Re: Future of HttpUnit?

On Feb 28, 2006, at 2:57 AM, William Pietri wrote:

>
> Hi! I've written a framework called WebRobot that wraps HttpUnit in  
> a way that makes it easy to use for QA-style scripted tests and  
> other not-so-technical users. I keep meaning to release it as an  
> open-source tool, but given the rise of AJAX, I'm wondering about  
> HttpUnit's future.
>
> Right now it looks like HttpUnit is likely to stay about where it  
> is, as a good library for testing traditional web apps that don't  
> use much JavaScript. Is that the case? If so, I'm not inclined to  
> release something based on it, as I'll need to find a testing  
> solution that works for AJAX-ish applications and other JavaScript- 
> dependent UIs.

My goal is to replace the current Xerces HTML DOM with a custom  
HttpUnit one that can handle the full range of JavaScript behavior  
needed for AJAX. How quickly this happens (and it has been slower  
than I would like) depends on a number of factors, including access  
at work and whether people are willing to contribute to pay something  
for my time or that of anyone else who wants to help.


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