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> 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? -- Andrew Welch http://andrewjwelch.com
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