3 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/xml/node.h b/src/xml/node.h
index 8bb70acc0..29cfdab46 100644
--- a/src/xml/node.h
+++ b/src/xml/node.h
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ public:
      * @deprecated Use synthesizeEvents(NodeObserver &) instead
      */
     virtual void synthesizeEvents(NodeEventVector const *vector, void *data)=0;
+
+    virtual void recursivePrintTree(unsigned level)=0;
     
     /*@}*/
 
diff --git a/src/xml/simple-node.cpp b/src/xml/simple-node.cpp
index 4965f81c8..3cbedc80b 100644
--- a/src/xml/simple-node.cpp
+++ b/src/xml/simple-node.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,26 @@ void SimpleNode::synthesizeEvents(NodeObserver &observer) {
     synthesizeEvents(&OBSERVER_EVENT_VECTOR, &observer);
 }
 
+void SimpleNode::recursivePrintTree(unsigned level) {
+
+    if (level == 0) {
+        std::cout << "XML Node Tree" << std::endl;
+    }
+    std::cout << "XML: ";
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < level; ++i) {
+        std::cout << "  ";
+    }
+    char const *id=attribute("id");
+    if (id) {
+        std::cout << id << std::endl;
+    } else {
+        std::cout << name() << std::endl;
+    }
+    for (SimpleNode *child = _first_child; child != NULL; child = child->_next) {
+        child->recursivePrintTree( level+1 );
+    }
+}
+
 Node *SimpleNode::root() {
     Node *parent=this;
     while (parent->parent()) {
diff --git a/src/xml/simple-node.h b/src/xml/simple-node.h
index 1fcb9193b..d09392249 100644
--- a/src/xml/simple-node.h
+++ b/src/xml/simple-node.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define SEEN_INKSCAPE_XML_SIMPLE_NODE_H
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "xml/node.h"
 #include "xml/attribute-record.h"
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ public:
         _subtree_observers.remove(observer);
     }
 
+    void recursivePrintTree(unsigned level = 0);
+
 protected:
     SimpleNode(int code, Document *document);
     SimpleNode(SimpleNode const &repr, Document *document);