Introducing the SectionX gem

The SectionX gem makes it convenient to store and retrieve hierarchical data in an XML format known as SectionX.

require 'sectionx'

s =<<EOF
<?sectionx id='personal'?>

title: My Personal Profile
tags: profile personal

----------------------------

name: John Smith
age: 68

# Employment
Employer: FQM R&S
EOF

sx = SectionX.new
sx.import s
puts sx.to_xml pretty: true

output:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<personal>
  <summary>
    <title>My Personal Profile</title>
    <tags>profile personal</tags>
  </summary>
  <sections>
    <section>
      <summary>
        <name>John Smith</name>
        <age>68</age>
      </summary>
      <sections/>
    </section>
    <section title='Employment'>
      <summary>
        <employer>FQM R&S</employer>
      </summary>
      <sections/>
    </section>
  </sections>
</personal>

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