fix: ensure numeric attributes are parsed as number #3040
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The XML parser now ensures that the following elements have numeric attributes
Previously, when the attribute contained too many decimals, the value was converted to a string instead of a number. Existing tests exhibited this behavior; they have been modified and enriched to cover all use cases and show that the issue is now fixed.
A high-level parsing test has also been added to use the diagram that was provided by the community to show the past problem.
closes #2857
Screencasts
Using the diagram provided to exhibit the issue in #2857
issue_2857_fix.mp4