Sample project for Fitnesse

Let us break the entire process of creating Fitnesse project in chunks and move ahead discussing each step in detail.

Step1: Java Project Creation

• First we create a new java Project.
• Click on (top left most side).
• Select Java Project from the New Wizard.
• Click Next.
• New Java project window will open.
• Enter Project Name “Addition”.
• Remember to bullet mark the “create separate source and output folders” in project layout section.
• Click Finish. Take a look at the following project hierarchy:

Step2: Folder creation that will host the fitnesse wiki pages

• Right click the project “Addition”.
• Select New.
• Select folder.
• Give folder name: “Fitnesse”.
• Click finish.

Step3: Adding fitnesse libraries to project classpath

• Right click the project.
• Select FitNesse.
• Select “Add Fitnesse libraries to project classpath”. Libraries should be added to your project.

Step4: Launching FitNesse runtime on this root folder

• Right click the Fitnesse folder.
• Select FitNesse.
• Select “Launch FitNesse runtime on this root folder”.
• Fitnesse Launcher will appear.
• Click yes. Since the folder is empty we let the plug-in create the initial contents.
• Fitnesse screen will get open on local host. The project is ready for fitnesse based development.

Step5: Creating testpages with Fit table for addition

• Click on the edit to edit the page.
• Edit form will appear.
• Add a wiki word in camel back style that will point to a new page that will host the fit table. (write Link to a NewTestPage)
• Click save.
• Click on the question mark. The “?” mark means that the page does not exists yet. By clicking on the mark we will create and edit the page.
• We edit the page by adding level 2 title, some text and a table using column fixture. Each row has inputs (a and b) and output (sum()).
• Level 2 title can be: !2 Test
• Some text can be: This is a column Fixture.
• Create a fit table. For this refer the following figure:

• Save it.
• Now change the properties of the page by clicking on properties button on the left pane. Refer the following figure:

• Check test textbox.
• Click save properties. Refer the following figure:

Step6: Creating fixture that bridges the fit table semantics and the code to be tested.

• Right Click on src.
• Click on class to create a new fixture class.
• New Java Class window will appear.
• Enter package: “fixtures”.
• Enter name: “MyFixture”.
• Enter superclass: fit.ColumnFixture.
• Click finish.
• Write the following code in the fixture class:

Step7: Creating the actual system/ functionality under test

• Create a new java class with package name: “math”.
• Enter class name: “MyMath”.
• Click finish.
• Enter the following code whose behavior is tested according to what is specified in the fit table.

• Save both the classes.

Steps: Execute the test

• Run the test and check the result. Check out the following figure:

Thus, the results can be analysed.

Hope this post turns out to be helpful for all those who want a quick start with Fitnesse.