# XMLLint Processor
## Purpose
Validates XML files using [xmllint](http://xmlsoft.org/xmllint.html).
The Rust alternative is [ixmllint](ixmllint.md): the same well-formedness checks and `--schema` validation, in-process, with libxml2's messages and verdicts. Switching is `xmllint` → `ixmllint` in the stanza header, and `args = ["--schema", "x.xsd"]` → `schema = "x.xsd"`. Files that need `--valid`, `--dtdvalid` or `--relaxng` stay here.
## How It Works
Discovers `.xml` files in the project (excluding common build tool directories),
runs `xmllint --noout` on each file, and records success in the cache. A non-zero
exit code from xmllint fails the product.
This processor supports batch mode.
## Source Files
- Input: `**/*.xml`
- Output: none (checker)
## Configuration
```toml
[processor.checker.xmllint]
args = []
dep_inputs = []
```
| `args` | string[] | `[]` | Extra arguments passed to xmllint |
| `dep_inputs` | string[] | `[]` | Extra files whose changes trigger rebuilds |
## Batch support
The tool accepts multiple files on the command line. When batching is enabled (default), rsconstruct passes all files in a single invocation for better performance.
## Clean behavior
This processor is a Checker — `rsconstruct clean outputs` is a no-op for it (checkers produce no outputs). See [Clean behavior](../../processors.md#clean-behavior) and [`rsconstruct clean`](../../commands.md#rsconstruct-clean).