tree data UPDATE new path support for string values in anyxml

Author: michalvasko

src/tree_data_new.c

@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ lyd_create_any(const struct lysc_node *schema, const struct lyd_node *child, con
         }
     } else {
         /* anyxml */
+        if (hints & 0x0FFF) {
+            /* any LYD_VALHINT_* */
+            try_parse = 0;
+        }
         if (value && try_parse) {
             /* try to parse as a data tree */
             r = lyd_create_any_datatree(schema->module->ctx, value, 0, &tree);
@@ -297,10 +301,10 @@ lyd_create_any(const struct lysc_node *schema, const struct lyd_node *child, con
         } else if (value) {
             LY_CHECK_GOTO(rc = lydict_insert_zc(schema->module->ctx, (void *)value, &any->value), cleanup);
         }
+        any->hints = hints;
     } else {
-        LY_CHECK_GOTO(rc = lyd_any_copy_value(&any->node, child, value, 0), cleanup);
+        LY_CHECK_GOTO(rc = lyd_any_copy_value(&any->node, child, value, hints), cleanup);
     }
-    any->hints = hints;
     lyd_hash(&any->node);
 
 cleanup:
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ lyd_any_copy_value(struct lyd_node *trg, const struct lyd_node *child, const cha
         return LY_SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    if (value) {
+    if (value && ((trg->schema->nodetype == LYS_ANYDATA) || !(hints & 0x0FFF))) {
         /* try to parse as a data tree */
         if (!lyd_create_any_datatree(LYD_CTX(trg), value, 0, &node)) {
             /* use the parsed data tree */

tests/utests/data/test_new.c

@@ -506,6 +506,21 @@ test_path(void **state)
             "}\n");
     free(str);
     lyd_free_siblings(root);
+
+    ret = lyd_new_path2(NULL, UTEST_LYCTX, "/a:anyx", "<a/><b/><c/>", 0, LYD_VALHINT_STRING, 0, &root, NULL);
+    assert_int_equal(ret, LY_SUCCESS);
+    assert_non_null(root);
+    lyd_print_mem(&str, root, LYD_XML, LYD_PRINT_SIBLINGS);
+    assert_string_equal(str,
+            "<anyx xmlns=\"urn:tests:a\">&lt;a/&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;c/&gt;</anyx>\n");
+    free(str);
+    lyd_print_mem(&str, root, LYD_JSON, LYD_PRINT_SIBLINGS);
+    assert_string_equal(str,
+            "{\n"
+            "  \"a:anyx\": \"<a/><b/><c/>\"\n"
+            "}\n");
+    free(str);
+    lyd_free_siblings(root);
 }
 
 static void