Welcome to the world of HTMLKit! This handy Objective-C framework is your go-to solution for parsing and manipulating HTML documents effortlessly. Whether you’re developing for iOS or OSX, HTMLKit brings browser-like parsing capabilities into your application. Let’s dive right in!

Quick Overview

HTMLKit is a compliant framework based on the [WHATWG specification](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage) designed to parse and serialize HTML documents similar to modern browsers. Offering a robust Document Object Model (DOM) implementation, it simplifies navigating and manipulating HTML structures.

Installation

To add HTMLKit to your project, you have several options:

• Carthage: Add the following line in your Cartfile: github "iabudiab/HTMLKit". Then run carthage update and drag the built HTMLKit.framework into your Xcode project.
• CocoaPods: Add this to your Podfile:

  target 'MyTarget' do
   pod 'HTMLKit', '~> 4.2'
  end

  Run pod install to install your dependencies.
• Swift Package Manager: Add HTMLKit to your Package.swift dependencies as:

  .package(url: "https://github.com/iabudiab/HTMLKit", .upToNextMajor(from: "4.0.0")),

  Then run swift build.
• Manual Installation: Add HTMLKit as a git submodule, drag the HTMLKit.xcodeproj into your Xcode project, and ensure that the framework is under Embedded Binaries in your target’s General panel.

Parsing Documents and Fragments

HTMLKit provides a powerful parser to handle HTML content. Here’s a practical analogy:

Imagine you have a jigsaw puzzle (your HTML content). The pieces (tags) can be quite tricky to fit together. Using HTMLKit, you can easily assemble the puzzle:

• To parse a full document, use:

NSString *htmlString = @<div><h1>HTMLKit</h1><p>Hello there!</p></div>;
HTMLParser *parser = [[HTMLParser alloc] initWithString:htmlString];
HTMLDocument *document = [parser parseDocument];

• For document fragments, specify a context:

HTMLElement *tableContext = [[HTMLElement alloc] initWithTagName:@"table"];
NSArray *nodes = [parser parseFragmentWithContextElement:tableContext];

The DOM

The DOM can be manipulated in various ways, much like modifying a structure based on its blueprint:

• Create new elements and set attributes:

HTMLElement *description = [[HTMLElement alloc] initWithTagName:@"meta" attributes:@{@"name":@"description"}];
description[@"content"] = @"HTMLKit for iOS & OSX";

• Append nodes to the document with:

[body appendNode:description];

• Remove nodes from the document:

[body removeChildNodeAtIndex:1];

CSS3 Selectors

All CSS3 selectors, except pseudo-elements, are supported. This includes classic selectors such as:

• Retrieve all <p> elements:

NSArray *paragraphs = [document querySelectorAll:@"p"];

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues while working with HTMLKit, here are a few tips to get you back on track:

• Ensure that you have the correct framework version specified in your package manager.
• Verify that your HTML content is well-formed to avoid parsing errors.
• If you disabled DOM validation for performance, remember that it might hide underlying issues.

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Conclusion

Now that you’ve got a grip on HTMLKit, you’re all set to manipulate HTML documents as you please. Leveraging this powerful framework will streamline your development process and elevate your projects.