Execute TestRunner on Server

Question

I am completely new to Flex and FlexUnit. I am trying to execute a unit test that tests whether a rest webservice call generates the correct output. I am using the FlexUnit Ant task and I deploy the TestRunner.swf to the server where I want to TestRunner to run/execute the test, so that the rest call can be made properly. When I try this from the browser it works perfectly, but when I put the following in the Ant Task I get and error. Can anyone PLEASE help me with this??? What am I doing wrong???
<flexunit
   player="flash"
   swf=http://localhost:8080/TestRunner.swf
   toDir="${reports.dir}"
   haltonfailure="false"
   verbose="true"
   localTrusted="true"/>
I get this error:
Build Faild: the provided swf property value C:\User\workspace\flexunit\https:\localhost:8080:TestRunner.swf could not be found.

Answer 1

@bkinlaw - Just to split hairs, typically I like ot classify testing into 3 general categories: unit, integration, and functional.  Tools like FlexMonkey, RIATest, and SeleniumFlex fall into the category of functional testing.  These tools will test your software as a black-box verifying requirements based on feedback, in Flex's case, from the UI.  FlexUnit has the capabilities to work within the context of unit and integration testing.  Loosely defined, unit testing being the validation of a particular class, its properties, and behaviors and integration testing being the validation of the interaction of a series of class behaviors.  To better achieve your goal of unti and integration testing with FlexUnit, check out the FlexUnit wiki on integration testing UI components and asynchronous events (http://docs.flexunit.org/index.php?title=Using_Asynchronous_Startup).  If you're looking to get better test coverage via unit testing, check out some of the mock object libraries for AS3 to help you get there.  I use mockolate (http://github.com/drewbourne/mockolate), but mockito-flex (http://bitbucket.org/loomis/mockito-flex/wiki/Home) and asmock are also popular; they work in a very similar fashion to mock object libraries in Java such as EasyMock and JMock.  For more OSS solutions with respect to testing, builds, CI, etc. check out our Community Projects on the wiki for more ideas @ http://docs.flexunit.org/index.php?title=Community_Projects.
In terms of FlexUnit 4.1, bleeding edge builds are always available on the CI server (http://builds.flexunit.org).  I believe that we may have a beta within the month of May for people to start messing with as well, but I can't promise anything.  Hope this helps to shed some light on the options available for tesitng in the Flex/AS3 world.
-Brian