How to create a WebTest project in less than a minute

Assuming you have WebTest installed you can create a WebTest project in less than a minute:

Go to the directory where you want to create the WebTest project


E.g.:

C:\projects

Call the createProject task and provide a name for the project, e.g. myWebTestProject

C:\projects>ant -f %WEBTEST_HOME%\webtest.xml wt.createProject

Change to the project directory

C:\projects>cd myWebTestProject

Call WebTest

C:\projects\myWebTestProject>webtest

Done :)

Functional Testing for Joomla! with WebTest

Joomla! is a very popular open-source CMS based on PHP. It is simple to use and makes creating and maintaining Web sites easy for everyone, from total beginners setting up their first site to IT professionals managing enterprise installations.

Like many other projects (not only open-source projects) testing is not the most popular subject. However, testing is very crucial for every project to be able to grow and handle complexity within the project.

Functional testing is one aspect of testing which can focus on the users perspective of using an application.

I started a functional test suite for Joomla! with Canoo WebTest, an open-source tool for automated testing of web applications in a very effective way.

If you would like to have a look at the current state of the work, see here:

• http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/scmsvn/?action=browse&path=%2Ftesting%2Ftrunk%2Ffunctionaltest%2Fwebtest%2F

Some initial documentation can be found here:

• http://docs.joomla.org/Testing_Joomla!_With_WebTest

Enjoy :)