XML – Software Testing Tools Guide

XMLMessageTest

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:26:57 +0000

There are a number of open-source unit testing tools available. So why another one?

Well, this one addresses a specific need – an easy way to test XML-based servers. If you have a server that communicates with clients via XML messages, you can end up putting a lot of effort into using one of the unit-testing frameworks to test all the messages. Just think of all the code needed to set up communications, construct messages, and verify responses.

A simple alternative is to document XML messages and expected responses, without having to write any code. Let XmlMessageTest send each XML message to the server, verify returned messages against expected results, and produce a simple report of test results.
XmlMessageTest is written in Java and should be able to run any Java-enabled platform. It can also be easily integrated into your build process.

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XMLTestSuite

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:26:57 +0000

XmlTestSuite provides a powerful way to test web applications.

Check site structure:
HTML pages are well formed and links are valid
Check the content of pages
Use Javascript variables, XPath expressions, database queries
Check the way the site works:
Run test scenarios, written in XML

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XMLUnit

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:26:57 +0000

When testing XML your application creates, simple string comparisons don’t cut it as there are many different ways the same XML content is serialized to a string. It doesn’t even stop with serialization as sometimes you don’t care for the order of XML elements and sometimes you do.

XMLUnit provides you with the tools to verify the XML you emit is the one you want to create. It provides helpers to validate against an XML Schema, assert the values of XPath queries or compare XML documents against expected outcomes.

The most important part is a diff-engine that provides you with full control over what kind of difference is important to you and which part of the generated document to compare with which part of your reference document.

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XUnit

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:26:57 +0000

XUnit is to XML-oriented Programming as JUnit is to Java programs : XUnit uses Active Tags as a simple framework to write repeatable tests. With XUnit, you can well-try and improve your own Active Tags program as well as external XML processes such as XSLT. But you are also encouraged to use XUnit for testing Java programs that are producing XML documents.

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SonarQube

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:24:56 +0000

Continuous Code Quality

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ReSharper

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:24:12 +0000

ReSharper extends Visual Studio with over 2000 on-the-fly code inspections for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript and other technologies. For most inspections, ReSharper provides quick-fixes (light bulbs) to improve code in one way or another.

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PMD

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:23:31 +0000

PMD is a source code analyzer. It finds common programming flaws like unused variables, empty catch blocks, unnecessary object creation, and so forth. It supports Java, JavaScript, Salesforce.com Apex, PLSQL, Apache Velocity, XML, XSL.
Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code in Java, C, C++, C#, Groovy, PHP, Ruby, Fortran, JavaScript, PLSQL, Apache Velocity, Scala, Objective C, Matlab, Python, Go, Swift and Salesforce.com Apex.

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LinkChecker

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:22:17 +0000

LinkChecker is a free, GPL licensed website validator. LinkChecker checks links in web documents or full websites.

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HttpMaster

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:21:45 +0000

API and web test automation

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Fortify

Jean-Baptiste CROUIGNEAU — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:21:29 +0000

HPE Security Fortify offers end-to-end application security solutions with the flexibility of testing on-premise and on-demand to cover the entire software development lifecycle.

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