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= Webrat - Ruby Acceptance Testing for Web applications
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by Bryan Helmkamp <bryan@brynary.com> and Seth Fitzsimmons <seth@mojodna.net>.
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Initial development sponsored by EastMedia (http://www.eastmedia.com).
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== DESCRIPTION:
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Webrat lets you quickly write robust and thorough acceptance tests for a Ruby
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web application. By leveraging the DOM, it can run tests similarly to an
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in-browser testing solution without the associated performance hit (and
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browser dependency). The result is tests that are less fragile and more
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effective at verifying that the app will respond properly to users.
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When comparing Webrat with an in-browser testing solution like Watir or
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Selenium, the primary consideration should be how much JavaScript the
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application uses. In-browser testing is currently the only way to test JS, and
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that may make it a requirement for your project. If JavaScript is not central
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to your application, Webrat is a simpler, effective solution that will let you
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run your tests much faster and more frequently. (Benchmarks forthcoming.)
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== SYNOPSIS:
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def test_sign_up
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visits "/"
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clicks_link "Sign up"
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fills_in "Email", :with => "good@example.com"
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select "Free account"
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clicks_button "Register"
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...
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end
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Behind the scenes, this will perform the following work:
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1. Verify that loading the home page is successful
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2. Verify that a "Sign up" link exists on the home page
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3. Verify that loading the URL pointed to by the "Sign up" link leads to a
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successful page
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4. Verify that there is an "Email" input field on the Sign Up page
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5. Verify that there is an select field on the Sign Up page with an option for
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"Free account"
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6. Verify that there is a "Register" submit button on the page
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7. Verify that submitting the Sign Up form with the values "good@example.com"
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and "Free account" leads to a successful page
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Take special note of the things _not_ specified in that test, that might cause
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tests to break unnecessarily as your application evolves:
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* The input field IDs or names (e.g. "user_email" or "user[email]"), which
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could change if you rename a model
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* The ID of the form element (Webrat can do a good job of guessing, even if
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there are multiple forms on the page.)
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* The URLs of links followed
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* The URL the form submission should be sent to, which could change if you
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adjust your routes or controllers
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* The HTTP method for the login request
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A test written with Webrat can handle these changes smoothly.
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== REQUIREMENTS:
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* Rails >= 1.2.6
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* Hpricot >= 0.6
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* Rails integration tests in Test::Unit _or_
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* RSpec stories (using an RSpec version >= revision 2997)
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== INSTALL:
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$ ruby script/plugin install http://svn.eastmedia.net/public/plugins/webrat/
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== HISTORY:
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See CHANGELOG in this directory.
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== LICENSE:
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Copyright (c) 2007 Bryan Helmkamp, Seth Fitzsimmons.
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See MIT-LICENSE in this directory.
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