Introduction

JsUnit is a Unit Testing framework for client-side (in-browser) JavaScript. It is essentially a port of JUnit to JavaScript. Also included is a platform for automating the execution of tests on multiple browsers and mutiple machines running different OSs. Its development began in January 2001.

• The central area for discussion of JsUnit is a mailing list/posting area hosted by Yahoo (founded 5/17/2001). To join click here.
  
• If you would rather email me with questions, suggestions, problems, etc., my address for JsUnit-related correspondence is edward@jsunit.net.
• Please submit bugs to the SourceForge bug tracker, and feature ideas/patches to the mailing list.
• There is a high-level PowerPoint introduction to JsUnit here.
• JsUnit merchandise now available at agilestuff.com.

JsUnit is an Open Source project. It is distributed under the following licenses (download the distribution for more details): GNU Public License 2.0, GNU Lesser Public License 2.1, Mozilla Public License 1.1

JsUnit's development is hosted on SourceForge.

Notes

• It is assumed in these pages that the reader is familiar with JUnit or another of the XUnit frameworks. Where in the documentation there is a similar concept to one in JUnit it is noted.
• JsUnit uses exception handling, which means we need JavaScript 1.4 or higher. That means that the browsers supported are Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape 6.0 or later, Mozilla 0.9 or later, and Konqueror 5.0 or later. The latest version of JsUnit has been tested for:
  • IE 5.5+, on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 95, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X
  • IE 5.0+ on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X
  • Mozilla 0.9.4+ on all platforms (includes all Gecko-based browsers including Firefox 0.9+, Netscape 6.2.3+)
  • Konqueror 5+ on KDE 3.0.1 (Linux)
  If you have used JsUnit on other browser/platform combinations, please let me know of your findings.
• To run the server component of JsUnit, you will need a Java VM.