[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3636: make XML output of test report XML-compliant

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3636: make XML output of test report XML-compliant
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-18 09:20:06

#3636: make XML output of test report XML-compliant
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 Reporter:  Ákos Maróy <akos@…>         |       Owner:  rogeeff 
     Type:  Feature Requests            |      Status:  new     
Milestone:  Boost 1.41.0                |   Component:  test    
  Version:  Boost 1.40.0                |    Severity:  Cosmetic
 Keywords:                              |  
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 I have a suggestion for the XML output generated by the boost unit test
 framework: currently, if tests fail, the message detailing the failure of
 the test is put in verbatim as a test element into the XML output. This
 can be problematic, if the output contains XML-like structures, like text
 that looks like an XML element, or invalid characters.

 thus, I'd suggest enclosing such output in a CDATA section, that would
 ensure that the generated XML file is indeed always well formed XML. see
 more here: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-cdata-sect - but basically
 this would mean printing the failures like this:

 {{{
 <![CDATA[   reason of the failure...   ]]>
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3636>
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