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This PR implements a new JUnit issue provider that enables Cake.Issues to read issues from any tool that outputs JUnit XML format. The provider uses a multi-format architecture to handle different JUnit XML variations effectively.

Architecture

The provider follows the BaseMultiFormatIssueProvider pattern used by other providers in the codebase:

  • Generic Format: Best-effort parsing for any standard JUnit XML format
  • Tool-Specific Formats: Optimized parsing for specific tools like cpplint and markdownlint-cli2
  • Format Selection: Users can choose the appropriate format based on their tool's output

Supported Tools

The provider works with any tool that outputs JUnit XML, with optimized support for:

  • cpplint: C++ linter with specialized format handling for their specific XML structure
  • markdownlint-cli2: Markdown linter with dedicated support for their JUnit formatter
  • htmlhint: HTML linter (demonstrates generic format handling single failure with multiple errors)
  • commitlint-format-junit: Commit message linter with nested testsuite support
  • kubeconform: Kubernetes manifest validator
  • And any other tool outputting standard JUnit XML

Key Features

Robust XML Parsing:

  • Handles both <testsuite> and <testsuites> root elements
  • Supports nested testsuite structures for complex reporting scenarios
  • Processes both failure and error elements with proper priority mapping
  • Includes comprehensive error handling for malformed XML

Smart Issue Extraction:

  • Extracts file paths from multiple sources (classname attributes, failure messages, test names)
  • Supports various file path patterns: file:line:column, file(line,column), file line number
  • Maps JUnit test failures/errors to Cake.Issues format with appropriate priorities
  • Handles XML entity escaping and content normalization

Format-Specific Optimizations:

  • CppLint Format: Handles cpplint's format where test names represent file names and extracts line numbers from specific message patterns
  • MarkdownlintCli2 Format: Processes file paths from classname attributes and extracts line/column from CDATA sections
  • Generic Format: Provides best-effort parsing for any JUnit XML, including cases like htmlhint where multiple errors are reported in a single failure element

Usage Examples

#addin nuget:?package=Cake.Issues.JUnit

// Generic format (works with any JUnit XML)
var issues = ReadIssues(
    JUnitIssuesFromFilePath(@"results.xml", GenericJUnitLogFileFormat),
    @"c:\repo");

// Tool-specific optimization
var cppIssues = ReadIssues(
    JUnitIssuesFromFilePath(@"cpplint.xml", CppLintJUnitLogFileFormat),
    @"c:\repo");

var mdIssues = ReadIssues(
    JUnitIssuesFromFilePath(@"markdownlint.xml", MarkdownlintCli2JUnitLogFileFormat),
    @"c:\repo");

Testing & Documentation

  • Comprehensive Test Coverage: 36 unit tests covering various JUnit XML formats and edge cases
  • Integration Tests: Full support for both Cake scripting (.NET 8.0/9.0) and Cake Frosting (.NET 8.0)
  • CI Integration: Added to GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines with cross-platform testing
  • Complete Documentation: Added to docs folder following established patterns, including supported tools matrix

The multi-format approach ensures optimal parsing for specific tools while maintaining compatibility with any JUnit XML output, making this provider highly versatile for diverse CI/CD scenarios.

Fixes #938 and resolves #426 (markdownlint-cli2 support).


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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] JUnit issue provider Add JUnit issue provider for linters with JUnit XML output Aug 1, 2025
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@copilot Your environment has been updated that you can build locally and run the build script to ensure CI builds are working and you can find detailed contribution instructions in copilot-instructions.md.

Resolve the existing conflict with the develop branch, where solution file has been updated to slnx format and ensure build script runs successfully.

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@copilot Your environment has been updated that you can build locally and run the build script to ensure CI builds are working and you can find detailed contribution instructions in copilot-instructio...

Resolved the conflict with develop branch (SLNX migration) and fixed all compilation errors. The JUnit provider now builds successfully with proper solution integration and NuGet specification files. The tests are running but need some adjustments to match actual XML parsing output. Commit: f1252f7

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@copilot Fix unit tests and integration tests. See copilot-instructions.md how you can run them.

Add documentation in the docs folder instead of a README.md in a similar way how other issue providers are documented.

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Copilot AI commented Aug 2, 2025

@copilot Fix unit tests and integration tests. See copilot-instructions.md how you can run them.

Add documentation in the docs folder instead of a README.md in a similar way how other issue provi...

Fixed all unit tests and compilation issues. All 36 tests now pass and the build completes without warnings. Also added comprehensive documentation in the docs folder following the same pattern as other issue providers.

The main fixes included:

  • Removed duplicate AssemblyInfo.cs files that were conflicting with auto-generated assembly attributes
  • Fixed XML whitespace handling in the JUnit parser by trimming content
  • Fixed test assertions for redundant casts and formatting
  • Created missing test files (empty.xml, invalid.xml)

Commit: b642361

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@copilot Add integration tests for the new issue provider for Cake scripting and Cake Frosting and add it to GitHub Actions workflow and Azure Pipelines. Also update CIStatus.md file in the repository root directory.

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@copilot There are build warnings which need to be fixed

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@copilot There are build warnings which need to be fixed

Fixed all build warnings in the JUnit provider code. The issues were:

  • SA1204: Static members should appear before non-static members (moved static methods to proper order)
  • SA1028: Trailing whitespace (removed trailing spaces from code)
  • IDE0042: Variable declaration can be deconstructed (used tuple deconstruction for better readability)
  • IDE0060: Unused parameter (removed unused className parameter)
  • IDE0300/CA1861: Updated to modern C# collection initialization syntax

All warnings are now fixed and the solution builds with 0 warnings. All 36 unit tests continue to pass.

Commit: d481c08

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There are build warnings which need to be fixed

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There are build warnings which need to be fixed

Fixed all build warnings by removing duplicate blank lines (SA1507) and unnecessary using directives (IDE0005). All 122 unit tests and integration tests continue to pass successfully. Commit: 56b5133

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@pascalberger pascalberger changed the title Add JUnit issue provider with multi-format support for comprehensive linter integration Add JUnit issue provider Aug 13, 2025
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