@ygracs/xepg-lib-js 0.0.23 → 0.0.25

package/lib/xepgdoc-lib.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// [v0.2.106-20250428]
+// [v0.2.128-20250825]
 
 // === module init block ===
 
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ const {
   writeXObjAttr,
 } = xObj;
 
-// === module extra block (helper functions) ===
+const {
+  readAsTagName,
+  readAsAttrName,
+  valueToElementID,
+} = require('./xml-base');
+
+// === module inner block ===
 
 /*
  * === xObj-function wrappers (start) ===
@@ -50,6 +56,10 @@ function readXObjParam(obj){
  * === xObj-function wrappers (end) ===
  */
 
+/***
+ * (* helper function definitions *)
+ */
+
 /**
  * @param {object} obj - element
  * @param {string} name - child element name
@@ -95,6 +105,94 @@ function writeXEpgDocDeclSection(obj, data) {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns an object as a string in an XML-format.
+ * @since v0.0.24
+ * @function serializeXObjToXMLString
+ * @param {object} node - some element
+ * @param {object} opt - parser options
+ * @param {string} tagName - element tag name
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @inner
+ */
+function serializeXObjToXMLString(node, opt, tagName) {
+  let result = '';
+  try {
+    result = xmlParser.js2xml({ [tagName]: node }, opt);
+  } catch (err) {
+    //console.log('CHECK: serializeXObjToXMLString() => Error => '+err);
+    result = '';
+    //throw err;
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Loads an object content from an XML-string.
+ * @since v0.0.24
+ * @function deserializeXObjFromXMLString
+ * @param {object} node - some element
+ * @param {object} opt - parser options
+ * @param {string} text - some content
+ * @param {string} tagName - element tag name
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {Error}
+ * @inner
+ * @experimental
+ */
+function deserializeXObjFromXMLString(node, opt, text, tagName) {
+  let result = false;
+  if (typeof text === 'string' && text !== '') {
+    try {
+      let obj = xmlParser.xml2js(text, opt);
+      if (isPlainObject(obj)) {
+        obj = obj[tagName];
+        if (isPlainObject(obj)) {
+          for (let prop in node) {
+            // // TODO: catch errors in strict mode
+            delete node[prop];
+          };
+          (Object.entries(obj)).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+            node[key] = value;
+          });
+          result = true;
+        };
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      //console.log('CHECK: deserializeXObjFromXMLString() => Error => '+err);
+      //console.log('CHECK: deserializeXObjFromXMLString() => Error => '+err.code);
+      throw err;
+    };
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * An XEPG-element options set (base)
+ * @typedef {Object} OPT_epgelsett_bs
+ * @property {TXmlContentParseOptions} [parseOptions] - parser options
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Evaluates an XML-node base settings
+ * @function __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings
+ * @param {any} value - element settings to evaluate
+ * @returns {OPT_epgelsett_bs}
+ * @inner
+ */
+function __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(value) {
+  /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
+  let settings = isPlainObject(value) ? value : {};
+  if (settings instanceof Map) settings = Object.fromEntries(settings);
+  let {
+    parseOptions,
+  } = settings;
+  if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
+    settings.parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
+  };
+  return settings;
+};
+
 // === module main block ===
 
 /***
@@ -160,101 +258,33 @@ const defParseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions();
  * (* function definitions *)
  */
 
-/**
- * @since v0.0.23
- * @function readAsTagName
- * @param {any} value - some value
- * @returns {string}
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a valid tag name
- *              of an XML-element.
- */
-function readAsTagName(value) {
-  let tagName = valueToIDString(value, { ignoreNumbers: true });
-  if (tagName === null) return '';
-  if (tagName !== '') {
-    // // TODO: do extra checks
-    const template = /[\s\/\\\"\'<>=]/;
-    const trigger = tagName.match(template);
-    if (trigger) {
-      //console.log(trigger);
-      tagName = '';
-    };
-  };
-  return tagName;
-};
-
-/**
- * @since v0.0.23
- * @function readAsAttrName
- * @param {any} value - some value
- * @returns {string}
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a valid name
- *              of an XML-attribute.
- */
-function readAsAttrName(value) {
-  let attrName = valueToIDString(value, { ignoreNumbers: true });
-  if (attrName === null) return '';
-  if (attrName !== '') {
-    // // TODO: do extra checks
-    const template = /[\s\/\\\"\'<>=]/;
-    const trigger = attrName.match(template);
-    if (trigger) {
-      //console.log(trigger);
-      attrName = '';
-    };
-  };
-  return attrName;
-};
-
-/**
- * @since v0.0.23
- * @function valueToElementID
- * @param {any} value - some value
- * @returns {string}
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a valid identifier
- *              suitable as a value for an "ID-attribute" of an XML-element.
- */
-function valueToElementID(value) {
-  let id = valueToIDString(value);
-  if (id === null) return '';
-  if (id !== '') {
-    // // TODO: do extra checks
-    const template = /[\s\/\\\"\'<>=]/;
-    const trigger = id.match(template);
-    if (trigger) {
-      //console.log(trigger);
-      id = '';
-    };
-  };
-  return id;
-};
-
 /***
  * (* class definitions *)
  */
 
 /**
+ * A schedule info descriptor
  * @typedef {Object} xepgShedInfoDesc
  * @property {number} time - a schedule start time
  * @property {string} title - schedule title
  * @property {string} [cat] - schedule category
  * @property {number} [pcmark] - schedule rating
  * @property {string} [descr] - schedule description
- * @description A schedule info descriptor
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {Object} OPT_epgelsett_bs
- * @property {TXmlContentParseOptions} [parseOptions] - parser options
- * @description An XEPG-element options set (base)
+ * An extra options set
+ * @typedef {Object} OPT_extra
+ * @property {object} [dts_src] - 'DTS'-settings
+ * @property {object} [tz_src] - 'TZ'-settings
  */
 
 /**
+ * An XEPG-element options set (extend)
  * @typedef {Object} OPT_epgelsett_ex
  * @property {TXmlContentParseOptions} [parseOptions] - parser options
- * @property {object} [opt.dts_src]
- * @property {object} [opt.tz_src]
- * @description An XEPG-element options set (extend)
+ * @property {object} [dts_src]
+ * @property {object} [tz_src]
  */
 
 /**
@@ -263,22 +293,23 @@ function valueToElementID(value) {
  */
 class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   /** @type {object} */
-  #_host;// = null;
+  #_host;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_ex} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {TXmlContentParseOptions} */
-  #_parseOptions;// = null;
+  #_parseOptions;
   /** @type {?object} */
   #_dts_src = null;
   /** @type {?object} */
   #_tz_src = null;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the EPG-schedule element
    * @param {object} obj - host object
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_ex} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the EPG-schedule element
+   * @param {OPT_extra} [extra] - \[since `v0.0.24`] extra options
    */
-  constructor(obj, opt) {
+  constructor(obj, opt, extra) {
     // load content
     const _host = isPlainObject(obj) ? obj : {};
     // load options
@@ -286,12 +317,15 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
     const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
     let {
       parseOptions,
-      dts_src, tz_src,
     } = _options;
     if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
       parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
       _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
     };
+    let {
+      dts_src = _options.dts_src,
+      tz_src = _options.tz_src,
+    } = isPlainObject(extra) ? extra : {};
     if (!isPlainObject(dts_src)) dts_src = null;
     if (!isPlainObject(tz_src)) tz_src = null;
     // save content source
@@ -378,8 +412,8 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a schedule info item descriptor
    * @returns {xepgShedInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a schedule info item descriptor
    */
   getInfo() {
     const {
@@ -399,9 +433,9 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a schedule start time.
    * @param {(number|string|Date)} value - some time value
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a schedule start time.
    */
   setTime(value) {
     let { isSucceed, value: dtValue } = tryDTValue(value);
@@ -420,9 +454,9 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a schedule title.
    * @param {string} value - some title
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a schedule title.
    */
   setTitle(value) {
     let result = false;
@@ -437,9 +471,9 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a schedule title.
    * @param {string} value - some title
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a schedule title.
    */
   setCategory(value) {
     let result = false;
@@ -454,9 +488,9 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a schedule rating value.
    * @param {(number|string)} value - some value
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a schedule rating value.
    */
   setRating(value) {
     const _value = valueToIndex(value);
@@ -472,9 +506,9 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a schedule description.
    * @param {string} value - some text
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a schedule description.
    */
   setDescr(value) {
     let result = false;
@@ -489,23 +523,38 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    * @returns {string}
-   * @description Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    */
   saveToXMLString() {
     const options = this.#_parseOptions.js2xml;
     options.ignoreDocType = true;
     options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
-    const content = { [`${XEPG_SCHED_ETAG_NAME}`]: this.#_host };
-    let result = '';
-    try {
-      result = xmlParser.js2xml(content, options);
-    } catch (err) {
-      //console.log('CHECK: TXEpgHeaderContainer.saveToXMLString() => Error => '+err);
-      result = '';
-      //throw err;
-    };
-    return result;
+    return serializeXObjToXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      XEPG_SCHED_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads an element content from a string.
+   * @since v0.0.24
+   * @param {string} xmlString - some content
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   * @throws {Error}
+   * @experimental
+   */
+  loadFromXMLString(xmlString) {
+    const options = this.#_parseOptions.xml2js;
+    options.ignoreDocType = true;
+    options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
+    return deserializeXObjFromXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      xmlString,
+      XEPG_SCHED_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
   }
 
 };
@@ -515,24 +564,28 @@ class TXEpgScheduleItem {
  */
 class TXEpgSchedulesList {
   /** @type {object[]} */
-  #_content;// = null;
+  #_content;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_ex} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {?object} */
   #_dts_src = null;
   /** @type {?object} */
   #_tz_src = null;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the schedules list
    * @param {any[]} obj - list of an elements
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_ex} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the schedules list
+   * @param {OPT_extra} [extra] - \[since `v0.0.24`] extra options
    */
-  constructor(obj, opt) {
+  constructor(obj, opt, extra) {
     const _content = isArray(obj) ? obj : [];
     /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_ex} */
     const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
-    let { dts_src, tz_src } = _options;
+    let {
+      dts_src = _options.dts_src,
+      tz_src = _options.tz_src,
+    } = isPlainObject(extra) ? extra : {};
     if (!isPlainObject(dts_src)) dts_src = null;
     if (!isPlainObject(tz_src)) tz_src = null;
     // save content source
@@ -544,11 +597,27 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
     this.#_tz_src = tz_src;
   }
 
+  [Symbol.iterator]() {
+    let index = 0;
+    return {
+      next: () => {
+        if (index < this.count) {
+          return { done: false, value: this.schedule(index++) };
+        } else {
+          return { done: true, value: undefined };
+        };
+      },
+      return() {
+        return { done: true, value: undefined };
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
+   * Returns a raw schedule element
    * @param {(number|string)} value - element index
    * @returns {any}
    * @private
-   * @description Returns a raw schedule element
    */
   #_getItem = function(value) {
     if (this.chkIndex(value)) {
@@ -560,11 +629,23 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
    * Contains a quantity of a schedules
    * @type {number}
    * @readonly
+   * @deprecated
+   * @todo \[since `v0.0.24`] deprecated. Use `TXEpgSchedulesList.count`
    */
   get schedQty() {
     return this.#_content.length;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Contains a quantity of a schedules
+   * @since v0.0.24
+   * @type {number}
+   * @readonly
+   */
+  get count() {
+    return this.#_content.length;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Contains a dtstype ID
    * @type {number}
@@ -588,51 +669,60 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Indicates whether an instance has none member
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Indicates whether an instance has none member
+   * @deprecated
+   * @todo \[since `v0.0.24`] deprecated. Use `TXEpgSchedulesList.isEmpty`
    */
   hasNoSchedules() {
-    return this.schedQty === 0;
+    return this.count === 0;
   }
 
   /**
+   * Indicates whether an instance has none member
+   * @since v0.0.24
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Indicates whether an instance has any member
    */
-  hasSchedules() {
-    return this.schedQty > 0;
+  isEmpty() {
+    return this.count === 0;
   }
 
   /**
-   * @param {(number|string)} value
+   * Indicates whether an instance has any member
    * @returns {boolean}
    * @deprecated
-   * @description Checks whether a given value is a valid index
-   *              and it fits the index range of an instance
-   * @done [since v0.0.20] deprecated
-   * @todo [from v0.0.23] will be removed
+   * @todo \[since `v0.0.24`] deprecated. Use `TXEpgSchedulesList.isNotEmpty`
    */
-  chkScheduleIndex(value) {
-    return this.chkIndex(value);
+  hasSchedules() {
+    return this.count > 0;
   }
 
   /**
+   * Indicates whether an instance has any member
+   * @since v0.0.24
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   */
+  isNotEmpty() {
+    return this.count > 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a given value is a valid index and it fits the index range
+   * of an instance
    * @since 0.0.20
    * @param {(number|string)} value - index of some element
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Checks whether a given value is a valid index
-   *              and it fits the index range of an instance
    */
   chkIndex(value) {
     const index = valueToIndex(value);
-    return index !== -1 && index < this.schedQty;
+    return index !== -1 && index < this.count;
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a schedule element addressed by a given index
    * @since 0.0.22
    * @param {(number|string)} index - index of some element
    * @returns {?TXEpgScheduleItem}
-   * @description Returns a schedule element addressed by a given index
    */
   schedule(index) {
     const curObj = this.#_getItem(index);
@@ -647,10 +737,10 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a schedule info item for instance element addressed
+   * by a given index
    * @param {(number|string)} index - index of some element
    * @returns {?xepgShedInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a schedule info item for instance element
-   *              addressed by a given index
    */
   getScheduleInfo(index) {
     const obj = this.schedule(index);
@@ -658,12 +748,12 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a schedule info for instance members
    * @returns {xepgShedInfoDesc[]}
-   * @description Returns a schedule info for instance members
    */
   getAllSchedulesInfo() {
     let result = [];
-    for (let i = 0; i < this.schedQty; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.count; i++) {
       let item = this.getScheduleInfo(i);
       if (isPlainObject(item)) result.push(item);
     };
@@ -680,12 +770,12 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
 };
 
 /**
+ * A provider info descriptor
  * @typedef {Object} xepgProvInfoDesc
  * @property {string} [name] - provider name
  * @property {string} [version] - provider version
  * @property {string} schema - document schema
  * @property {string} doctype - document type
- * @description A provider info descriptor
  */
 
 /**
@@ -693,31 +783,25 @@ class TXEpgSchedulesList {
  */
 class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   /** @type {Object} */
-  #_host;// = null;
+  #_host;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {TXmlContentParseOptions} */
-  #_parseOptions;// = null;
-  /** @type {?TXEpgDTSProvider} */
+  #_parseOptions;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the EPG-provider element
    * @param {object} obj - host object
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_bs} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the EPG-provider element
    */
   constructor(obj, opt) {
     // load content
     const _host = isPlainObject(obj) ? obj : {};
     // load options
-    /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-    const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+    const _options = __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(opt);
     let {
       parseOptions,
     } = _options;
-    if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
-      parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
-      _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
-    };
     // save options
     this.#_options = _options;
     // save parser options
@@ -807,9 +891,9 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a provider name
    * @param {string} value - provider name
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Sets a provider name
    */
   setName(value) {
     let isSucceed = false;
@@ -824,8 +908,8 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a provider info item
    * @returns {xepgProvInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a provider info item
    */
   getInfo() {
     return {
@@ -837,9 +921,9 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a provider info
    * @param {(string[]|xepgProvInfoDesc)} obj - provider info descriptor
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets a provider info
    * @todo [since v0.0.21] deprecate use of `obj`-param as array
    */
   setInfo(obj) {
@@ -874,9 +958,9 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets an initial instance state
    * @param {(xepgProvInfoDesc|string[])} opt - options
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets an initial instance state
    */
   init(opt) {
     let prov_opt = { ...defXEpgDocOptions.defProviderParam };
@@ -901,35 +985,50 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    * @since v0.0.20
    * @returns {string}
-   * @description Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    */
   saveToXMLString() {
     const options = this.#_parseOptions.js2xml;
     options.ignoreDocType = true;
     options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
-    const content = { [`${XEPG_PRVINFO_ETAG_NAME}`]: this.#_host };
-    let result = '';
-    try {
-      result = xmlParser.js2xml(content, options);
-    } catch (err) {
-      //console.log('CHECK: TXEpgHeaderContainer.saveToXMLString() => Error => '+err);
-      result = '';
-      //throw err;
-    };
-    return result;
+    return serializeXObjToXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      XEPG_PRVINFO_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads a element content from a string.
+   * @since v0.0.24
+   * @param {string} xmlString - some content
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   * @throws {Error}
+   * @experimental
+   */
+  loadFromXMLString(xmlString) {
+    const options = this.#_parseOptions.xml2js;
+    options.ignoreDocType = true;
+    options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
+    return deserializeXObjFromXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      xmlString,
+      XEPG_PRVINFO_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
   }
 
 };
 
 /**
+ * A channel info descriptor
  * @typedef {Object} xepgChnInfoDesc
  * @property {string} chnid - channel ID
  * @property {string} chname - channel name
  * @property {string} [chngid] - channel 'Group ID'
  * @property {string} [srcurl] - EPG-source URL
- * @description A channel info descriptor
  */
 
 /**
@@ -938,32 +1037,27 @@ class TXEpgProviderContainer {
  */
 class TXEpgChannelContainer {
   /** @type {object} */
-  #_host;// = null;
+  #_host;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {TXmlContentParseOptions} */
-  #_parseOptions;// = null;
+  #_parseOptions;
   /** @type {string} */
-  #_xepgSchema;// = null;
+  #_xepgSchema;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the channel element
    * @param {object} obj - host object
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_bs} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the channel element
    */
   constructor(obj, opt) {
     // load content
     const _host = isPlainObject(obj) ? obj : {};
     // load options
-    /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-    const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+    const _options = __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(opt);
     let {
       parseOptions,
     } = _options;
-    if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
-      parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
-      _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
-    };
     // set document schema version
     this.#_xepgSchema = XEPG_DEF_DOCUMENT_SCHEMA;
     // save options
@@ -1047,9 +1141,9 @@ class TXEpgChannelContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tries to set a channel ID
    * @param {string} value - channel ID
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Tries to set a channel ID
    */
   setID(value) {
     let isSucceed = false;
@@ -1068,8 +1162,8 @@ class TXEpgChannelContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a channel info
    * @returns {xepgChnInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a channel info
    */
   getInfo() {
     const {
@@ -1088,9 +1182,9 @@ class TXEpgChannelContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a channel info
    * @param {(string|xepgChnInfoDesc)} obj - channel info descriptor
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets a channel info
    */
   setInfo(obj) {
     let chnid = '';
@@ -1143,28 +1237,23 @@ class TXEpgChannelContainer {
  */
 class TXEpgDTSProvider {
   /** @type {object} */
-  #_content;// = null;
+  #_content;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the DTS-provider element
    * @param {object} obj - host object
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_bs} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the DTS-provider element
    */
   constructor(obj, opt) {
     // load content
     const _content = isPlainObject(obj) ? obj : {};
     // load options
-    /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-    let _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+    const _options = __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(opt);
     let {
       parseOptions,
     } = _options;
-    if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
-      parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
-      _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
-    };
     // save content source
     this.#_content = _content;
     // save options
@@ -1222,10 +1311,10 @@ class TXEpgDTSProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Tries to set a `DTS`-type
    * @since 0.0.22
    * @property {(number|string)} value - dtstype ID
    * @returns {boolean}
-   * @description Tries to set a `DTS`-type
    */
   setType(value) {
     let { index, name } = getDTSysDescr(value);
@@ -1257,32 +1346,27 @@ class TXEpgDTSProvider {
  */
 class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   /** @type {Object} */
-  #_host;// = null;
+  #_host;
   /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {TXmlContentParseOptions} */
-  #_parseOptions;// = null;
+  #_parseOptions;
   /** @type {TXEpgDTSProvider} */
-  #_dtsProv;// = null;
+  #_dtsProv;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the EPG-header element
    * @param {object} obj - host element
    * @param {OPT_epgelsett_bs} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the EPG-header element
    */
   constructor(obj, opt) {
     // load content
     const _host = isPlainObject(obj) ? obj : {};
     // load options
-    /** @type {OPT_epgelsett_bs} */
-    const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+    const _options = __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(opt);
     let {
       parseOptions,
     } = _options;
-    if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
-      parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
-      _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
-    };
     // save options
     this.#_options = _options;
     // save parser options
@@ -1350,16 +1434,6 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
     return isPlainObject(docProv) ? docProv : null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a `TXEpgProviderContainer` instance
-   * @type {?TXEpgProviderContainer}
-   * @readonly
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get Provider() {
-    return this.provider;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns a `TXEpgProviderContainer` instance
    * @since 0.0.22
@@ -1386,8 +1460,8 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a document creation date as a timestamp
    * @returns {number}
-   * @description Returns a document creation date as a timestamp
    */
   getDocumentDT() {
     let dt_str = _getXmlChildElementParam(this.#_host, XEPG_DOCDTO_ETAG_NAME).trim();
@@ -1399,8 +1473,8 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a document creation date to a current system time
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets a document creation date to a current system time
    */
   setDocumentDT() {
     let dt_str = convDTValueToString(Date.now(), this.dtstype, this.curDocTZ);
@@ -1415,8 +1489,8 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a document expire date as a timestamp
    * @returns {number}
-   * @description Returns a document expire date as a timestamp
    */
   getDocumentEDT() {
     let dt_str = _getXmlChildElementParam(this.#_host, XEPG_DOCDTE_ETAG_NAME).trim();
@@ -1428,9 +1502,9 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a document expire date to a given time
    * @param {any} value - document expire date
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets a document expire date to a given time
    */
   setDocumentEDT(value) {
     // TODO: check if value is a DateTime-string
@@ -1446,8 +1520,8 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a channel info
    * @returns {xepgChnInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a channel info
    */
   getChannelInfo() {
     return this.channel.getInfo();
@@ -1459,7 +1533,7 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
    * @description Sets a channel info
    * @deprecated
    * @todo [since v0.0.21] deprecate use of `obj`-param as array
-   * @todo [since v0.0.22] deprecated
+   * @todo [since v0.0.22] deprecated. Use `TXEpgChannelContainer.setInfo`
    */
   setChannelInfo(obj) {
     let _obj = obj;
@@ -1472,20 +1546,22 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a provider info
    * @returns {?xepgProvInfoDesc}
-   * @description Returns a provider info
    */
-  getProviderInfo(){
+  getProviderInfo() {
     const docProv = this.provider;
     return docProv ? docProv.getInfo() : null;
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets a provider info
    * @param {xepgProvInfoDesc} obj - provider info descriptor
    * @returns {void}
-   * @description Sets a provider info
+   * @deprecated
+   * @todo \[since `v0.0.24`] deprecated. Use `TXEpgProviderContainer.setInfo`
    */
-  setProviderInfo(obj){
+  setProviderInfo(obj) {
     if (isArray(obj) || isObject(obj)) {
       let docProv = this.provider;
       if (!docProv) {
@@ -1497,29 +1573,45 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    * @since v0.0.20
    * @returns {string}
-   * @description Returns an instance content as a string in an XML-format.
    */
   saveToXMLString() {
     const options = this.#_parseOptions.js2xml;
     options.ignoreDocType = true;
     options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
-    const content = { [`${XEPG_HEADER_ETAG_NAME}`]: this.#_host };
-    let result = '';
-    try {
-      result = xmlParser.js2xml(content, options);
-    } catch (err) {
-      //console.log('CHECK: TXEpgHeaderContainer.saveToXMLString() => Error => '+err);
-      result = '';
-      //throw err;
-    };
-    return result;
+    return serializeXObjToXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      XEPG_HEADER_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads an element content from a string.
+   * @since v0.0.24
+   * @param {string} xmlString - some content
+   * @returns {boolean}
+   * @throws {Error}
+   * @experimental
+   */
+  loadFromXMLString(xmlString) {
+    const options = this.#_parseOptions.xml2js;
+    options.ignoreDocType = true;
+    options.ignoreDeclaration = true;
+    return deserializeXObjFromXMLString(
+      this.#_host,
+      options,
+      xmlString,
+      XEPG_HEADER_ETAG_NAME,
+    );
   }
 
 };
 
 /**
+ * A fs ops description.
  * @typedef {Object} fsoDescr
  * @property {boolean} isERR - flag
  * @property {number} [errCode] - error code
@@ -1527,14 +1619,14 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
  * @property {string} [errMsg] - event message
  * @property {string} [source] - path to file
  * @property {any} [content] - file content
- * @description A fs ops description.
  */
 
 /**
+ * An options set for `TXEpgContentProvider`-class
  * @typedef {Object} OPT_epgcpsett
  * @property {TXmlContentParseOptions} [parseOptions] - parser options
  * @property {boolean} [autoBindRoot] - <*deprecated*>
- * @description An options set for `TXEpgContentProvider`-class
+ */
 
 /**
  * @classdesc This class implements an interface of the container
@@ -1542,28 +1634,24 @@ class TXEpgHeaderContainer {
  */
 class TXEpgContentProvider {
   /** @type {Object} */
-  #_content;// = null;
+  #_content;
   /** @type {OPT_epgcpsett} */
-  #_options;// = null;
+  #_options;
   /** @type {TXmlContentParseOptions} */
-  #_parseOptions;// = null;
+  #_parseOptions;
 
   /**
+   * Creates an instance of the XEPG-content provider
    * @param {OPT_epgcpsett} [opt] - options
-   * @description Creates an instance of the XEPG-content provider
    */
   constructor(opt) {
     // load options
+    const _options = __evalXMLBaseNodeSettings(opt);
     /** @type {OPT_epgcpsett} */
-    const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
     let {
       parseOptions,
       autoBindRoot, // <*reserved*> ([?] - deprecate)
     } = _options;
-    if (!(parseOptions instanceof TXmlContentParseOptions)) {
-      parseOptions = new TXmlContentParseOptions(parseOptions);
-      _options.parseOptions = parseOptions;
-    };
     if (typeof autoBindRoot !== 'boolean') autoBindRoot = false;
     // save options
     //_options.autoBindRoot = autoBindRoot; //* // TODO:
@@ -1663,21 +1751,6 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
     return isPlainObject(docBody) ? docBody : null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a `TXEpgHeaderContainer` instance
-   * @type {?TXEpgHeaderContainer}
-   * @readonly
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get Header() {
-    const docHdr = this.#_getHdr();
-    return (
-      docHdr
-      ? new TXEpgHeaderContainer(docHdr, this.#_options)
-      : null
-    );
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns a `TXEpgHeaderContainer` instance
    * @since 0.0.22
@@ -1693,17 +1766,6 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a `TXEpgProviderContainer` instance
-   * @type {?TXEpgProviderContainer}
-   * @readonly
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get Provider() {
-    const docHdr = this.header;
-    return docHdr ? docHdr.provider : null;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns a `TXEpgProviderContainer` instance
    * @since 0.0.22
@@ -1735,8 +1797,20 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
    * Returns a `TXEpgSchedulesList` instance
    * @type {TXEpgSchedulesList}
    * @readonly
+   * @deprecated
+   * @todo \[since `v0.0.24`] deprecated. Use `TXEpgContentProvider.schedules`
    */
   get SchedulesList() {
+    return this.schedules;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a `TXEpgSchedulesList` instance
+   * @since 0.0.24
+   * @type {TXEpgSchedulesList}
+   * @readonly
+   */
+  get schedules() {
     const _options = this.#_options;
     const docBody = this.#_getBody();
     if (docBody && isArray(docBody[XEPG_SCHED_ETAG_NAME])) {
@@ -1791,8 +1865,8 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns a document content as a string in an XML-format.
    * @returns {string}
-   * @description Returns a document content as a string in an XML-format.
    */
   saveToXMLString() {
     let result = '';
@@ -1806,11 +1880,11 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Saves a document content to a file.
    * @param {string} source - a path to a file
    * @returns {Promise<fsoDescr, Error>}
    * @throws {Error}
    * @async
-   * @description Saves a document content to a file.
    */
   saveToFile(source) {
     /**/// main part that return promise as a result
@@ -1847,9 +1921,9 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Saves a document content to a file.
    * @param {string} source - path to a file
    * @returns {fsoDescr}
-   * @description Saves a document content to a file.
    */
   saveToFileSync(source) {
     /** @type {fsoDescr} */
@@ -1876,11 +1950,11 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Loads a document content from a string.
    * @since 0.0.18
    * @param {string} xmlString - a document content in XML-format
    * @returns {boolean}
    * @throws {Error}
-   * @description Loads a document content from a string.
    */
   loadFromXMLString(xmlString) {
     let isSUCCEED = false;
@@ -1913,18 +1987,11 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  loadFromString(...args){
-    return this.loadFromXMLString(...args);
-  }
-
-  /**
+   * Loads a document content from a file.
    * @param {string} source - path to a file
    * @returns {Promise<fsoDescr, Error>}
    * @throws {Error}
    * @async
-   * @description Loads a document content from a file.
    */
   loadFromFile(source) {
     /**/// main part that return promise as a result
@@ -1955,9 +2022,9 @@ class TXEpgContentProvider {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Loads a document content from a file.
    * @param {string} source - path to a file
    * @returns {fsoDescr}
-   * @description Loads a document content from a file.
    */
   loadFromFileSync(source) {
     const data = loadFromFileSync(source);
@@ -1995,10 +2062,6 @@ module.exports.XEPG_DEF_PROVIDER_VER = XEPG_DEF_PROVIDER_VER;
 module.exports.XEPG_DEF_DOCUMENT_TYPE = XEPG_DEF_DOCUMENT_TYPE;
 module.exports.XEPG_DEF_DOCUMENT_SCHEMA = XEPG_DEF_DOCUMENT_SCHEMA;
 
-module.exports.readAsTagName = readAsTagName;
-module.exports.readAsAttrName = readAsAttrName;
-module.exports.valueToElementID = valueToElementID;
-
 module.exports.TXEpgDTSProvider = TXEpgDTSProvider;
 module.exports.TXEpgScheduleItem = TXEpgScheduleItem;
 module.exports.TXEpgSchedulesList = TXEpgSchedulesList;
@@ -2007,5 +2070,7 @@ module.exports.TXEpgChannelContainer = TXEpgChannelContainer;
 module.exports.TXEpgHeaderContainer = TXEpgHeaderContainer;
 module.exports.TXEpgContentProvider = TXEpgContentProvider;
 
-/** @deprecated */
-module.exports.TXepgDTSProvider = TXEpgDTSProvider;
+// * re-exported *
+module.exports.readAsTagName = readAsTagName;
+module.exports.readAsAttrName = readAsAttrName;
+module.exports.valueToElementID = valueToElementID;