class Hermod::XmlNode

A representation of an XML node with content and attributes.

def initialize(name, value, attributes={})

set in the builder.
must be in the list of attributes allowed for the node as
attributes - a Hash of attributes as Symbol -> value pairs. The symbol
value - the node contents as a string.
name - the name of the node as it appears in the XML

building methods and should not be called manually.
Internal: creates a XmlNode. This is used by the XmlSectionBuilder's node 
def initialize(name, value, attributes={})
  @name = name
  @value = value
  @attributes = attributes
end

def rename_attributes(lookup_hash)

future)
Returns self so it can be used in a call chain (This may change in

lookup_hash - the hash to use to convert symbols to strings HMRC recognise

hash
Internal: replaces symbol attributes with strings looked up in the provided 
def rename_attributes(lookup_hash)
  attributes.keys.each do |attribute|
    attributes[lookup_hash.fetch(attribute)] = sanitise_attribute(attributes.delete(attribute))
  end
  self
end

def to_xml

Returns an XML::Node built from the XmlNode object.

version).
without any sanitisation (currently - this may change in a future
Internal: turns the XmlNode into an XML::Node including any attributes 
def to_xml
  if value.respond_to? :to_xml
    value.to_xml
  else
    XML::Node.new(@name, @value).tap do |node|
      @attributes.each do |attribute_name, attribute_value|
        node[attribute_name] = attribute_value if attribute_value.present?
      end
    end
  end
end