Configuration Problem?

["Parmley, Scott C." <sp...@p2es.com>]

 Hello Everyone.
 
 I've run into a problem involving Cactus tests and JSPs.  First,
let
 me supply you with the scenerio:
 
 I have a multitiered server/client application with Cocoon XSP
documents
 as an interface to the EJB/Business logic tier.  I have written a
Cactus
 test case that is designed to perform a login and logout procedure.  I
am
 using the Cocoon security facility to test if a client has an
HttpSession
 and if there is a particular value in that session.
 
 So, my test needs to be able to log a user in, check that the login
 succeeded by checking out the session attribute mentioned above, and
 finally to log the user out, which is dependent on a valid session.
If
 the login succeeds, then the session attribute "LoginConfig" is set.
 
 Here is my dilema.  I have created a RequestDispatcher to forward my
 request to the appropriate URL.  I forward the request.  Then I test
for
 the session attribute "LoginConfig".  I always recieve a null pointer
 exception when trying to look at session.  I am certain that this
process
 works, and I picked a userid and password that always succeeds.
 
 Is there a wrapper or method I can use to grab the session and perform
 this test?  Sorry if this question is very elementary.  See my source
 below:
 
 Thank you in advance.
 -Scott Parmley
 
 
 [...]
 
   public static Test suite() {
     return new TestSuite(LoginTest.class);
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     TestRunner.main(new String[]{LoginTest.class.getName()});
   }
 
   public void beginLogin(WebRequest myrequest) {
     myrequest.addParameter("host","SomeHost");
     myrequest.addParameter("username","SomeUser");
     myrequest.addParameter("password","SomePassword");
     System.out.println("Completed pre-login phase.");
   }
 
   public void testLogin() {
     try {
 
       RequestDispatcher rdis =
 	 config.getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher("/myurl/do-login");
       System.out.println("RequestDispatcher setup complete.");
 
       rdis.forward(request, response);
       System.out.println("Forward finished.");
 
       System.out.println("Testing assertion.");
       // This fails every time. //
       assertNotNull(session.getAttribute("LoginConfig"));
     }
     catch(IOException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
     catch(ServletException e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
     }
   }
 
 [...]