Simple HTML (or XML) to Android Native converter

Question

I have a very simple data format that I want to frequently display that in my app. The first approach is using native android components like TextView, ImageView and TableLayout. But this approach makes me create a lot of different UIs. Second approach is to use WebView instead. This way I will lost speed. WebView is very powerful for such purposes but it kills UI responsiveness. The third way is to use a (very simple) HTML or XML and convert them to native android UI elements at runtime.

For example assume that I want to convert this simple html:

<div style="some_div_style">
    <p style="some_paragraph_style">A not-very-long-text comes here</p>
    <img src="..."/>
</div>

into this:

<LinearLayout style="@style/some_div_style">
    <TextView style="@style/some_paragraph_style" android:text="A not-very-long-text comes here"/>
    <ImageView android:src="..." .../>
</LinearLayout>   

at runtime.

Do you know any library for doing such HTML (or XML) converter?

Answer 1

I think this is what you (or anyone need this) looking for:

squarede

Converts and optimizes pure HTML and SVG into the various standard Android layouts in XML. Easiest to use and also most accurate with support for CSS/SMIL animations. Compatible with Chrome and Safari.

And yes! I know that it is an old post.