tests for web apps

glwtta has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I realize this is a very common question - and that's just my problem, with so much info floating around, I am at a loss where to start.

Basically I am at a point where I need to write a test suite for a web application (mod_perl) and the associated library of modules. So I am just looking for a brief list of the technologies that would be involved and a couple of links to beginner level tutorials on the subject - both theoretical (the what and why) and the practical implementations.

Any wisdom is greatly appreciated.

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Re: tests for web apps by adrianh (Chancellor) on Mar 13, 2003 at 17:31 UTC
For the modules you want Test::More and friends. A good introduction is Test::Tutorial. For testing the web application itself WWW::Mechanize is very useful, and people have said good things about HTTP::WebTest. You may also find Test::HTML::Content and Test::HTML::Lint of interest. On perlmonks try: The Joy of Test Automated software testing: emulation of interfaces using Test::MockObject Unit Testing Generated HTML What goes in a test suite? Further adventures with testing Micro Mocking: using local to help test subs Hope this helps.	[reply]
Re: tests for web apps by IlyaM (Parson) on Mar 13, 2003 at 17:25 UTC
Similar question was asked once in this thread on perl-qa mailing list. -- Ilya Martynov, ilya@iponweb.net CTO IPonWEB (UK) Ltd Quality Perl Programming and Unix Support UK managed @ offshore prices - http://www.iponweb.net Personal website - http://martynov.org	[reply]