Subject: Re: [xsl] xslt test automation From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:45:14 -0500 |
At 11:02 AM 11/24/2010, you wrote:I'm wondering how you test your xslt stylesheets.
I've found a few projects addressing this, for example: http://xspec.googlecode.com/ http://utf-x.sourceforge.net/
But most of these tools seem to be abandoned or their mailing list low traffic. I wonder why that may be:
Isn't it very common to develop an xslt and then refactor it? Wouldn't a test suite help in this situation? How about test driven development?
My guess is that the reasons for slow development of XSLT testing frameworks in open-source community-driven projects have little or nothing to do with the need, as such. That is, yes, it's common to refactor XSLT; yes, a test suite helps (and at other times too). But the fact that there is a need is not in itself a sufficient motivation for development.
Cheers, Wendell
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