAttribute('style', 'display: inline')
+    return root_elt.toxml()
+