This chapter shows how to use Cactus for in-container testing, a vital concern of any XP/J2EE developer. To phrase it another way, this chapter attempts to answer "How do I do unit tests on servlets and other J2EE components?" We assume that you are familiar with JUnit and J2EE components—especially servlets and JSPs.
Where to Get Cactus
Originally, Cactus was called J2EEUnit, a name that captured the intent of the framework nicely. However, Sun owns the J2EE trademark, so the Apache Software Foundation changed the framework's name to Cactus. Cactus 1.5 is a top-level project under Jakarta and is distributed under the Apache Software License, Version 2.0. It can be downloaded at [ http://jakarta.apache.org/cactus/downloadsl ]