SVG-Inspector is a C library designed to parse Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files using libxml2, and to represent the SVG data in a user-friendly, easily accessible data structure. This allows developers to quickly extract, analyze, and manipulate SVG elements programmatically.

• SVG Parsing: Parses SVG files into a custom in-memory data structure.
• Element Extraction: Provides functions to extract all rectangles, circles, paths, and groups, including nested groups.
• Attribute Access: Allows easy access to element attributes and their values.
• Data Manipulation: Enables adding, setting, and modifying SVG components.
• Validation: Offers SVG validation against a schema file, plus additional checks based on the data structure.
• JSON Conversion: Can convert different lists and elements to a JSON string.
• Easy to Use API: Provides a simple and straightforward API for accessing and manipulating the data structure.
• Dynamic Library: Can be used as a shared dynamic library, and included in C-based projects.

• libxml2: You must have libxml2 installed on your system. You can usually install it via your system's package manager (e.g., apt-get install libxml2-dev on Debian/Ubuntu, or brew install libxml2 on macOS).

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone [your-repository-url]
   cd [your-repository-directory]

2. Compile the Library:

   make

   This will create a shared library file SVG-Inspector.so (or SVG-Inspector.dylib on macOS) in the root folder.
3. Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH (Linux/macOS): To use the shared dynamic library, you need to tell your system where to find it:

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd):$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

(Replace $(pwd) with the actual path to your library if necessary). You may want to add this to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file for persistence.

Here's a basic example demonstrating how to use the library:

#include "SVGParser.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  if (argc != 2) {
        printf("Usage: %s <svg_file>\n", argv[0]);
        return 1;
    }
  SVGimage *img = createValidSVGimage(argv[1], "svg.xsd"); // Replace with path to your SVG and Schema file.
  if (!img)
  {
    printf("Error Creating SVGimage Struct\n");
    return 1;
  }

    char *img_to_string = SVGimageToString(img);
    if(img_to_string == NULL)
    {
        printf("Error getting the string value of the struct\n");
        deleteSVGimage(img);
        return 1;
    }
    printf("%s\n", img_to_string);
    free(img_to_string);
    deleteSVGimage(img);
    return 0;
}