gnucash/contrib/xslt

This directory contains XSLT stylesheets which may be useful for
developers and contributors.

Processing data with these stylesheets requires an XSLT transformer,
such as xsltproc.

gnc2xea.xsl
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Converts a regular GnuCash file into an account hierarchy, which other
files may then use as a template. Requires an uncompressed GnuCash
file as input; if your file is compressed then simply pipe it through
"gunzip" before passing it to your XSLT transformer.

This stylesheet takes three parameters:

* "title" - a short and descriptive title for your account hierarchy
  that shows up in the Categories list in the New Account Hierarchy
  Setup assistant.

* "short-description" - a brief description for your account
  hierarchy. Usually five words or less.

* "long-description" - a long description potentially containing
  background information on how the account hierarchy should be used,
  who would most likely use it, etc.

Failure to set either of these will result in the respective field
being empty in the account hierarchy. The stylesheet generates a
warning message if that is the case, and you can subsequently edit the
title and descriptions in the resulting XML file.

Invocation example (assuming you are using xsltproc on a compressed
GnuCash file):

gunzip -c <your gnucash file> | \
       xsltproc --stringparam title "Spacecraft project" \
                --stringparam short-description "Accounts useful for space exploration" \
                --stringparam long-description "A set of accounts useful for space exploration. Implements NASA Standards FOO-1234-BAR and FOO-3456-BAZ for Earth Orbit Satellites, Earth Orbit Space Stations, Solar System Manned and Unmanned Spaceflight, and Interstellar Exploration." \
                gnc2xea.xsl -


acctlist.xsl
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A simple stylesheet that converts a GnuCash file or account hierarchy
template into a comma-separated list of the following format:

"Number","Name","Type"

Where Number is the account number (empty if unset), Name is the
account name, and Type is the account type (ASSET, LIABILITY, INCOME,
EXPENSE etc.).

This stylesheet takes two parameters:

* "separator" - the separator character to use, by default a simple
  comma (,).

* "quote" - the quote character to use, by default double quotes (").

This may be helpful if you are developing a new account hierarchy, are
unsure of certain account types, and want to solicit someone's
feedback without making them actually fire up GnuCash or load an
account hierarchy.

Invocation example (assuming you are using xsltproc on a compressed
GnuCash file):

gunzip -c <your gnucash file> | \
       xsltproc -o /tmp/acctlist.csv acctlist.xsl -