You can write two types of tests: doctests and tests/*.py tests. You can runs the latters from the shell (try -h). I will look into selenium.
On Oct 17, 9:25 am, Timothy Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Massimo, > > I implied in my previous post, that I don't use web2py's built-in > testing. This brings me to a question...what is the "test" directory > for under the application root? Since the admin interface only runs > doctests, what would be a good way of running a unittest that I place in > /applications/init/tests/ ? > > This sort of setup, combined with selenium-rc, would be the ultimate in > web app testing (well almost, but it's really close). > > -tim > > Timothy Farrell wrote: > > An excellent question. Testing in web2py is somewhat of a misnomer > > since you use web2py to create web applications but you can only truly > > test the models or controllers, not the product of all three MVC > > components. However, there isn't really a better way unless Massimo > > wants to include another external libary (and therefore dependency). > > > What I use for webpage testing is Selenium. Selenium is a > > javascript-based scripting/testing engine. However, it has Python > > modules that you can use to write and invoke tests (which it translates > > to Javascript and runs.) It even has a cool IDE plugin for Firefox > > which makes test-making pretty easy. Take a look. > >http://www.openqa.org/selenium/ > > > -tim > > > morningovermidnight wrote: > > >> I've been reading earlier posts on unittests and using doctests in > >> web2py. I have tried and run some successful doctests in web2py. > >> However, it seems that the doctest is testing the value that my > >> function returns, as it should, but is there a way to write a test to > >> check an intermediate value in my function, say the value of a session > >> variable that is stored but not returned to the view? > > >> Also, just curious, what are some of the solutions people here in the > >> group are using for testing and for debugging web2py applications? > > > > tfarrell.vcf > < 1KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
