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+# XNeedle
+
+A simple tool for injecting faults into XML documents.  
+
+## Description
+
+The purpose of the tool is to hide a metaphorical "needle in a haystack"  
+in large XML files, such as an EtherCAT SubDevice Information or ESI file.  
+Therefore it is a FIT (fault injection test) tool, but can be used off-label.  
+
+To live up to its name, XPath is utilized to specify precise locations
+combined with a good enough set of instructions to do CRUD operations.  
+
+As the main application lies with injecting faults into ESI files,  
+additional functions for calcating checksums are included.  
+This allows recalculation of CRC32 secured sections of a given document,  
+such as modules in an ESI file.  
+
+## Language Specification
+
+The XNeedle language consists of three distinct parts.
+
+1. Expressions
+
+Expressions may consist of function calls, arithmetic operations, sting concats  
+and values.
+
+This example prepends the existing inner text of a given node with "Faulty '",  
+and appends the evaluated string "': 2+2=10".
+```
+text("Faulty '" .. text() .. "': " .. string(1+1**2) .. "+2=10");
+```
+
+2. Rules
+
+A rule consists of a selector and a block.  
+The selector is using XPath to select any amount of nodes,  
+for which the block is applied to.  
+A block however can consist of multiple expressions, nested rules or bangs.  
+
+This example sets the text and an attribute based on their respective selectors.
+```
+$(""//Device/Type[@ProductCode='#x0B583052' and @RevisionNo='#x00110000']/.."")
+{
+    $("Type") { attr("ProductCode", hexlit(0xDEADBEEF)); }
+    $(""Name[@LcId='1033']"") { text(""LE2904, 4 Ch. Danger Output 24V, 0.5A, TwinUNSAFE""); };
+}
+```
+
+3. Bangs
+
+Bangs are special function calls which take either a string or XPath as parameters,  
+and make structural changes to the document.
+They are prefixed with, as the name implies, an exclamation mark.  
+
+This example adds, removes and swaps nodes.
+```
+$(RxPdo/Index[.="#x1600"]/..)
+{
+    # Modify name
+    $(Name) { text("FSoE Outputs"); }
+
+    # Select the Entry/Index #x7000 and change it to #x9001
+    $(Entry/Index[.="#x7000"]) { text("#x9001"); }
+
+    # Select the Entry with Index #x7001 and SubIndex 4, remove it
+    $(Entry/Index[.="#x7001"]/../SubIndex[.="4"]/..) { remove(); }
+
+    # Select the 3rd Entry
+    $(Entry[3])
+    {
+        # Add a tag before the above selection
+        !before("Entry")
+        {
+            # Add these tags with their contents respectively
+            !add("Index") { text("#x4711"); };
+            !add("SubIndex") { text("3"); }
+            !add("BitLen") { text("256"); }
+            !add("Name") { text("Garbage"); }
+            !add("DataType") { text("UINT"); }
+        }
+    }
+    # Swap Entries
+    !swap("Entry[3]", "Entry[4]");
+}
+```
+
+## Project Specifications
+
+The project will be written in C# using .NET 8 and released under a BSD 3-Clause permissive license.
+
+Libraries which will be utilized:
+ - Sprache: Monadic parser for reading in XNeedle specifications
+ - System.IO.Hashing: For calculating checksums to use in the resulting document
+ - Command Line Parser: For parsing command line options
+
+## Timeline
+
+A feature complete release is expected in Q2 of 2026.  
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