XML Request Parser

A Python-based XML request parser that processes hotel availability requests, validates the input data and returns JSON responses.

Features

• Parses XML requests for hotel availability
• Validates input data including dates, currency, nationality, and room occupancy
• Generates unique IDs for each request using timestamp and UUID
• Calculates selling prices with markup and currency exchange
• Handles multiple room configurations with adult/child validation
• Returns well-structured JSON responses

Requirements

• Python 3.7+

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Pechi77/xml-request-parser.git

cd xml-request-parser

Steps to run the code

1. Open the xml_requests_parser.py file in a text editor
2. Modify the xml_request variable with your XML string
3. Run the parser with: python xml_requests_parser.py
4. The JSON response will be printed to the console.

OR

1. Open any python terminal and run the following command:
2. from xml_requests_parser import XMLRequestParser
3. xml_request = """"""
4. parser = XMLRequestParser()
5. print(parser.process_request(xml_request))

Sample Request

xml

<AvailRQ xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<timeoutMilliseconds>25000</timeoutMilliseconds>
<source>
<languageCode>en</languageCode>
</source>
<optionsQuota>20</optionsQuota>
<Configuration>
<Parameters>
<Parameter password="XXXXXXXXXX" username="YYYYYYYYY" CompanyID="123456"/>
</Parameters>
</Configuration>
<SearchType>Multiple</SearchType>
<StartDate>23/02/2025</StartDate>
<EndDate>27/02/2025</EndDate>
<Currency>USD</Currency>
<Nationality>US</Nationality>
</AvailRQ>

Sample Response

json

[
  {
    "id": "A#20250220153144-ebfaac82",
    "hotelCodeSupplier": "39971881",
    "market": "US",
    "price": {
      "minimumSellingPrice": null,
      "currency": "USD",
      "net": 132.42,
      "selling_price": 136.66,
      "selling_currency": "USD",
      "markup": 3.2,
      "exchange_rate": 1.0
    }
  }
]

Test Cases

The test_parser.py file contains test cases for the parser. To run the tests, use:

python -m unittest