Information Security Research Library

Learn how to apply the fundamental concepts of Test Driven Development (TDD) to JavaScript using YUI's unit testing framework, YUI Test. The session explores the capabilities of YUI Test in achieving good TDD practices, including the use of assertions, organizing test suites and test cases, and testing JavaScript-specific features (such as XHR and DOM events).

This session shows you how to:

• Create test cases and test suites for testing your code;
• Test DOM events using YUI Test event simulation;
• Split tests into a series of pages that can be run sequentially;
• Gather the results of the tests for posting to a server;
• Use YUI Test on projects that don't use YUI.

This session was recorded at The Ajax Experience conference in Boston, Massachusetts, September 29 - October 1, 2008.