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Soup is a powerful and flexible library for parsing HTML in Swift. It provides a convenient and intuitive API for processing HTML documents, navigating the document structure, and extracting data.



### Installation


To install Soup, simply add the following line to your `Podfile`:


“`ruby
pod ‘Soup’
“`

Then, run the following command:


“`shell
pod install
“`



### Usage


To get started with Soup, import the framework into your project:


“`swift
import Soup
“`



### Working with HTML Documents


Soup allows you to load and manipulate HTML documents easily. Here’s an example of loading an HTML document from a URL:


“`swift
let url = URL(string: “https://www.example.com”)!
let document = try Soup.parse(url)
“`



### Navigating the Document Structure


With Soup, you can navigate the HTML document structure using powerful CSS selectors:


“`swift
let element = try document.select(“div.container > p:first-child”).first() // Find the first paragraph element inside a div with class “container”
“`



### Extracting Data


Extracting data from HTML documents is easy with Soup. Here’s an example of extracting text from an HTML element:


“`swift
if let text = element?.text() {
print(text) // Output: “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet”
}
“`



### Conclusion


Soup provides a comprehensive set of tools for parsing and manipulating HTML in Swift. It offers a straightforward API for working with HTML documents, navigating the document structure, and extracting data. Whether you need to scrape data from websites or process HTML content, Soup is a valuable library to consider.



### Additional Resources


– [Soup GitHub Repository](https://github.com/Swift-Soup/Soup)
– [Soup Documentation](https://cocoadocs.org/docsets/soup)