From: Kouhei Sutou <kou@...>
Date: 2004-11-21T15:18:35+09:00
Subject: Re: (Yet Another?) RSS::Parser test suite

Hi,

In <1100866717.545429.178390@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>
  "Re: (Yet Another?) RSS::Parser test suite" on Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:23:17 +0900,
  "Giulio  Piancastelli" <giulio.piancastelli@gmail.com> wrote:

>                                    I'd like to know your opinion about
> the employed technique of testing.

It's a good way for testing external API. I'll import it if
you maintain it.

>                                    Indeed, I'd also like to see an
> example from your current test suite: where could I find such a case?

http://www.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ruby/test/rss/

> On the other hand, the RSS 2.0 specification you pointed me to says:
> "RSS 2.0 adds that capability [of being extensible], following a simple
> rule. A RSS feed may contain elements not described on this page, only
> if those elements are defined in a namespace."

I know it.

> These days a number of RSS 2.0 feeds offer Dublin Core elements. Even
> if there could be an arguable degree of funkiness within those
> practices, that's a fact you definetely have to cope with.

Do you want RSS Parser to support Dublin Core in every RSS
2.0 element? Or some elements?


Regards,

--
kou