spdx / spdx/spdx-java-tagvalue-store
Validator does not check the correct case of properties
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Description
I have a tag-value file that contains the following line:
FilesAnalyzed: False
The validator tells me that the file is correct.
Since tags and format properties are case sensitive (SPDX 2.2, section 1.7.7), the correct value is false and the validator should have told that the file is incorrect.
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Research direction
Start at the validator handling the tag-value property FilesAnalyzed and trace how its boolean value is checked. Use the reported FilesAnalyzed: False example as a regression case; done means the validator rejects it because the case-sensitive value must be false under SPDX 2.2 section 1.7.7.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100