TESTSPEC

The root element of a xml test script.

These pages are intended as a reference manual and detail the elements and attributes which can be used in a test script. Where possible examples are provided.

To give a very simple overview of what a xml test script, the following illustrates how to check the links on a page.

        <?xml version="1.0" ?>
        <!DOCTYPE testSpec SYSTEM "test.dtd">
        <testSpec  application="..." baseURL="http://server/">
                <steps>
                        <fetch url="http://server/..."/>
                        <verifylinks/>
                </steps>
        </testSpec>

The following is a more complex example, which verifies the contents of the fectched pages, and the changes to certain database tables.

        <?xml version="1.0" ?>
        <!DOCTYPE testSpec SYSTEM "test.dtd">
        <testSpec  application="..." baseURL="http://server/">
                <database dbdriver = "..." dbconnection = "...">
                        <dbTable name="Customers" identity="CustomerId"/>
                        <dbTable name="Suppliers" identity="SupplierId"/>
                        <dbTable name="log" identity="LogId"/>
                </database>
                <steps stepid="testAll">
                        <with page="login"/>
                                <fetch/> <verify/> <submit/>
                        </with>
                        <verify page="default"/>
                        <with page="newCustomer"/>
                                <fetch/> <verify/> <submit/>
                        </with>
                </steps>
                <definePage name="login" url="...>
                        <form id="form" name="form" action="..." method="post">
                                <dbInsert dbTable="log" id="userid"/>
                                <input name="Name" type="text" set="..."/>
                                <input name="Password" type="text" set="..."/>
                        </form> 
                </definePage>
                <definePage name="default" url="...">      
                        <frameset url="default.cfm" name="mainframeset">
                                <frame type="main" name="..."  url="..." />
                                <frame name="header"/>
                                <frame name="hidden"/>
                        </frameset>
                 </definePage>
        <testSpec/>

1. Allowed Content

browser -- Specifies the attributes of the XmlTestSuite web browser
database -- Optional. Specifies the set of database tables to be monitored during testing.
definepage -- Used to define the structure of a html page
definepages -- Allows definePage elements to be grouped together.
steps -- This element contains all the test steps.

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2. Attributes

Attribute	Value(s)	Default Value
application	Used to document the name of the application being tested CDATA	#REQUIRED
baseurl	Optional url prefix to be applied to all urls in testing. e.g. baseURL="http://servername" CDATA	#REQUIRED

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3. Content Rule

( browser | database | definepage | definepages | steps ) *

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4. Parent Elements

None

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