1. import json
  2. from collections import OrderedDict
  4. def serialize_dom_element(element):
  5. """Serializes a DOM element to a JSON-compatible dictionary."""
  6. if not hasattr(element, '__dict__'):
  7. return str(element) # Fallback for non-element objects
  9. data = OrderedDict()
  10. for key, value in element.__dict__.items():
  11. if isinstance(value, (dict, list)):
  12. data[key] = serialize_dom_element(value) # Recursive call for nested structures
  13. elif value is None:
  14. data[key] = None
  15. else:
  16. data[key] = value
  17. return data
  19. def deserialize_dom_element(data):
  20. """Deserializes a JSON-compatible dictionary back to a DOM element."""
  21. if data is None:
  22. return None
  24. if isinstance(data, dict):
  25. return create_dom_element_from_dict(data)
  26. else:
  27. return data # Handle cases where it's not a dict (e.g., string)
  30. def create_dom_element_from_dict(data):
  31. """Helper function to create a DOM element from a dictionary."""
  32. element = {}
  33. for key, value in data.items():
  34. if isinstance(value, dict):
  35. element[key] = create_dom_element_from_dict(value)
  36. elif isinstance(value, list):
  37. element[key] = [create_dom_element_from_dict(item) for item in value]
  38. else:
  39. element[key] = value
  40. return element

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