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# TestWaiPersistent - Pragmatic integration tests for haskell web applications using WAI and Persistent # yesod-test
Pragmatic integration tests for haskell web applications using WAI and optionally a database (Persistent).
yesod-test is designed for testing web applications built using wai and persistent.
It's main goal is to encourage integration and system testing of web applications by making everything /easy to test/. It's main goal is to encourage integration and system testing of web applications by making everything /easy to test/.
Your tests are like browser sessions that keep track of cookies and the last Your tests are like browser sessions that keep track of cookies and the last
visited page. You can perform assertions on the content of HTML responses, visited page. You can perform assertions on the content of HTML responses
using css selectors to explore the document more easily. using css selectors.
You can also easily build requests using forms present in the current page. You can also easily build requests using forms present in the current page.
This is very useful for testing web applications built in yesod for example, This is very useful for testing web applications built in yesod for example,
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Your database is also directly available so you can use runDB to set up Your database is also directly available so you can use runDB to set up
backend pre-conditions, or to assert that your session is having the desired effect. backend pre-conditions, or to assert that your session is having the desired effect.
The testing facilities behind the scenes are HUnit and HSpec. The testing facilities behind the scenes are HSpec (on top of HUnit).
This is the helloworld and kitchen sink. In this case for testing a yesod app. This is the helloworld and kitchen sink. In this case for testing a yesod app.