I recommend you use canoo webtest. This is not a unit test tool, but integration test tool. This is the tool used for instance in AppFuse. It has specific pdf verification steps.
Cheers, J. On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Miguel Almeida <mig...@almeida.at> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > On Mon, 2012-05-14 at 11:09 +0100, Steve Higham wrote: > > > Hi Miguel, > > > > I haven't used the StrutsSpringTestCase however I have made use of the > StrutsTestCase. > > > > This only tests the interceptor stack / Action / Result. There is no web > server involved and no attempt to render the resulting page. > > Yes, that's what I thought. > > > You could try looking at Apache Cactus or Apache HttpClient to test this > behaviour? Alternatively if you generate the file within Struts then the > StrutsTestCase will suffice. I've generated exports from Struts this way. > > > > Both are no longer maintained (I guess httpclient got replaced with > Apache http components (http://hc.apache.org/ ) but I haven't explored > this yet. > > For this case (testing the pdf output created by the displaytag) I don't > think it'll be worth it to invest in a new testing setup: this is the > only thing that is produced outside the scope of struts and a manual > inspection might suffice. > > However, I do want to explore other tools that are available to test the > http request/response, so I'll look into this further. > > Cheers, > > Miguel Almeida > > > Cheers, > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Miguel Almeida [mailto:mig...@almeida.at] > > Sent: 14 May 2012 10:16 > > To: user@struts.apache.org > > Subject: Does the StrutsTestCase test filters defined in web.xml? > > > > Dear all, > > > > I am using StrutsSpringTestCase (which extends StrutsTestCase) to > perform some acceptance tests (under the skin). I am also using Displaytag ( > www.displaytag.org/1.2/ ) to build some tables in the view. > > This tag supports excel/pdf export, which uses a filter you configure in > web.xml [1] > > > > The way the filter works is, in short: a (odd looking, numerical) > parameter is added to the request. The filter checks for the existence of > that parameter and, if it exists, creates the pdf/excel. > > > > I want to test the creation of this file (and its contents). However, > when I debug the StrutsSpringTestCase test with a breakpoint on that filter > it does not stop there, so my questions are: > > > > 1) Does the StrutsTestCase not pass through other filters in your > web.xml, and only goes through the struts filter? > > 2) If so, is there anything else in the struts tests that could help me > out? How do you suggest I perform this test? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Miguel Almeida > > > > > > > > [1]- see http://www.displaytag.org/1.2/export_filter.html > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > > > >
