# Can Test/Unit output in XML? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 19, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884 "2007-07-19T22:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/1 "2007-07-19T22:35:14Z")
Hi, Is there any way that I can get test/unit output file in XML format? Any helpful advice would be very appreciated. Thanks, maung ---
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/2 "2007-07-20T13:43:05Z")
On 7/19/07, Maung A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way that I can get test/unit output file in XML format? Any > helpful advice would be very appreciated. There was a TestReport project on RubyForge, but it’s been pulled or discontinued. I am looking for some kind of test-reporting tool myself actually. Reporting starts to get pretty important when you are dealing with tests written by QA. ---
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/3 "2007-07-20T15:31:19Z")
On 7/19/07, Maung A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way that I can get test/unit output file in XML format? Any > helpful advice would be very appreciated. If there’s nothing ready, it should not be hard to createa custom runner/outputter that will write xml. Have a look at test/unit/ui/console/testrunner.rb how it writes to console for start. J. ---
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/4 "2007-07-20T16:54:27Z")
On 7/20/07, Jano S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > console for start. > I have had a look and it’s easy to do. The “hardest” part is to define > xml scheme. > Then use xmlbuilder or anything else, and redefine add\_fault (two > types here, errors and failures), started, finished, maybe > test\_started and test\_finished. J. ---
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/5 "2007-07-20T17:44:34Z")
[http://caldersphere.rubyforge.org/](http://caldersphere.rubyforge.org/) produces XML files that are compatible with a lot of common CI systems, it may meet your needs. There is another XML logger, but the name escapes me atm. –andy ---
**Author:** ![maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@maung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maung)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-test-unit-output-in-xml/109884/6 "2007-07-20T18:42:46Z")
Thanks to all for your suggestions and especially to Andy. It might work well. Let me try. 🙂 maung andy sipe wrote: > [http://caldersphere.rubyforge.org/](http://caldersphere.rubyforge.org/) produces XML files that are > compatible > with a lot of common CI systems, it may meet your needs. > > There is another XML logger, but the name escapes me atm. > > –andy