Re: Re: JUnit 4 XML schematized?

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> On Nov 27, 2007 1:28 AM, dfabulich <dan@...> wrote:
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>  > "Alexandru Popescu ☀" <the.mindstorm.mailinglist@...> wrote:
>  >  > I never found such a "standard". And imo it is a good idea as you may
>  >  > enhance the report by using your own information and still have the
>  >  > tools working. But if you go with a DTD/schema and validation then
>  >  > this will stop working.
>  >
>  >  Well, I don't really want to make a strict validator. All I want to
>  >  do is define semantics.
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>  >  For example, when tests are marked with @Ignore, how should that be
>  >  represented in XML? TestNG puts a <skipped /> element... is that what
>  >  everybody should do? Where should the reason go? What if it's a
>  >  thrown SkipException?
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>  I think @Ignore supports as attribute a string. Now considering that
>  Java has native support for UTF-8 that "explanation/description"
>  string will not always make it to an XML attribute, so I am suggesting
>  a CDATA. This will also accomodate for the more advanced TestNG
>  SkipException.
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>  For the rest it is just a matter on how to call the element: ignore,
>  skipped, etc.
>  I think I'm oke with either of the names, or if you have better ones
>  please speak up.
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>  ./alex
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