Features

See below a list of features that Citrus provides as a test automation framework for enterprise integration testing. If you are missing a feature in Citrus please help us and submit a feature request. You can also just vote for ideas and features, so we can start developing those things that are most relevant for you.

Control the test flow

• Send and receive messages and specify control messages for validation
• Simulate interface partners supporting a wide range of protocols (Http, JMS, SOAP WebServices, TCP/IP, ...)
• Force timeouts and error situations
• Define the sequence of messages
• Wait for messages to arrive
• Trigger messages and validate responses
• Save dynamic message content and reuse those later in test case (proper response generation with dynamic identifiers)
• Test complex messaging scenarios with step by step sequence of operations
• Use advanced logic in test cases (loops, delays, retries, parallel sections, ...)

Message validation

• Message header validation
• XML message payload validation
• XML tree comparison
• XPath element validation
• Groovy XML validation
• XML schema and DTD validation
• Groovy message validaiton

Database access/validation

• Validate existence of data
• Prepare/simulate database content
• Execute queries and use database content in tests

Test writing

• Human readable tests (XML format)
• Simple test creation (cross-editor support, XML schema support)
• Separation of test cases and environment configurations (easy environment switching, improved maintenance)

Effective testing

• Test grouping / test templates / test suites
• IDE support (execute tests as TestNG/JUnit tests from Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA or NetBeans)
• Integration into build lifecycle (Maven, ANT)
• Reliable failure descriptions
• Reports and test results
• Parallel test execution realistic message load on tested system and faster test runs
• Provide test plan and document test coverage

Framework extensions

• Write adapters to support more protocols
• Write customized functions
• Write customized test actions
• Execute Groovy code