NOTE: This document is a temporary placeholder for a future document that describes the XML Query 3.0 Test Suite in more detail, more accurately, and more currently.
The XML Query 3.0 Test Suite (XQTS) provides a set of metrics for determining whether the W3C XML Query Language, version 3.0 can be implemented interoperably as published. XQTS will help implementers identify possible problems both with the Specification and with their software.. The test suite is occasionally updated to reflect the current work of the W3C XML Query Working Group and the W3C XSL Working Group; all releases of the XQTS will be available from this page.
XQuery 3.0 is a superset of XPath 3.0, with the exception of the namespace axis. As such, this test suite tests all of XPath 3.0, with the exception of the namespace axis (which is tested in the XSLT 3.0 test suite). These XPath 3.0 test cases are identified in the test suite catalog.
XQTS 3.0.1 contains over 19,000 test cases. It contains a catalog that contains general information on the test suite as well as test descriptions for each of the test cases included in this release. Test queries and expected results are contained in individual files. All interpretations of this Recommendation are subject to confirmation by the XML Query Working Group and the XSL Working Group.
Implementors are encouraged 1) to write a harness for this test suite and to test their implementations and 2) to report their results to the XML Query Working Group. All of these areas are discussed in greater detail below.
This document serves as a first point of information for all interested parties. A general account of current activities, finalized work, and pointers to further information is given. In the sections below, you will be able to get a good view of the status of the XQTS, and if you are interested in something in particular you are invited to follow the appropriate link given below.
The XML Query 3.0 Test Suite has not yet been fully developed. It will incorporate all relevant tests from the XML Query 1.0 test suite, as well as many new tests designed to test new features of XQuery 3.0.
| Version | Date | File |
| XQTS 3.0.1 | (none yet) | (none yet) |
Our source files are available at http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/2011/xquery-test-suite/. This page provides direct access to the files and it contains instructions on how to use CVS to access these files.
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