[Webtest] HTMLUnit

Lisa Crispin webtest@lists.canoo.com
Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:42:21 +0000


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Hi Marc,
Thank you so much for the information.  From the postings, it sounds like the release based on HTMLUnit will happen fairly soon?  Are we talking weeks?  It will be something to distract me from my post-election depression.
thanks,
Lisa


-------------- Original message from Marc Guillemot <mguillemot@yahoo.fr>: -------------- 


> Hi Lisa, 
> 
> Comment below 
> 
> > I saw Marc's posting from last week about the HTMLUnit migration. As we 
> > must test a new UI in the next two months that has a significant amount 
> > of Javascript, I would like to know: 
> > 
> > Will the HTMLUnit mean that we should be able to test this with WebTest 
> > scripts? (Seems I have seen postings to this effect) 
> 
> I would only say, that it will allow to test more JavaScript features and that 
> it's easier to implement missing js 
> functionnalities (for java programmers). While working on the migration, I've 
> improved (just a bit) the javascript 
> support of htmlunit for the need of the selftests. 
> 
> > How long until I can actually install and use Canoo WebTest based on 
> > HTMLUnit? (Not to sound impatient). Is there a list of new features 
> > somewhere that this release will have? 
> 
> Currently not. If you look at 
> http://htmlunit.sourceforge.net/javascriptConfiguration.html, you can have an 
> idea of 
> which js features htmlunit currently accepts. 
> 
> > If HTMLUnit isn't the answer for Javascript support, should I be looking 
> > at Groovy, or what? 
> 
> Groovy "just" allows to write more flexible test scripts. It has nothing to do 
> with Javascript support. 
> 
> Marc. 
> 
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<DIV>Hi Marc,</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you so much for the information.&nbsp; From the postings, it sounds like the release based on HTMLUnit&nbsp;will happen fairly soon?&nbsp; Are we talking weeks?&nbsp; It will be something to distract me from my post-election depression.</DIV>
<DIV>thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Lisa</DIV><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from Marc Guillemot &lt;mguillemot@yahoo.fr&gt;: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>&gt; Hi Lisa, <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Comment below <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I saw Marc's posting from last week about the HTMLUnit migration. As we <BR>&gt; &gt; must test a new UI in the next two months that has a significant amount <BR>&gt; &gt; of Javascript, I would like to know: <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Will the HTMLUnit mean that we should be able to test this with WebTest <BR>&gt; &gt; scripts? (Seems I have seen postings to this effect) <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; I would only say, that it will allow to test more JavaScript features and that <BR>&gt; it's easier to implement missing js <BR>&gt; functionnalities (for java programmers). While working on the migration, I've <BR>&gt; improved (just a bit) the javascript <BR>&gt; support of htmlunit for the need of the selftests. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; How long until I can actually install and use Canoo WebTest based on <BR>&gt; &gt; HTMLUnit? (Not to sound impatient). Is there a list of new features <BR>&gt; &gt; somewhere that this release will have? <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Currently not. If you look at <BR>&gt; http://htmlunit.sourceforge.net/javascriptConfiguration.html, you can have an <BR>&gt; idea of <BR>&gt; which js features htmlunit currently accepts. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; If HTMLUnit isn't the answer for Javascript support, should I be looking <BR>&gt; &gt; at Groovy, or what? <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Groovy "just" allows to write more flexible test scripts. It has nothing to do <BR>&gt; with Javascript support. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Marc. <BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; _______________________________________________ <BR>&gt; WebTest mailing list <BR>&gt; WebTest@lists.canoo.com <BR>&gt; http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest </BLOCKQUOTE>
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