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# htmlparser2
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[](https://npmjs.org/package/htmlparser2)
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[](https://npmjs.org/package/htmlparser2)
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[](http://travis-ci.org/fb55/htmlparser2)
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[](https://coveralls.io/r/fb55/htmlparser2)
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A forgiving HTML/XML/RSS parser. The parser can handle streams and provides a callback interface.
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## Installation
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npm install htmlparser2
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A live demo of htmlparser2 is available [here](https://astexplorer.net/#/2AmVrGuGVJ).
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var htmlparser = require("htmlparser2");
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var parser = new htmlparser.Parser({
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onopentag: function(name, attribs){
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if(name === "script" && attribs.type === "text/javascript"){
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console.log("JS! Hooray!");
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}
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},
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ontext: function(text){
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console.log("-->", text);
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},
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onclosetag: function(tagname){
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if(tagname === "script"){
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console.log("That's it?!");
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}
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}
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}, {decodeEntities: true});
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parser.write("Xyz <script type='text/javascript'>var foo = '<<bar>>';</ script>");
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parser.end();
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```
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Output (simplified):
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```
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--> Xyz
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JS! Hooray!
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--> var foo = '<<bar>>';
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That's it?!
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```
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## Documentation
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Read more about the parser and its options in the [wiki](https://github.com/fb55/htmlparser2/wiki/Parser-options).
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## Get a DOM
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The `DomHandler` (known as `DefaultHandler` in the original `htmlparser` module) produces a DOM (document object model) that can be manipulated using the [`DomUtils`](https://github.com/fb55/DomUtils) helper.
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The `DomHandler`, while still bundled with this module, was moved to its [own module](https://github.com/fb55/domhandler). Have a look at it for further information.
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## Parsing RSS/RDF/Atom Feeds
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```javascript
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new htmlparser.FeedHandler(function(<error> error, <object> feed){
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...
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});
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```
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Note: While the provided feed handler works for most feeds, you might want to use [danmactough/node-feedparser](https://github.com/danmactough/node-feedparser), which is much better tested and actively maintained.
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## Performance
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After having some artificial benchmarks for some time, __@AndreasMadsen__ published his [`htmlparser-benchmark`](https://github.com/AndreasMadsen/htmlparser-benchmark), which benchmarks HTML parses based on real-world websites.
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At the time of writing, the latest versions of all supported parsers show the following performance characteristics on [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/AndreasMadsen/htmlparser-benchmark/builds/10805007) (please note that Travis doesn't guarantee equal conditions for all tests):
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```
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gumbo-parser : 34.9208 ms/file ± 21.4238
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html-parser : 24.8224 ms/file ± 15.8703
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html5 : 419.597 ms/file ± 264.265
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htmlparser : 60.0722 ms/file ± 384.844
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htmlparser2-dom: 12.0749 ms/file ± 6.49474
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htmlparser2 : 7.49130 ms/file ± 5.74368
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hubbub : 30.4980 ms/file ± 16.4682
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libxmljs : 14.1338 ms/file ± 18.6541
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parse5 : 22.0439 ms/file ± 15.3743
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sax : 49.6513 ms/file ± 26.6032
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```
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## How does this module differ from [node-htmlparser](https://github.com/tautologistics/node-htmlparser)?
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This is a fork of the `htmlparser` module. The main difference is that this is intended to be used only with node (it runs on other platforms using [browserify](https://github.com/substack/node-browserify)). `htmlparser2` was rewritten multiple times and, while it maintains an API that's compatible with `htmlparser` in most cases, the projects don't share any code anymore.
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The parser now provides a callback interface close to [sax.js](https://github.com/isaacs/sax-js) (originally targeted at [readabilitySAX](https://github.com/fb55/readabilitysax)). As a result, old handlers won't work anymore.
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The `DefaultHandler` and the `RssHandler` were renamed to clarify their purpose (to `DomHandler` and `FeedHandler`). The old names are still available when requiring `htmlparser2`, your code should work as expected.
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