text: """
  Main module containing the method to read xml files.
  """
  import os
  from xml.dom import minidom
  from napari.plugins.io import read_data_with_plugins
  from napari_plugin_engine import napari_hook_implementation
  
  
  def xml_reader(path):
      """
      Function which reads images from an XML file.
  
      :param path: The path of the .xml file
      :return: List of LayerData tuples
      """
      xmldoc = minidom.parse(path)
      images_element = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName('images')[0]
      image_elements = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName('image')
      layer_data_list = read_data_with_plugins(
          [
              os.path.join(os.path.dirname(path), image_element.attributes["file"].value)
              for image_element in image_elements
          ]
      )
      layer_type = "image"
      try:
          if images_element.attributes["type"].value in ["image", "labels"]:
              layer_type = images_element.attributes["type"].value
      except KeyError:
          pass
  
      return [
          (
              layer_data[0],  # data
              layer_data[1] if len(layer_data) >= 2 else {},  # meta
              layer_type
          )
          for layer_data in layer_data_list
      ]
  
  
  @napari_hook_implementation
  def napari_get_reader(path):
      """
      Napari plugin that returns a reader for .xml files.
  
      .. note::
         This hook does not support a list of paths
  
      :param path:  The path of the .xml file
      :return: The xml_reader function or None
      """
      if isinstance(path, str) and path.endswith(".xml"):
          return xml_reader
      return None
  