Package com.meterware.httpunit

Classes for testing http server systems.

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Description

Interface Summary

HtmlErrorListener	This interface represents a listener which can receive notification of errors and warnings during the parsing of an HTML page.
HTMLSegment	Represents the parse tree for a segment of HTML.
ScriptableObject	An interface for objects which will be accessible via scripting.
WebClientListener	A listener for messages sent and received by a web client.

Class Summary

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GetMethodWebRequest	An HTTP request using the GET method.
HttpUnitOptions	A collection of global options to control HttpUnit's behavior.
HttpUnitUtils	Utility code shared by httpunit and servletunit.
MessageBodyWebRequest	A web request which contains a non-empty message body.
MessageBodyWebRequest.InputStreamMessageBody	A method request message body read directly from an input stream.
PostMethodWebRequest	An HTTP request using the POST method.
PutMethodWebRequest	A web request using the PUT protocol.
SubmitButton	This class represents a submit button in an HTML form.
TableCell	A single cell in an HTML table.
UploadFileSpec	A description of a file to be uploaded as part of a form submission.
WebClient	The context for a series of web requests.
WebClient.HeaderDictionary
WebConversation	The context for a series of HTTP requests.
WebForm	This class represents a form in an HTML page.
WebLink	This class represents a link in an HTML page.
WebRequest	A request sent to a web server.
WebRequestSource
WebResponse	A response to a web request from a web server.
WebTable	This class represents a table in an HTML page.

Exception Summary

AuthorizationRequiredException	This exception is thrown when an unauthorized request is made for a page that requires authentication.
HttpException	This exception is thrown when an Http error (response code 4xx or 5xx) is detected.
HttpInternalErrorException	This exception is thrown when an internal error is found on the server.
HttpNotFoundException	This exception is thrown when the desired URL is not found.
IllegalRequestParameterException	This exception is thrown on an attempt to set a form parameter in a way not possible from a browser.

Package com.meterware.httpunit Description

Classes for testing http server systems. Each test session should begin by creating a WebConversation to which it should submit an initial http request using the getResponse method. With each subsequent step, it will typically examine the response either textually or as a DOM, and create new requests based on either submitting a form or clicking on a link.

Installation

The package depends on JTidy, an HTML parser/validator. The jtidy.jar must be in the class path ahead of any other implementation of the DOM classes. In addition, unit tests will require JUnit as well.

Example

In the following code, a web conversation is started and an initial request sent. The program then prints out the response and extracts the first form (the login form) from it. After setting the name parameter to the desired value, it submits the form and prints the response.

import com.meterware.httpunit.*;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;

import org.xml.sax.*;

public class Example {


    public static void main( String[] params ) {
        try {
            WebRequest          request;
            WebResponse         response;
            WebConversation     conversation = new WebConversation();
            
            request = new GetMethodWebRequest( "http://www.meterware.com/servlet/TopSecret" );
            response = conversation.getResponse( request );
            System.out.println( response );

            WebForm loginForm = response.getForms()[0];

            request = loginForm.getRequest();
            request.setParameter( "name", "master" );
            response = conversation.getResponse( request );
            System.out.println( response );

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println( "Exception: " + e );
        }
    }
}

Please direct any questions to Russell Gold.