Installation

Preconditions

You need following software on your computer, in order to use the Citrus Framework:

  • Java 5.0 or higher
    Installed JDK 5.0 or higher plus JAVA_HOME environment variable set up and pointing to your Java installation directory
  • Java IDE (optional)
    A Java IDE will help you manage your Citrus project, create and execute test cases. Use the Java IDE that you like best (e.g. Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA).
  • Maven 2.2.1 or higher (optional)
    Citrus projects will fit best with the Apache Maven build tool. But it is not required to use Maven. You can also run tests via ANT for example.

Installation

  • Download the latest Citrus release archive
  • Extract the archive into an appropriate location on your local storage
  • Use the ANT tutorial in our tutorials section to find out how to run tests using ANT.
  • Read the Maven tutorial to find out how to integrate the Citrus tests into the Maven build lifecycle