[html] Consider switching to htmlParser
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Description
Currently we use org.jsoup.parser.Parser.xmlParser() to parse HTML. But this only works for XHTML. This leads to issues such as #6135
Maybe we should switch to Parser.htmlParser()?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the code that calls org.jsoup.parser.Parser.xmlParser() and read issue #6135 to understand the HTML parsing failure. Compare the existing parsing behavior with Parser.htmlParser(), then run the relevant parser or HTML rules tests. Done means ordinary HTML is parsed correctly without breaking XHTML handling.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100