xunit

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Module

urn:org:ten60:netkernel:ext:xunit

Definition

Active URI Base

active:xunit

Format

<instr>
  <type>xunit</type>
  <param>
    <nvp>
      <uri>ffcpl:/path/mytestlist.xml</uri>
    </nvp>
  </param>
  <target>var:result</target>
</instr>

Syntax

Argument	Rules	Description
type	Mandatory	xunit
param	Mandatory	a name value pair document with a uri element giving the URI of the unit tests to be run
target	Mandatory	the result of the tests

The xunit accessor runs a unit test list with the NetKernel Unit Test framework. The unit test engine will execute the tests specified by the URI target contained in an NVP param argument. It will then perform optional assertions on the results. The results of the tests can be returned in either XHTML or XML format using the @output attribute on the testlist.

Note the xunit accessor is designed to execute the interactive XUnit application and requires a Name-Value-Pair param argument with the URI to the test suite.

A guide to using the unit test framework is available here.

TestList Format

A test list has the following form...

<testlist output="html" title="XUnit Self Tests">

  <desc />

  <test>
    <uri>active:dpml+operand@ffcpl:/mytest.idoc</uri>
    <assert> ...Optional assertions on the results... </assert>
  </test> ...
  <group title="A Test Group">
    <uri>ffcpl:/mytestsuite.xml</uri>
  </group> ...
</testlist>