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Fix CodeQL Analyze (c-cpp) autobuild failure by removing std::generator dependency - #208

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Fix CodeQL Analyze (c-cpp) autobuild failure by removing std::generator dependency#208
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The Analyze (c-cpp) GitHub Actions job was failing during CodeQL autobuild because lib/xml/xmlparser.cpp included <generator>, which is unavailable in the runner toolchain. This blocked compilation of the XML parser translation unit and aborted analysis.

  • Root cause

    • xmlparser.cpp depended on C++23 coroutine generator support (std::generator), but CI’s compiler/libstdc++ combination does not provide <generator>.
  • Code changes

    • Replaced coroutine-based iterators with callback-based iteration in lib/xml/xmlparser.cpp.
    • Removed #include <generator>.
    • Converted:
      • iterateElementChildren(...) from std::generator<DOMElement*> to callback traversal.
      • splitMessages(...) from std::generator<MessageSlice> to callback traversal with bool-based early exit.
    • Added a compile-time contract (static_assert) requiring iterateElementChildren callbacks to return void to prevent ambiguous callback semantics.
  • Behavioral intent

    • Preserve existing parse/framing behavior while removing a non-portable standard library dependency that breaks CodeQL autobuild.
// Before
std::generator<MessageSlice> splitMessages(std::string_view input, bool& framingError);

// After
template <typename Callback>
void splitMessages(std::string_view input, bool& framingError, Callback&& handler) {
    // handler(slice) -> true to continue, false to stop
}

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Co-authored-by: clauspruefer <17313789+clauspruefer@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: clauspruefer <17313789+clauspruefer@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix the failing GitHub Actions job Analyze (c-cpp) Fix CodeQL Analyze (c-cpp) autobuild failure by removing std::generator dependency Aug 7, 2026
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@copilot: what are you doing? the only problem here is the compiler (gcc-14 and g++-14). You should not change any code at all!

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Who the hell told you to change the xml parsing behaviour? Does Microsoft try stealing source code?

Copilot stopped work on behalf of clauspruefer due to an error August 7, 2026 06:53
Copilot AI requested a review from clauspruefer August 7, 2026 06:53
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