NIST XML Conformance Testing
Keywords: NIST,OASIS,XML,Conformance

A Joint Development Effort

#### OASIS XML Conformance Subcommittee
XML 1.0 Test Suite, Second Edition
Working Draft
15 March 2001

This version:
  - xmlconf-20010315.htm (XML)

Current Version:
  - xmlconf.xml

Previous Version:
  - http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xml-conformance/suite-v1/xmlconf-19990712.xml

OASIS XML Conformance Technical Committee:
  - http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xml-conformance/

Comments:
  - Mary Brady, NIST <mbrady@nist.gov>

The XML Conformance Test Suite, v1.0, Second Edition contains over 2000 test files and an associated test report. The test report contains background information on conformance testing for XML as well as test descriptions for each of the test files included in this release. This test suite provides a set of metrics for determining conformance to the W3C XML 1.0 (Second Edition) Recommendation. The XML Conformance Test Suite is intended to complement the W3C XML 1.0 (Second Edition) Recommendation. All interpretations of this Recommendation are subject to confirmation by the W3C XML Coordination Group.

This second edition includes 1000 additional tests contributed by IBM. In addition, several tests have been either updated or further documented to be in accordance with the XML 1.0 (Second Edition) Recommendation. Many thanks to Arnaud Le Hors and Richard Tobin, of the W3C XML Core WG, for their insightful comments regarding interpretations of the specification. See http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/xml-conformance/suite-v1se/changes.html for additional details.

This release contains the following files/directories:

Filename | Description
--- | ---
xmlconf.xml | Primary xml file - includes xml description files from contributors.
xmlconformance.msxsl | Microsoft XSL stylesheet to dynamically render XML Conformance report within IE5 5.00.2014.2016 or later.
xmlconf.htm | HTML version of the XML Conformance report. Generated using LOTUS Xalan and applying conformance.xsl.
xmlconformance.xsl | W3C XSL (19990421) stylesheet to produce the HTML rendition of the XML Conformance report.
testcases.dtd | DTD used by all test description files.
changes.html | Details regarding changes in this release.
japanese/japanese.xml | Fuji Xerox, contributed by Makota Murata, xml test description file.
japanese/* | Fuji Xerox character set tests.
oasis/oasis.xml | OASIS xml test description file. These tests were supplied primarily by Matt Timmermans and modified/documented by NIST.
oasis/* | OASIS xml test files - binary tests for productions 1-76.
xmltest/xmltest.xml | James Clark's xml test description file. These tests were supplied by James Clark and documented by Dave Brownell, SUN, and NIST.
xmltest/* | James Clark's test files - strong where parsers are likely to fail.
sun/valid/sun-valid.xml sun/invalid/sun-invalid.xml sun/not-wf/sun-not-wf.xml sun/error/sun-error.xml | SUN Microsystems xml test description files. Contributions include valid, invalid, not-wf, and error tests.
sun/valid/* sun/invalid/* sun/not-wf/* sun/error/* | SUN Microsystems xml test files. Developed to complement James Clark's tests.
ibm/ibm_oasis_valid.xml ibm/ibm_oasis_not-wf.xml ibm/ibm_oasis_invalid.xml | IBM xml test description files. Contributions include valid, invalid, and not-wf tests.
ibm/valid/* ibm/invalid/* ibm/not-wf/* | IBM xml test files. Developed to complement v1.0 tests.

Please forward all comments/suggestions/bugs to <mbrady@nist.gov>

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