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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Checks if provided file (filename to be provided as first argument) conforms to XEP-0001.
+# See https://github.com/xsf/xeps/issues/1235
+#
+# Expected to be executed from the directory that holds all xep XML files.
+# Requires one argument: the file name of the xep to be validated, eg:
+#
+# $ tools/validate-xep0001-conformance.sh xep-0010.xml
+#
+# exit status will be non-zero upon validation failure.
+#
+# requires: bash, xmllint
+
+set -e
+
+VALIDATION_RESULT=0
+
+# 1. Check DTD conformance against xep.dtd
+XEP_DTD="xep.dtd"
+if (xmllint --noout --dtdvalid "$XEP_DTD" "$1")
+then
+  echo "[PASS] DTD conformance against xep.dtd"
+else
+  echo "[FAIL] DTD conformance against xep.dtd"
+  VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+fi
+
+FILE_NAME="$(basename -- $1)"
+HEADER_NUMBER=$(xmllint --xpath '/xep/header/number/text()' --nowarning --dtdvalid "$XEP_DTD" $1)
+HEADER_STATUS=$(xmllint --xpath '/xep/header/status/text()' --nowarning --dtdvalid "$XEP_DTD" $1)
+HEADER_TYPE=$(xmllint --xpath '/xep/header/type/text()' --nowarning --dtdvalid "$XEP_DTD" $1)
+HEADER_APPROVER=$(xmllint --xpath '/xep/header/approver/text()' --nowarning --dtdvalid "$XEP_DTD" $1)
+
+if (echo "$FILE_NAME" | grep -Eq "^xep-[0-9]{4}.xml$")
+then
+  echo "[INFO] The filename ('$FILE_NAME') matches 'xep-[0-9]{4}.xml'."
+  # 2. If the filename matches xep-[0-9]{4}.xml, check:
+  # 2.1 that the number in the filename equals /xep/header/number (XPath)
+  if [ "$FILE_NAME" = "xep-$HEADER_NUMBER.xml" ]
+  then
+    echo "[PASS] The number in the filename ('$FILE_NAME') equals XPATH value /xep/header/number/text() ('$HEADER_NUMBER')."
+  else
+    echo "[FAIL] The number in the filename ('$FILE_NAME') does not equals XPATH value /xep/header/number/text() ('$HEADER_NUMBER') (but should)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+  fi
+else
+  echo "[INFO] The filename ('$FILE_NAME') does not match 'xep-[0-9]{4}.xml'."
+  # 3. If the filename does not match xep-[0-9]{4}.xml, check:
+  # 3.1 That the /xep/header/status/text() (XPath) is ProtoXEP
+  if [ "$HEADER_STATUS" = "ProtoXEP" ]
+  then
+    echo "[PASS] XPATH value /xep/header/status/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') equals 'ProtoXEP'."
+  else
+    echo "[FAIL] XPATH value /xep/header/status/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') does not equal 'ProtoXEP' (but should)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+  fi
+
+  # 3.2 That the /xep/header/number/text() (XPath) is literally XXXX
+  if [ "$HEADER_NUMBER" = "XXXX" ]
+  then
+    echo "[PASS] XPATH value /xep/header/number/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') equals 'XXXX'."
+  else
+    echo "[FAIL] XPATH value /xep/header/nimber/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') does not equal 'XXXX' (but should)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+  fi
+
+  # 3.3 That the name does not start with xep-[0-9]
+  if (echo "$FILE_NAME" | grep -Eq "^xep-[0-9].*$")
+  then
+    echo "[FAIL] The filename ('$FILE_NAME') starts with 'xep-[0-9]' (but should not)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+  else
+    echo "[PASS] The filename ('$FILE_NAME') does not start with 'xep-[0-9]'."
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 4. Check that /xep/header/status/text() (XPath) is a defined status (see tools/xeplib.py for an enum)
+case $HEADER_STATUS in
+  ProtoXEP | Experimental | Proposed | Draft | Active | Final | Retracted | Obsolete | Deferred | Rejected | Deprecated )
+    echo "[PASS] XPATH value /xep/header/status/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') equals a defined status."
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "[FAIL] XPATH value /xep/header/status/text() ('$HEADER_STATUS') does not equals a defined status (but should)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# 5. Check that /xep/header/type/text() (XPath) is defined in XEP-0001
+#    If the XEP number is less than 400, also accept some legacy values. To find which, see which you encounter in the XEP numbers below 400 :-).
+echo "[INFO] implementation of validation of XPATH value /xep/header/type/text() ('$HEADER_TYPE') is pending!"
+
+# 6. Check that /xep/header/approver/text() (XPath) is either Board or Council
+case $HEADER_APPROVER in
+  Board | Council )
+    echo "[PASS] XPATH value /xep/header/approver/text() ('$HEADER_APPROVER') equals either 'Board' or 'Council'."
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "[FAIL] XPATH value /xep/header/approver/text() ('$HEADER_APPROVER') does not equals 'Board' or 'Council' (but should)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# 7. Check that the version numbers in the revision blocks are descending (from top to bottom in the document)
+echo "[INFO] implementation of validation version numbers in the revision blocks is pending!"
+
+# 8. If the approver (see above) is Board, enforce that /xep/header/type is not Standards Track.
+if [ "$HEADER_APPROVER" = "Board" ]
+then
+  if [ "$HEADER_TYPE" = "Standards Track" ]
+  then
+    echo "[FAIL] XPATH value /xep/header/approver/text() ('$HEADER_APPROVER') is 'Board' but XPATH value /xep/header/type/text() is 'Standards Track' (it should not be)."
+    VALIDATION_RESULT=1;
+  else
+    echo "[PASS] XPATH value /xep/header/approver/text() ('$HEADER_APPROVER') is 'Board' and XPATH value /xep/header/type/text() is not 'Standards Track'."
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 9. Check that it uses the xep.xsl XML stylesheet.
+echo "[INFO] implementation of xep.xsl XML stylesheet usage is pending!"
+
+# 10. Check that it includes the correct legal notice (either by checking for the entity reference, or by checking the content)
+echo "[INFO] implementation of inclusion of correct legal notice is pending!"
+
+echo ""
+if [ $VALIDATION_RESULT = 0 ]
+then
+  echo "No issues found (but not all checks are implemented).";
+else
+  echo "Issues found!"
+fi
+exit $VALIDATION_RESULT