Re: [xml-dev] Testing XML don't use xUnit

[Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>]

> OK so things like XMLUnit fit well with the Java ecosystem but test
> cases have a primary and dual purpose.
>
> 1. Highlight where a bug exists by failing a test.
> 2. Pass tests where bugs do not exist...... i.e NOT to flag up false
> positives because they need to be investigated and that wastes time.

Test cases are for a lot more than just those 2.

> Tools that expose xpaths are not good at 2.
>
> There is a ready made fix for this problem - write your assertions
> with a tool that doesn't force you to expose your xpaths - Schematron.
> This last point has been pretty much universally accepted and widely
> known in the QA community since the turn of the millenium.

It sounds like you are suggesting it's bad to have xpaths in junit
tests?  ...and to use Schematron instead?



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