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XSLT conformance tests suite is now open for business

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#98 opened on Apr 9, 2025

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Description

This is just a silly informational "issue", so that people can find it.

We can now run the XSLT conformance tests; it's described in hacking and works very similarly to running the XPath ones. The test runner for XSLT misses a bunch of XSLT specific features, so if you have failing tests also take a look at what the conformance tests is (not) doing. We will improve it incrementally.

Right now there are likely a LOT of low hanging fruits; making hundreds or even thousands of new tests pass with a few commits is likely possible, if my experience the XPath conformance test suite applies here.

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Research direction
Run the XSLT conformance tests following the hacking guide, identify failing tests, and check the test runner for missing features that cause failures. Focus on low hanging fruits where a few commits can make many tests pass.
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rust
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backend
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Test
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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