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    <bug>
          <bug_id>448</bug_id>
          
          <creation_ts>2003-12-30 01:25:32 +0000</creation_ts>
          <short_desc>allow to choose output format xml</short_desc>
          <delta_ts>2004-05-16 08:30:38 +0000</delta_ts>
          <reporter_accessible>1</reporter_accessible>
          <cclist_accessible>1</cclist_accessible>
          <classification_id>1</classification_id>
          <classification>Unclassified</classification>
          <product>Validator</product>
          <component>Test Suite</component>
          <version>0.7.0</version>
          <rep_platform>Other</rep_platform>
          <op_sys>other</op_sys>
          <bug_status>RESOLVED</bug_status>
          <resolution>LATER</resolution>
          
          
          <bug_file_loc>http://validator.w3.org/detailed.html</bug_file_loc>
          <status_whiteboard></status_whiteboard>
          <keywords></keywords>
          <priority>P2</priority>
          <bug_severity>enhancement</bug_severity>
          <target_milestone>1.0</target_milestone>
          
          
          <everconfirmed>1</everconfirmed>
          <reporter name="Ralf Hauser">hauser</reporter>
          <assigned_to name="Terje Bless">link</assigned_to>
          
          
          

      

      

      

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    <commentid>1064</commentid>
    <comment_count>0</comment_count>
    <who name="Ralf Hauser">hauser</who>
    <bug_when>2003-12-30 01:25:32 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>it would be great if the output of the validator would be an xml file with
well-defined errors.

Then, I could have my httpunit test each of my web-pages and collect the result
in an automated way.</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>1837</commentid>
    <comment_count>1</comment_count>
    <who name="Terje Bless">link</who>
    <bug_when>2004-05-16 04:30:38 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>The validator can allready give you XML output by appending &quot;;output=xml&quot; to the
query string. We are also investigating a SOAP interface and other options for
programattic access to the Validator.

Note that the XML output option is highly experimental, the format is 100%
guaranteed to change (we will deliberately change it at some point!), and the
entire option is fairly likely to go away when a better method is found.

However, that said, the XML output has been reasonably stable for about a year
now; so if you don&apos;t mind a few bumps and bruises every now and then, the XML
output is available and can be used.</thetext>
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    </bug>

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