Testing Your Ajax Application with JsUnit

When Ajax was in its infancy, testing an Ajax based application was done manually. Developers had to test the application function per function to ensure that the application would work as planned. This usually took days or weeks before an Ajax based application was deemed fit to be released. Moreover, that testing was not even based on stress but was on functionality only.

Today, there are testing tools which can be used to ensure that the Ajax based application will work as expected. They are usually geared towards JavaScript, the main programming language in building Ajax based application.

One of those testing tools recognized in effectively testing Ajax based applications is JsUnit. This type of testing tool is geared on testing the client side of the application. The advantage of JsUnit is that it actually tests the functions that will be used by users. Oftentimes, testing tools will just focus on the codes which are usually in perfect setting. But the actual rendering can be a lot different because of certain factors.

Testing Platform

JsUnit is not just your testing tool where you can run the application and expect some results. Sure, it can do that but the function is just a tip of the iceberg. JsUnit is also a platform for developers who wanted to automate the testing of their application.

That means the options are almost unlimited on what type and how will the testing be administered. This is very useful especially when a lot of Ajax based applications are now using Mash-ups and plug-ins for their application.

With the help of JsUnit, each function on the Ajax based application will be thoroughly tested. As a platform, it will also have the ability to work with different operating system.

Smart Tracing Modes

JsUnit can also be customized based on the testing preferences of developer. Instead of plain testing, developers could create a “soft testing” program which will only warn the developer that something is wrong on the application without really stopping the whole process.

It can even go more lenient as the tool can merely inform the developer after it was tested. But as much as it can go soft on testing, it can get really robust. JsUnit can debug the application. It will just ask the permission of the developer and will execute as instructed.

Server Functionality

Although JsUnit is all about the client side, it also has remarkable server side feature which will ensure the performance of the Ajax based application. The testing tool’s main feature for the server side is its ability to tie-up with other testing tool.

Remember that JsUnit is only geared for JavaScript and its common today that other programming languages will be infused in an Ajax based application. With the help of the server, logging became a possibility.

JsUnit is robust JavaScript tester which could be used for testing Ajax based applications. It is simple enough to be launched but very powerful in execution especially with its ability to be used with other testing tools.