In the properties file we provide to the trigger, we have property that contains a double quote. Even though this specific property is not used in the Ivy file, the plugin generates an temporary XML file that is not valid because of it.

For example:

build.properties contains:

a.property.name=This is "A" test

results in:

[ERROR] - XTrigger exception: java.text.ParseException: failed to load settings from file:/C:/Users/xxxxx/AppData/Local/Temp/file9178016074964912659.tmp: Element type "property" must be followed by either attribute specifications, ">" or "/>".

Because the generated file contains:

<property name="a.property.name" value="This is "A" test"/>

Characters that are not XML safe will need to be encoded when the file is written out.