Xtrans

Bugs

General Problems

• Though most transformers convert from the raw (specific) format to an XMLized representation, there are a few exceptions where general binary or text files are converted to the specific format which is then wrapped into XML. Examples are Base64, Quoted Prinatble and Morse Code.
• Most transformers store values in XML elements, but sometimes it seemed easier to store them in attributes of elements. DTA and Datev are examples for the latter case.
• For formats with many different tags (SWIFT for example) the question arises whether such tags are syntax or data. These tags can be converted to id attributes of a generalized XML "field" element, or a seperate element for each such tag can be generated. The SwiftTransformer made the latter decision.

Test

• Not all format conversions are precisely reversible.
• There are only a few test cases.

Incompletene Transformers

• general.XMLTransformer - insufficient serialization of entities; serializer should be replaced by Apaches's
• general.CountingTransformer - cannot generate, but serializes any XML to a sorted list with counts for all elements, and the accumulated length of their direct character content
• net.URITransformer - the set of supported schemas is incomplete, and serializing is not implemented.
• organizer.LDIFTransformer - not well tested, and serializing is not implemented.