[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11983: Boost Test XML Report contains unescaped XML characters

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11983: Boost Test XML Report contains unescaped XML characters
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-13 19:26:15

#11983: Boost Test XML Report contains unescaped XML characters
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 Reporter:  m8mble <m8mble@…>  |      Owner:  rogeeff
     Type:  Bugs               |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined   |  Component:  test
  Version:  Boost 1.60.0       |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:  XML, Test, Report  |
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 I've encountered problems with the boost test reports in XML format. They
 contain unescaped characters ("<" and ">") in the TestCase name attribute
 for template tests. Here is a minimal example:

 {{{
 #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE huhu
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/test_case_template.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/list.hpp>

 typedef boost::mpl::list<int> types;

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( test, Type, types ) {}
 }}}

 When running with `--report_format=XML --report_level=detailed`, this will
 include the following in the XML report:
 {{{
 <TestCase name="test<i>" result="passed"...
 }}}
 The "<" and ">" characters inside the name attribute must be escaped
 according to the XML specifications.

 I verified, that boost versions 1.53, 1.54 and 1.59 correctly escaped
 those characters. Interestingly , the unescaped characters appear in the
 XML report only. The XML logger is not affected for all boost versions
 including 1.60. When running with `--log_format=XML --log_level=all` any
 boost test version correctly prints
 {{{
 <TestCase name="test&lt;i&gt;" ...
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11983>
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