cli output for daisy202-validator should not only writing to a html file

[tigexplorer]

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Expected Behavior

Instead of writing the output in a html file, I wish to have it as direct output in the terminal

Actual Behavior

/opt/daisy-pipeline2-cli/dp2 daisy202-validator --ncc /home/user/test/ncc.html --output test

writes the output in the subdir of test in test/html-report/html-report.html

Steps to Reproduce

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Details

Is there an option for direct output?

Environment

• Operating system: ubuntu 20.4
• DAISY Pipeline 2 version: 1.12.1
• Interface: Command Line

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[bertfrees]

Are you expecting the full validation report in plain textual format, or merely a valid/invalid state?

[tigexplorer]

Are you expecting the full validation report in plain textual format, or merely a valid/invalid state?

A valid state or al list with invalid items.

[bertfrees]

OK. And the purpose being what exactly?

[tigexplorer]

For viewing the result, no additional step is necessary (going to the html site).
Also, the result maybe can be used to "pipe" directly in other scripts or software.

[bertfrees]

I have considered such a feature but I think the use case isn't strong enough.

If for any reason you need a text version of the report, you may render the HTML report using a tool like w3m or elinks.

Examples:

w3m -dump report.html

elinks -dump report.html

Regarding integration of our CLI into scripts, I think there are some features that would be convenient:

• Put result on standard out if no --output option specified? pipeline-cli-go#15
• Maybe the exit value should be non-zero when a job fails pipeline-cli-go#35

Let me know if these would help you.