org.springframework.webflow.test.execution

Class AbstractFlowExecutionTests

java.lang.Object

junit.framework.Assert

junit.framework.TestCase

org.springframework.webflow.test.execution.AbstractFlowExecutionTests

All Implemented Interfaces:

junit.framework.Test

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractExternalizedFlowExecutionTests

public abstract class AbstractFlowExecutionTests
extends junit.framework.TestCase

Base class for tests that verify a flow executes as expected. Flow execution tests authored by subclasses should test that a flow responds to all supported transition criteria correctly, transitioning to the correct states and producing the expected results on the occurrence of external events.

A typical flow execution test case will test:

• That the flow execution starts as expected (see startFlow(MutableAttributeMap, ExternalContext)).
• That a state executes the appropriate transition when an event is signaled. A test case should be authored for each logical event that can occur, where an event triggers a transition representing a path through the flow. The goal should be to exercise all state transitions (see the resumeFlow(ExternalContext) variants and the setCurrentState(String) for more information).
• That given a transition that leads to an interactive state type (such as a view state or an end state), the view selected matches what was expected and the current state of the flow matches what is expected.

A flow execution test can effectively automate and validate the orchestration required to drive an end-to-end business task that spans several steps involving the user to complete. Such tests are a good way to test your system top-down starting at the web-tier and pushing through all the way to the DB without having to deploy to a servlet or portlet container. In addition, they can be used to effectively test a flow's execution (the web layer) standalone, typically with a mock service layer.

Author:

Keith Donald

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractFlowExecutionTests() Constructs a default flow execution test.
AbstractFlowExecutionTests(String name) Constructs a flow execution test with given name.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.TestCase

countTestCases, getName, run, run, runBare, setName, toString

Methods inherited from class junit.framework.Assert

assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertEquals, assertFalse, assertFalse, assertNotNull, assertNotNull, assertNotSame, assertNotSame, assertNull, assertNull, assertSame, assertSame, assertTrue, assertTrue, fail, fail, failNotEquals, failNotSame, failSame

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractFlowExecutionTests

public AbstractFlowExecutionTests()

Constructs a default flow execution test.

See Also:

TestCase.setName(String)

AbstractFlowExecutionTests

public AbstractFlowExecutionTests(String name)

Constructs a flow execution test with given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the test