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+module ActiveSupport
+ # = XmlMini
+ #
+ # To use the much faster libxml parser:
+ # gem 'libxml-ruby', '=0.9.7'
+ # XmlMini.backend = 'LibXML'
+ module XmlMini
+ extend self
+
+ attr_reader :backend
+ delegate :parse, :to => :backend
+
+ def backend=(name)
+ if name.is_a?(Module)
+ @backend = name
+ else
+ require "active_support/xml_mini/#{name.to_s.downcase}.rb"
+ @backend = ActiveSupport.const_get("XmlMini_#{name}")
+ end
+ end
+
+ def with_backend(name)
+ old_backend, self.backend = backend, name
+ yield
+ ensure
+ self.backend = old_backend
+ end
+ end
+
+ XmlMini.backend = 'REXML'
+end