The document discusses automated testing of web applications using XML. It provides an overview of code-based and data-driven testing as well as several tools that can automate test case creation and execution, including HttpUnit, HtmlUnit, ServletUnit, StrutsTestCase, Cactus, and Latka. Latka is highlighted as a tool that uses XML to define a series of HTTP requests and validations for test automation.

1. Automated Testing of Web Applications using XML dIon Gillard, Multitask Consulting Pty Ltd

11. HttpUnit - Sample WebConversation conversation = new WebConversation(); WebRequest request = new GetMethodWebRequest( "http://www.meterware.com/servlet/TopSecret"); WebResponse response = conversation.getResponse(request); WebForm loginForm = response.getForms()[0]; request = loginForm.getRequest(); response = conversation.getResponse( request ); assertTrue( "Login not rejected", response.getText().indexOf("Login failed") != -1 );

16. HtmlUnit – Sample form submit WebClient client = new WebClient(); URL url = new URL("http://htmlunit.sf.net/"); HtmlPage page = (HtmlPage) client.getPage(url); // find form by id HtmlForm form = page.getFormById(“mainForm”); // ‘type’ text into the userId field HtmlInput input = form.getInput(“userId”); input.setValue(“dion”); // submit – note existing values provided in the page // are ‘automatically’ filled in form.submit();

18. ServletUnit – Sample code ServletRunner sr = new ServletRunner(); sr.registerServlet("myServlet", StatefulServlet.class.getName()); // create a client and request ServletUnitClient sc = sr.newClient(); WebRequest request = new PostMethodWebRequest( "http://test.meterware.com/myServlet" ); request.setParameter( "color", "red" ); InvocationContext ic = sc.newInvocation( request ); // call service ic.getServlet().service(request, ic.getResponse()); // test response, session, servlet instance variables etc assertNotNull("Session was not created", ic.getRequest().getSession( false ) );

21. StrutsTestCase - Sample … public void testFailedLogin() { // setup parameters to pass to the action addRequestParameter("username","deryl"); addRequestParameter("password","express"); // set up the path to identify the action setRequestPathInfo("/login"); // perform action processing actionPerform(); // check that the user has been forwarded to “login” verifyForward("login"); // make sure the error for key ‘error.password.mismatch’ // is present in the request verifyActionErrors(new String[] {"error.password.mismatch"}); // make sure the session state is correct assertNull((String) getSession().getAttribute( "authentication")); } …

43. JXWeb - Sample <jxw> <set name=&quot;req&quot; value=&quot;www.testsite.com&quot;/> <httpGet response=&quot;response1&quot;/> <save name=&quot;respText&quot; file=&quot;list.html&quot;/> <getTable name=&quot;myTable&quot; tableIndex=&quot;0&quot;/> <getTableValue name=&quot;tableValue&quot; table=&quot;myTable“ row=&quot;0&quot; column=&quot;0&quot;/> <isEqual name=“tableValue&quot; value=&quot;Every Good Beer Deserves Froth“ message=“page is missing froth&quot;/> </jxw>

47. Ant Eater - Sample … <target name=&quot;checkonline&quot;> <httpRequest path=&quot;/&quot;> <match assign=&quot;online&quot;><responseCode value=&quot;200&quot;/> </match> </httpRequest> </target> <target name=&quot;hitserver&quot; if=&quot;online&quot;> <echo>We're online!</echo> <httpRequest path=&quot;/&quot;> <match assign=&quot;apache&quot;> <header name=&quot;Server“ value=&quot;Apache/1.3.24 (Unix) Debian GNU/Linux&quot;/> </match> <match assign=&quot;unknownserver“/> </httpRequest> </target>