# Who should be using it

**Skrape{it}** focuses first and foremost on parsing html, but it's possible to parse any XML related markup specification, like:

* SVG [(Scalable Vector Graphics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics)
* RSS [(Rich Site Summary)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS)
* GraphML [(Graphical Markup Language)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GraphML)
* UML [(Unified Modeling Language)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Modeling_Language)
* OSM [(OpenStreetMap)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap)
* GPX [(GPS Exchange Format)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Exchange_Format)
* XMPP [(Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP)
* MathML [(Mathematical Markup Language)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML)
* ...

**some thoughts when it is helpful to use skrape{it}:**

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"I want to grab some data from a website that's not providing an API!"
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"I want to parse HTML from a raw String or a file in an intuitive and highly readable way, without the need of messing around with crazy CSS-selector query knowledge!"
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"I would like to test the endpoints of my application that produces HTML/XML in a meaningful and idiomatic way!"
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"I'm running a huge Selenium suite that is checking the appearance of certain elements and its values. Therefore I'm looking for a fast and reliable alternative with less overhead!"
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"I'm maintaining a complex application with high SEO requirements, therefore i want to have e2e tests checking the relevant meta tag information!"
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"I need to refactor an (legacy or hard to mock) application that produces HTML/XML and want to have high level tests that ensure my changes fulfill the expectations!"
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"I'm an Android developer and want to write proper tests for my Manifest file, XML Layout files and other XML related stuff within my project!"
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