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From: "Henner Kollmann" <Henner.Kollmann@gmx.de>
To: "'Cactus Users List'" <cactus-user@jakarta.apache.org>
Subject: AW: Transferring data between client and server side
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 10:18:25 +0100
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Vincent,

Yes you are write. I the mean time i have rewritten my tests work with =
the
cactus architecture.

Thanks again,

Henner

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Vincent Massol [mailto:vmassol@pivolis.com]=20
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. November 2003 10:13
> An: 'Cactus Users List'
> Betreff: RE: Transferring data between client and server side
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> Henner,
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> You seem to know the expected value so why bother? What value=20
> are you expecting in your endXXX() method? 2.3? Then check if=20
> that's the value received. Of course in testXXX() you should=20
> set the locale so that you can control the environment of your test.
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> That's really the main point. When writing unit tests you=20
> must control completely your environment from your tests so=20
> that your tests are reproducible.
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> The Cactus architecture says the client and server parts=20
> execute in different JVM. The fact that the Eclipse plugin=20
> was executing in the same VM is pure luck and may change in=20
> any future version of the plugin (it's not a feature - it's=20
> an implementation detail that should not be relied upon).
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> There's currently no easy way to pass information from server=20
> to client (apart from HTTP cookies, HTTP headers and response=20
> content). You should always try not to pass anything because=20
> doing so shows that you are not controlling your test, i.e.=20
> the expected value is not fixed and controlled.
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> Hope this makes sense
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> Thanks
> -Vincent
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Henner Kollmann [mailto:Henner.Kollmann@gmx.de]
> > Sent: 30 November 2003 09:19
> > To: 'Cactus Users List'
> > Subject: AW: Transferring data between client and server side
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> > Vincent,
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> > I want to initialize a double variable in the very beginning of the
> test
> > with a value e.g. 2.3. Then i want to sent it to the client=20
> side look
> if
> > it's really there. On the way to the client side this variable is=20
> > transformed to text according current to locale, e.g. german. So on
> the
> > client side it looks like 2,3.  On the way back in the server this=20
> > variable is transformed again to double according the previous used=20
> > locale. The result should be 2.3 again.
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> > The transformer objects are initialized on the server side. I need
> them on
> > the client side to do a first test if the variables on the=20
> client side
> are
> > transformed correct.
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> > Using the eclipse plugin this works. I think because the eclipse
> plugin
> > let
> > the client and server side run in the same virtual machine.
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> > Using the maven plugin this do not works because both run=20
> in different=20
> > machine.
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> > Hope that it is clearly now!
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> > Regards,
> > Henner
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> > > Henner,
> > >
> > > What is your use case? I've not seen yet a use case where=20
> this was=20
> > > needed and I'm curious.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > -Vincent
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Henner Kollmann [mailto:Henner.Kollmann@gmx.de]
> > > > Sent: 01 November 2003 15:47
> > > > To: cactus-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > > > Subject: Transferring data between client and server side
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Any idea how i can share data between testXXX and=20
> endXXX methods?
> > > >
> > > > E.g. i have a varialbe wich should be initialized in the testXXX
> > > method
> > > > and
> > > > i want use this object in the endXX method to test.
> > > >
> > > > This works if i use the eclipse plugin with an static=20
> variable. If
> i
> > > let
> > > > the
> > > > maven task run for testing the static variable setted in
> > > the testXXX
> > > > method is always null.
> > > >
> > > > Any idea?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Henner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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