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Posted to modperl@perl.apache.org by Anthony Gardner <cy...@yahoo.co.uk> on 2006/11/09 10:57:33 UTC
Is Apache::TestRequest for me?
I'm trying to think of a way to do a test plan for a site that is already well developed but is going through a structural change rather than a content change.
To cut a long story short, for future development we want to implement a good test suite to test the html in the response. At present, they just do visual tests.
>From what I've seen on CPAN, Apache::Test is used to test Apache::* modules (we don't write any at this time) and Apache::TestRequest is looking good for me ..... but is it what I want?
For example, to catch the final output from the response phase of the request and then test the resulting (potentially large) html to see if there is a small chunk of expected html there (i.e hiden fields).
This may sound like bread 'n butter to most of you but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Is Apache::TestRequest for me?
Posted by Anthony Gardner <cy...@yahoo.co.uk>.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out. as for Apache::TestRequest, I agree with what you say ......... I thought it'd be a lot of work to write 'test' handlers but didn't know of any other options.
cheers
"Philip M. Gollucci" <pg...@p6m7g8.com> wrote: Anthony Gardner wrote:
> I'm trying to think of a way to do a test plan for a site that is
> already well developed but is going through a structural change rather
> than a content change.
>
> To cut a long story short, for future development we want to implement a
> good test suite to test the html in the response. At present, they just
> do visual tests.
>
> From what I've seen on CPAN, Apache::Test is used to test Apache::*
> modules (we don't write any at this time) and Apache::TestRequest is
> looking good for me ..... but is it what I want?
>
> For example, to catch the final output from the response phase of the
> request and then test the resulting (potentially large) html to see if
> there is a small chunk of expected html there (i.e hiden fields).
>
> This may sound like bread 'n butter to most of you but any suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.
You might look at HTTP::Webtest or WWW::Mechanize
Also, httpd-serf and httpd-test from the httpd.apache.org.
Apache-Test is more for testing your PERL code -- but theres nothing
really stopping you from using it to issue requests to "handlers" then
check the responses though I wouldn't recommend it.
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Re: Is Apache::TestRequest for me?
Posted by "Philip M. Gollucci" <pg...@p6m7g8.com>.
Anthony Gardner wrote:
> I'm trying to think of a way to do a test plan for a site that is
> already well developed but is going through a structural change rather
> than a content change.
>
> To cut a long story short, for future development we want to implement a
> good test suite to test the html in the response. At present, they just
> do visual tests.
>
> From what I've seen on CPAN, Apache::Test is used to test Apache::*
> modules (we don't write any at this time) and Apache::TestRequest is
> looking good for me ..... but is it what I want?
>
> For example, to catch the final output from the response phase of the
> request and then test the resulting (potentially large) html to see if
> there is a small chunk of expected html there (i.e hiden fields).
>
> This may sound like bread 'n butter to most of you but any suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.
You might look at HTTP::Webtest or WWW::Mechanize
Also, httpd-serf and httpd-test from the httpd.apache.org.
Apache-Test is more for testing your PERL code -- but theres nothing
really stopping you from using it to issue requests to "handlers" then
check the responses though I wouldn't recommend it.
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Philip M. Gollucci (pgollucci@p6m7g8.com) 323.219.4708
Consultant / http://p6m7g8.net/Resume/resume.shtml
Senior Software Engineer - TicketMaster - http://ticketmaster.com
1024D/A79997FA F357 0FDD 2301 6296 690F 6A47 D55A 7172 A799 97F
I never had a dream come true
'Til the day that I found you.
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby.
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be...
A part of me will always be with you.