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"Henry S. Thompson" wrote: > > W3C XML Schema Test Collection > > Henry S. Thompson, University of Edinburgh and W3C > Oriol Carbo, University of Edinburgh and W3C1 May 2001 > > 1. Goals and Objectives > > The W3C XML Schema Test Collection work aims at coordinating test > suites for W3C XML Schema processors created by different developers. > > Here are its main objectives: > > 1. Integrate existing tests for W3C XML Schema processors in a common > environment so they can be accessed publicly and shared among > developers; > 2. Establish a standard approach to test material IPR which meets the > needs of both contributors and users; > 3. Collect and develop tools to automate the execution and > presentation of the test suites; > 4. Offer a standard description of tests related to W3C XML Schema > processors: > a. Define what areas of the W3C XML Schema specifications the > test relates to; > b. Specify whether or not a test is designed to identify any > errors in schema(s) and/or instance; > c. When errors are expected, identify them; > d. Provide links to the part(s) of the W3C XML Schema > specification tested; > e. Facilitate automatic test processing and result presentation. > 5. (Test descriptions should be understandable by a developer without > the need to actually view the test file(s) themselves); > 6. Offer a standard presentation of test results; > 7. Design additional tests and add/regularise descriptions of the > existing tests; > 8. In due course, provide an XSLT-based approach to comparing XML > representations of the post schema-validation infoset as produced > by different processors. We will shortly announce the availability > of XML Schemas for both the ordinary Infoset and the PSVInfoset; Does that mean a XML representation of the PSVI ? It would be another good news! Feel free to use XSLTunit [1] if it may be of any help (for 3. and 8. for instance). It's still work in progress and amongst the enhancements of this tool, I plan to see if/how I could make it compatible with EARL. Eric [1] http://xsltunit.org > 2. How to contribute > > The W3C expects to author only a small part of the collection -- we > are counting on Member organisations and others to contribute the > majority. > > To offer materials for the collection, please send e-mail to > www-xml-schema-tests@w... > > ht > -- > Henry S. Thompson, HCRC Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh > W3C Fellow 1999--2001, part-time member of W3C Team > 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131 650-4440 > Fax: (44) 131 650-4587, e-mail: ht@c... > URL: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/ -- See you in Hong Kong for www10: http://www.www10.org/program/w10-half-tut.shtml#ta5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric van der Vlist http://xmlfr.org http://dyomedea.com http://xsltunit.org http://4xt.org http://examplotron.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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