getDirInfoParser is a private Sax Parser designed to rapidly parse a <username>.xml file for directory/filter names.

This Sax parser is designed to return a list of MadrigalDirectory classes found in a given file. This list is presently used to support the isprint selection web page, which needs to know about all user directories and filters.

For usage information for any Python Sax parser, see Python Sax tutorial

This parser assumes the username.xml is of the form of the following format:

<?xml version='1.0'?>

<userInfo>

<directory>

<dirname>jmh_public</dirname>

<dirtype>public</dirtype>

<filter>

<filtername>jmh_pub1</filtername>

more filter elements ...

</filter>

possibly more filters...

</directory>

possibly more directories...

</userInfor>

Non-standard Python modules used:

PyXML

Exceptions thrown:

Exception possibly thrown by sax module

Change history:

Written by Bill Rideout Dec. 11, 2001

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