The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List:
modid: HTTP::Slap
DSLIP: bdpOp
description: for simple HTTP requests and complex paths
userid: EARL (Earl Cahill)
chapterid: 15 (World_Wide_Web_HTML_HTTP_CGI)
communities:
similar:
HTTP::Simple and LWP for simple stuff, nothing for the complex
rationale:
Slap has a very simple slap method which is just like LWP::get.
The real power of the module is to walk a journey, which is an
array of pages to request, where the next url to get can be
generated dynamically based on the html previously retrieved. Each
page in a journey can be verified based on a regex, and a code ref
can be passed to define pass and fail reactions. The action of forms
can be followed based on the name of the form. Using smart_form,
requests can be posted based on the information found on retrieved
html in delimited forms. Timings are kept of how long the requests
take. The software keeps track of cookies and posts them
appropriately. Can also specify headers and general (non smart)
forms.
Very simple javascript can be followed, with hope of being able to
follow more difficult javascript as the JavaScript module is
developed.
The software can be used to quite easily: write your own test cases
benchmark different paths through sites login to remote sites and
follow described paths
I initially wrote the software to manage my espn fantasy sports
teams, and am now using it at my work to help us keep track of test
cases in CVS. Test cases can run off a cron and pass or failure
behaviour could be to send an email.
One goal was to make the module have less dependencies than LWP,
and thus easier to install. Consequently, https is supported, but
the Net::SSLeay modules are required and not used so users don't
need to install it for simple gets. Same thing with JavaScript,
which is off by default, but can be easily turned on, so that the
JavaScript module gets required.
I know the simple get stuff is just like LWP, and likely several
other things, but the journey stuff is what makes the software
really worthwhile I think.
My main goal was to write a free, easy to use program in perl that
mimiced the Segue Silktest stuff, which we have had a bit of trouble
with here, and which was far from free.
Thanks, Ear
enteredby: EARL (Earl Cahill)
enteredon: Wed Nov 21 00:50:18 2001 GMT
The resulting entry would be:
HTTP::
::Slap bdpOp for simple HTTP requests and complex paths EARL
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