unit testing resources

im compiling resources to settle on a unit testing framework
for lenya. any pointers, experiences welcome.

apache jakarta xmlunit
======================
XMLUnit is a JUnit extension for unit testing applications that
generate or manipulate XML.

http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-commons-sandbox/xmlunit/
sample:
http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-commons-sandbox/xmlunit/src/org/apache
/commons/xmlunit/TestXMLTestCase.java?rev=1.1

verdict: extremely limited, cvs still at 1.1 after 2 years
         probably superceeded by apache jakarta latka

chello
======
Its main goal is to be a good start for any new
Cocoon 2 project. The second goal is to help Cocoon
developers to set up good practices soon in their project:
one line build command, unit testing, functional testing,
continuous integration, documentation system...

http://chello.sourceforge.net/

sample:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/chello/chello/test/src/test/f
r/ivision/chello/TestHello.java?rev=1.1.1.1

verdict: offers very little in the unit testing dept.

HTTPUnit
========
HttpUnit is a free, open source Java API for accessing
web sites without a browser, and is ideally suited for automated
unit testing of web sites when combined with a Java unit test
framework such as JUnit

http://httpunit.sourceforge.net/

sample:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/httpunit/httpunit/test/com/me
terware/httpunit/XMLPageTest.java?rev=1.2

verdict: very active community, contains quite a few samples
         very low level

Apache Latka
============
Latka is a functional (end-to-end) testing tool. It is
implemented in Java, and uses an XML syntax to define a
series of HTTP (or HTTPS) requests and a set of validations
used to verify that the request was processed correctly.

http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/latka/

sample:
http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/jakarta-commons/latka/src/watchdog/Attic/Latka
ServletTests.xml?rev=1.4

verdict: fairly active, eclipse integration

Anteater
========
Anteater is a testing framework designed around Ant,
from the Apache Jakarta Project. It provides an easy
way to write tests for checking the functionality of a
Web application or of an XML Web service.

http://aft.sourceforge.net/

sample:
http://aft.sourceforge.net/examples/index.html

verdict: quite active, written by jeff turner, many samples

WebTest
=======
Canoo WebTest is a free open source tool for automated
testing of web applications

http://webtest.canoo.com/

sample:
http://webtest.canoo.com/webtest/manual/samples.html

verdict: builds on httpunit, not heavily used inside apache


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