Build a Java Web Application Using HttpUnit and the Test-driven Methodology, Part II

uild a Java Web Application Using HttpUnit and Test-driven Methodology, Part I showed how HttpUnit complements the JUnit functionality to provide testing capability for Web applications, which ordinarily are difficult to test using only JUnit. It then demonstrated a step-by-step setup of a test-driven environment and a phone list Web application.

Part I concluded with a successful test of the application. To complete it, however, you still have to build the following functions: new contact, delete contacts, and edit contact. You also need to write the tests for those functions before implementing the application's full functionality. Part II completes the example, performing these tests and filling out the functionality of the phone list application.

Make sure you have started up Tomcat. If you are unsure how to do this, refer back to the end of Part I for step-by-step instructions. This article assumes you have Tomcat running on a local machine (localhost).