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Members only resource: DOM Working Group
About DOM . DOM Activity
statement
Technical Reports . Technical Materials
Test
Suites . FAQ . Mailing
List
Members only resource: DOM Working
Group
The DOM Test Suites (TS) will consist of a number of tests for each level of the DOM specification. The tests will be represented in an XML grammar which ensures that tests can easily be ported from the description format to a number of specific language bindings. This grammar will be specified in XML Schema and DTD form. The grammar will be automatically generated from the DOM specifications themselves, to ensure stability and correctness.
The DOM TS will consist of a number of tests in this XML representation language, plus the XSLT stylesheets necessary to generate the Java and ECMA Script bindings, plus of course the generated code. XSLT stylesheets for other languages will also exist for download but will not form part of the DOM TS Core.
Implementors are encouraged to write a harness around these tests to test their implementation for DOM conformance. The DOM TS will consist of one such harness to run the ECMA tests.
This document serves as a first point of information for all interested parties. A general account of current activities, finalized work, and pointers to further information is given. In the sections below, you will be able to get a good view of the status of the DOM TS, and if you are interested in something in particular you are invited to follow the appropriate link given below.
The documents mentioned below are being written as you are reading this, check back regularly for updates.
The development of the DOM TS will be in accordance with the DOM Conformance Test Suite Process Document.
Other documents covering technical and general aspects will be linked to from this page.
| Activity | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| XSLT transform for generation DOM TS ML from the DOM specification | Latest version | XSLT transform to generate DOM TS ML Schema |
| Schema version of DOM TS ML | Latest version | DOM Test Suite Markup Language Schema |
| Schema version of DOM TS ML (October 2000) | Latest version | DOM Test Suite Markup Language Schema (Oct. 2000) |
| DTD version of DOM TS ML | Not generated yet | ... |
| XSLT to generate interface definitions, used by the XSLT transform that generates the DOM TS ML schema | Latest version | http://xmlconf.sourceforge.net/www-dom-ts/extract.xsl |
| XSLT to generate metadata about tests | Latest version | http://xmlconf.sourceforge.net/www-dom-ts/subjects.xsl |
| XSLT transform to generate Java code from XML test description | Latest version | http://xmlconf.sourceforge.net/www-dom-ts/test-to-java.ZIP |
| Set up a solution for test issue tracking. We will use SourceForge for this purpose. | Done | https://sourceforge.net/projects/xmlconf/ |
This is a list of open issues that we are working on. If you think you can contribute on any of them, please do not hesitate to participate.
| Activity | Status |
|---|---|
| Existing NIST tests being transformed into the DOM TS ML | Ongoing |
| Documentation of the DOM TS, production of FAQ, instruction documents. | Ongoing |
| XSLT transform for generation of ECMA binding. | Ongoing |
| Discussion on test suite packaging and metadata | Ongoing |
| Test Matrix | Ongoing |
| Semantic requirements matrix, including pointers to the specification | Ongoing |
The DOM Level 1 Test Suite is soon to be released. Please visit this page for detailed information on when this happens. Also, please note that no resource linked to above is to be considered normative, as it is not yet finalized. Please use it for information only.
For details, see the mailing list.
Anyone who is interested in participating in this public framework is welcome. Please feel free to join our mailing list (see below) or send a mail to the W3C DOM WG representative to the DOM Conformance Test Suite.
The W3C DOM Conformance Test Suites has its own mailing list. This forms the primary platform for discussing issues regarding the DOM TS. Here you will also find the archives.
Submission of tests is done by sending an email to the www-dom-ts-submission mailing list. On doing this, you will be notified that your submission will be accepted granted that you accept a copyright statement (which is what you will receive when submitting tests throught the list).