DiffBuilder (XMLUnit for Java 2.4.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.xmlunit.builder.DiffBuilder

public class DiffBuilder
extends Object

DiffBuilder to create a Diff instance.

Valid inputs for control and test are all Objects supported by Input.from(Object).

Example Usage:

 String controlXml = "<a><b>Test Value</b></a>";
 String testXml = "<a>\n <b>\n  Test Value\n </b>\n</a>";
 Diff myDiff = DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromString(controlXml)).withTest(Input.fromString(testXml))
     .checkForSimilar()
     .ignoreWhitespace()
     .build();
 assertFalse("XML similar " + myDiff.toString(), myDiff.hasDifferences());

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Diff`	`build()` Compare the Test-XML `withTest(Object)` with the Control-XML `compare(Object)` and return the collected differences in a `Diff` object.
`DiffBuilder`	`checkForIdentical()` check test source with the control source for identically.
`DiffBuilder`	`checkForSimilar()` check test source with the control source for similarity.
`static DiffBuilder`	`compare(Object control)` Create a DiffBuilder from all kind of types supported by `Input.from(Object)`.
`DiffBuilder`	`ignoreComments()` Will remove all comment-Tags "<!
`DiffBuilder`	`ignoreWhitespace()` Ignore whitespace by removing all empty text nodes and trimming the non-empty ones.
`DiffBuilder`	`normalizeWhitespace()` Normalize Text-Elements by removing all empty text nodes and normalizing the non-empty ones.
`DiffBuilder`	`withAttributeFilter(Predicate<Attr> attributeFilter)` Registers a filter for attributes.
`DiffBuilder`	`withComparisonController(ComparisonController comparisonController)` Replace the `ComparisonControllers.Default` with your own ComparisonController.
`DiffBuilder`	`withComparisonFormatter(ComparisonFormatter formatter)` Sets a non-default formatter for the differences found.
`DiffBuilder`	`withComparisonListeners(ComparisonListener... comparisonListeners)` Registers a listener that is notified of each comparison.
`DiffBuilder`	`withDifferenceEvaluator(DifferenceEvaluator differenceEvaluator)` Provide your own custom `DifferenceEvaluator` implementation.
`DiffBuilder`	`withDifferenceListeners(ComparisonListener... comparisonListeners)` Registers a listener that is notified of each comparison with outcome other than `ComparisonResult.EQUAL`.
`DiffBuilder`	`withDocumentBuilderFactory(DocumentBuilderFactory f)` Sets the `DocumentBuilderFactory` to use when creating a `Document` from the `Source`s to compare.
`DiffBuilder`	`withNamespaceContext(Map<String,String> prefix2Uri)` Establish a namespace context that will be used in `Comparison.Detail#getXPath`.
`DiffBuilder`	`withNodeFilter(Predicate<Node> nodeFilter)` Registers a filter for nodes.
`DiffBuilder`	`withNodeMatcher(NodeMatcher nodeMatcher)` Sets the strategy for selecting nodes to compare.
`DiffBuilder`	`withTest(Object test)` Set the Test-Source from all kind of types supported by `Input.from(Object)`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - compare
```
public static DiffBuilder compare(Object control)
```
    Create a DiffBuilder from all kind of types supported by Input.from(Object).
    
    Parameters:
    
    control - the expected reference document.
    
    See Also:
    
    DiffBuilder
  - withTest
```
public DiffBuilder withTest(Object test)
```
    Set the Test-Source from all kind of types supported by Input.from(Object).
    
    Parameters:
    
    test - the test document which must be compared with the control document.
  - ignoreWhitespace
```
public DiffBuilder ignoreWhitespace()
```
    Ignore whitespace by removing all empty text nodes and trimming the non-empty ones.
  - normalizeWhitespace
```
public DiffBuilder normalizeWhitespace()
```
    Normalize Text-Elements by removing all empty text nodes and normalizing the non-empty ones.
    "normalized" in this context means all whitespace characters are replaced by space characters and consecutive whitespace characters are collapsed.
  - ignoreComments
```
public DiffBuilder ignoreComments()
```
    Will remove all comment-Tags "" from test- and control-XML before comparing.
    Comments are ignored by applying an XSLT transformation on the source which may reduce the effect of withDocumentBuilderFactory(javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory). If you need more control over the transformation build the Source using a transformation yourself, using CommentLessSource.STYLE.
  - withNodeMatcher
```
public DiffBuilder withNodeMatcher(NodeMatcher nodeMatcher)
```
    Sets the strategy for selecting nodes to compare.
    Example with DefaultNodeMatcher:
```
 .withNodeMatcher(new DefaultNodeMatcher(ElementSelectors.byNameAndText))
 
```
    See Also:
    
    DifferenceEngine.setNodeMatcher(NodeMatcher)
  - withDifferenceEvaluator
```
public DiffBuilder withDifferenceEvaluator(DifferenceEvaluator differenceEvaluator)
```
    Provide your own custom DifferenceEvaluator implementation. This overwrites the Default DifferenceEvaluator. If you want use your custom DifferenceEvaluator in combination with the default or another DifferenceEvaluator you should use DifferenceEvaluators.chain(DifferenceEvaluator...) or DifferenceEvaluators.first(DifferenceEvaluator...) to combine them:
```
 Diff myDiff = DiffBuilder.compare(control).withTest(test)
         .withDifferenceEvaluator(
             DifferenceEvaluators.chain(
                 DifferenceEvaluators.Default,
                 new MyCustomDifferenceEvaluator()))
         ....
         .build();
 
```
  - withComparisonController
```
public DiffBuilder withComparisonController(ComparisonController comparisonController)
```
    Replace the ComparisonControllers.Default with your own ComparisonController.
    Example use:
```
 Diff myDiff = DiffBuilder.compare(control).withTest(test)
      .withComparisonController(ComparisonControllers.StopWhenDifferent)
      .build();
 
```
  - withComparisonListeners
```
public DiffBuilder withComparisonListeners(ComparisonListener... comparisonListeners)
```
    Registers a listener that is notified of each comparison.
    
    See Also:
    
    DifferenceEngine.addComparisonListener(ComparisonListener)
  - withDifferenceListeners
```
public DiffBuilder withDifferenceListeners(ComparisonListener... comparisonListeners)
```
    Registers a listener that is notified of each comparison with outcome other than ComparisonResult.EQUAL.
    
    See Also:
    
    DifferenceEngine.addDifferenceListener(ComparisonListener)
  - checkForSimilar
```
public DiffBuilder checkForSimilar()
```
    check test source with the control source for similarity.
    Example for Similar: The XML node "<a>Text</a>" and "<a><![CDATA[Text]]></a>" are similar and the Test will not fail.
    The rating, if a node is similar, will be done by the DifferenceEvaluators.Default. See withDifferenceEvaluator(DifferenceEvaluator)
    Default is checkForIdentical().
  - checkForIdentical
```
public DiffBuilder checkForIdentical()
```
    check test source with the control source for identically.
    This is the Default.
  - withNamespaceContext
```
public DiffBuilder withNamespaceContext(Map<String,String> prefix2Uri)
```
    Establish a namespace context that will be used in Comparison.Detail#getXPath.
    Without a namespace context (or with an empty context) the XPath expressions will only use local names for elements and attributes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prefix2Uri - mapping between prefix and namespace URI
  - withAttributeFilter
```
public DiffBuilder withAttributeFilter(Predicate<Attr> attributeFilter)
```
    Registers a filter for attributes.
    Only attributes for which the predicate returns true are part of the comparison. By default all attributes are considered.
    
    The "special" namespace, namespace-location and schema-instance-type attributes can not be ignored this way. If you want to suppress comparison of them you'll need to implement DifferenceEvaluator.
  - withNodeFilter
```
public DiffBuilder withNodeFilter(Predicate<Node> nodeFilter)
```
    Registers a filter for nodes.
    Only nodes for which the predicate returns true are part of the comparison. By default nodes that are not document types are considered.
  - withComparisonFormatter
```
public DiffBuilder withComparisonFormatter(ComparisonFormatter formatter)
```
    Sets a non-default formatter for the differences found.
  - withDocumentBuilderFactory
```
public DiffBuilder withDocumentBuilderFactory(DocumentBuilderFactory f)
```
    Sets the DocumentBuilderFactory to use when creating a Document from the Sources to compare.
    This is only used if the Sources used for control and test not already are DOMSources.
    
    Since:
    
    XMLUnit 2.2.0
  - build
```
public Diff build()
```
    Compare the Test-XML withTest(Object) with the Control-XML compare(Object) and return the collected differences in a Diff object.

Class DiffBuilder

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

compare

withTest

ignoreWhitespace

normalizeWhitespace

ignoreComments

withNodeMatcher

withDifferenceEvaluator

withComparisonController

withComparisonListeners

withDifferenceListeners

checkForSimilar

checkForIdentical

withNamespaceContext

withAttributeFilter

withNodeFilter

withComparisonFormatter

withDocumentBuilderFactory

build