few basic Q ( in & out container )

[prasanna pati]

I need to know few basic questions in testing ::

I have some opaque-idea about these but I need to make it clear .

what is In container testing & out-container testing ? why we need these two . when we will go for in-container & when the other type of testing ?

[Balachandar Nayak]

hi pras,

InContainer Testing -
Testing your Java/J2EE Programs inside the Container(Application Server)

OutContainer Testing or (Mock Objects)
Testing your Java/J2EE Programs outside the Container(Application Server)

There are cases why and where we have to use Mock or Incontainer Testing
Just go through the following link:

http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus/mock_vs_cactus.html

Regards
Bala

[prasanna pati]

ya but why these r reqd? why we need these ?

[Ilja Preuss]

In container testing answers the question: does my code work inside the container? Do I use the container's services correctly? Does the container work together with my the way I expect it to?

Out of container testing, on the other hand, has the advantage that you don't have to deploy before testing, and that the tests typically run considerably faster.

So you use out of container testing for faster feedback, in container testing for integration testing.