[erlang-questions] Compare XML string

Willem de Jong w.a.de.jong@REDACTED
Tue Jun 29 13:20:58 CEST 2010


Hi,

If you take a look at the erlsom source file erlsom_simpleform.erl, you
could try replacing the line 156:

  lists:reverse(Acc);

by:

  lists:sort(Acc);

That way you can compare the results of erlsom:simple_form(Given) and
erlsom:simple_form(Expected) (Note: I didn't test this..)
Regards,
Willem


On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Sand T <sand.softnet1@REDACTED> wrote:

> Hi Willem,
>
> Thanks for the response. I am using erlsom but dont have XSD as I am
> getting all this XML as a part of server responses during runtime. All
> I need to do is compare the server response with the expected response
> and conclude whether the server response is exactly similar to the
> expected [XML] response.
>
> Expecting some quick response.
>
> Regards,
> Sandeep
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Willem de Jong <w.a.de.jong@REDACTED>
> wrote:
>  > Hi Sandeep,
> >
> > If you have an XSD for the XML, then you can use erlsom:scan(). I believe
> > that the output for two different XMLs with the same "meaning" will be
> > identical. It will also help you to identify XML strings that are not
> > correct (ie not in accordance with the XSD), and it may make the
> processing
> > of the XML easier.
> >
> > You can find erlsom on sourceforge or on github
> > (http://github.com/willemdj/erlsom)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Willem
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Sand T <sand.softnet1@REDACTED> wrote:
> >>
> >> Any suggestions from the team?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Sandeep
> >>
> >> > Hi Michael,
> >> >
> >> > I need to compare two XML string and the XML string attribute order,
> >> > value can be different as you pointed out in your explanation. The
> >> > comparison should give *false* only if the value of attribute is
> >> > different or some attribute is missing, It should not give *false* if
> >> > order of attribute is different. However, when I perform,
> >> >
> >> >>   {Given, _} = xmerl_scan:file("Given.xml"),
> >> >>   {Expected,_} = xmerl_scan:file("Expected.xml"),
> >> >> --then directly compare the resulting data structures in the obvious
> >> >> (?)
> >> >> way:
> >> >>   Virtually_identical = (Given =:= Expected)
> >> >
> >> > it gives me *false* if the order of attribute is different. The two
> >> > example string that I used is
> >> >
> >> > S="<xml session=\"123\"><response type=\"progress\" code=\"100\"
> >> > im=\"IM\" login=\"L\">Connected To Server</response></xml>".
> >> >
> >> > Exp = "<xml session=\"123\"><response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\"
> >> > code=\"100\" login=\"L\">Connected To Server</response></xml>".
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Sandeep
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Michael Turner
> >> > <michael.eugene.turner@REDACTED> wrote:
> >> >> I feel like I must be missing something in your question.  Let's say
> >> >> that
> >> >> the Given XML is in a file Given.xml, the Expected in a file
> >> >> Expected.xml.
> >> >>  Just read them in--
> >> >>   {Given, _} = xmerl_scan:file("Given.xml"),
> >> >>   {Expected,_} = xmerl_scan:file("Expected.xml"),
> >> >> --then directly compare the resulting data structures in the obvious
> >> >> (?)
> >> >> way:
> >> >>   Virtually_identical = (Given =:= Expected)
> >> >> Of course, the two files could be different in certain
> inconsequential
> >> >> details, such as having have the same set of attributes in an XML
> >> >> element
> >> >> but in a different order, and/or having different tag formatting in
> >> >> whitespace.  E.g., Expected.xml might literally have
> >> >>   <sometag id="me" value="1 cent"/>
> >> >> while Given.xml had
> >> >>   <sometag
> >> >>         value = "1 cent"
> >> >>         id = me
> >> >>   />
> >> >> but the comparison above with Given with Expected (the resulting tree
> >> >> structures) would still yield true all other things being equal.
>  Isn't
> >> >> that
> >> >> what you want, though?
> >> >> If you want to know the contents of the two files *AS STRINGS* are
> >> >> identical
> >> >> (regardless of whether they are XML, I suppose), why not just read
> them
> >> >> in
> >> >> (say as binaries) and compare them?
> >> >> -michael turner
> >> >>
> >> >> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Sand T <sand.softnet1@REDACTED>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I need to compare two given XML string to ensure that the two
> strings
> >> >>> are identical or not at runtime. Does anyone have any idea on how to
> >> >>> do this in erlang?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Following are some of the examples
> >> >>> Given String
> >> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >> >>> Exp String:
> >> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Eq 2:
> >> >>> Given String
> >> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >> >>> status=\"offline\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Expected:
> >> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\" >Authentication
> >> >>> Successful ...</response>
> >> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\" ><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >> >>> status=\"online\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Regards,
> >> >>> Sandeep
> >> >>>
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