JWebUnit is a Java-based testing framework for web applications. It wraps existing testing frameworks such as HtmlUnit and Selenium with a unified, simple testing interface to allow you to quickly test the correctness of your web applications.
JWebUnit provides a high-level Java API for navigating a web application combined with a set of assertions to verify the application's correctness. This includes navigation via links, form entry and submission, validation of table contents, and other typical business web application features.
The simple navigation methods and ready-to-use assertions allow for more rapid test creation than using only JUnit or HtmlUnit. And if you want to switch from HtmlUnit to other plugins such as Selenium (available soon), there is no need to rewrite your tests.
The current version of JWebUnit is 2.1. This is the "stable" version of JWebUnit, and requires Java 1.5.
To use JWebUnit you only need to download the latest release JARs and include them into your project classpath. You may then test your web application by extending WebTestCase, and running these test cases with JUnit:
public class ExampleWebTestCase extends WebTestCase {
public void setUp() {
super.setUp();
setBaseUrl("http://localhost:8080/test");
}
public void test1() {
beginAt("/home");
clickLink("login");
assertTitleEquals("Login");
setTextField("username", "test");
setTextField("password", "test123");
submit();
assertTitleEquals("Welcome, test!");
}
}
JWebUnit aims to be an active project with a vibrant community. As such we are looking for contributors, especially help in implementing other plugins such as Selenium.
