Automattic / Automattic/syndication
XML Pull: Feed Validation
Open
Priority::Medium
type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- PHP
- Stars
- 107
- Forks
- 44
- Avg merge
- 18m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 19
Description
We should be good and validate:
- that the URL is a valid XML file; and
- that the required values (like post identifier/GUID) are set
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Research direction
The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the XML Pull feed parsing and validation code, then trace how feed URLs and required values such as the post identifier or GUID are handled; done means invalid XML URLs and missing required values are rejected with coverage for both cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100