Ignore XML validation errors on read

[petri4kov]

Hi guys!

I was thinking of using the sabre xml parser for a project, and downloaded it and included it in the project, but when I tried parsing my xml file, it turned out validation errors are stopping it of getting it parsed.

Now, my xml file is a custom one, and I'm aware it works, and even if it's not valid by standard I need it looking that exact way.

So my question is, can I give the Service class a parameter to ignore errors, as I would in SimpleXML? Like that:
simplexml_load_file(file, "SimpleXMLElement", LIBXML_NOERROR | LIBXML_ERR_NONE);

Sorry if the question is dumb :)
Thank you in advance for the help!

Best,
Kostadin

[evert]

Hi @petri4kov .

I'm not 100% sure if this is possible. Of course I would first recommend to try to fix the source xml, instead of the reader. Strict = good =)

Can you tell me more about the error you're getting?

[petri4kov]

Hi @evert,

Unfortunately for me fixing the xml file is not an option - we've got an internal system that reads this specific form of invalid xml, and will throw another kind of errors if I try my hand at fixing it :/

Otherwise, in the opening tag of the document, I've got an attribute called
ss:disableBackButton="1"
Sabre XML says that ss has not been defined as a namespace, and is correct. But this is the way the internal system was tailored to work and I can't change it.

My viable option here is to somehow tell the Reader class to ignore the validity of the xml file if possible.
Either way, I had a look at the Reader class in the sabrexml source, but if I override it now, with the next update it will go back to its original state.

Best,
Kostadin

[evert]

As an alternative, could you manually change the first line before parsing it?

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On July 3, 2018 10:13:55 AM PDT, Kostadin Petrichkov ***@***.***> wrote: Hi @evert, Unfortunately for me fixing the xml file is not an option - we've got an internal system that reads this specific form of invalid xml, and will throw another kind of errors if I try my hand at fixing it :/ Otherwise, in the opening tag of the document, I've got an attribute called `ss:disableBackButton="1"` Sabre XML says that `ss` has not been defined as a namespace, and is correct. But this is the way the internal system was tailored to work and I can't change it. My viable option here is to somehow tell the Reader class to ignore the validity of the xml file if possible. Either way, I had a look at the Reader class in the sabrexml source, but if I override it now, with the next update it will go back to its original state. Best, Kostadin -- You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #141 (comment)

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[petri4kov]

Um, do you mean the first line of the xml file?
If that's what you mean - the first line the xml declaration, and it would also throw an error, but what I did was to delete it, so I can continue experimenting.

This is how the start of the xml looks:

<?xml version="1.1.1" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<survey
name="Survey"
alt="INSERT NAME HERE"
autosave="1"
autosaveKey="i,ac,source,RID"
extraVariables="source,list,url,exitURL,record,ipAddress,userAgent,panelPartnerId,l,countryCode,i,batchno,test,ac,sn,lang,gmid,gh,netMRsrc,sourceid,x,y,uid,sampleSource"
compat="138"
state="testing"
setup="time,quota,term"
ss:disableBackButton="1"
displayOnError="all"
unique=""
newStyle="1"
unmacro="0"
trackVars="checkbox"
autoRecover="1"
mobile="compat"
mobileDevices="smartphone,tablet"
persistentExit="1"
company="LSR EMEA"
uses="qastyler.1"
qa:template="4a"
ssc:enable="1"
>