my weird looking desktop

wallpaper from interfacelift
desktop enhancements from HUD.Vision and Rainmaker

my first Selenese test case!

i managed to squeeze some time to check out web automation testing using google's Selenium package.

here's the sample code:

/**
 * JSF-Spring Integration Training
 * Copyright MyCompany 2008
 */
package com.training;

import junit.framework.TestCase;
import com.thoughtworks.selenium.DefaultSelenium;

/**
 * A Simple Unit Test using Selenium
 * 
 * @author kits
 */
public class SimplePageTest extends TestCase {

 protected DefaultSelenium createSeleniumClient(String url) throws Exception {
        return new DefaultSelenium("localhost", 4444, "*firefox", url);
    }
    
    public void testSomethingSimple() throws Exception {
     String url = "http://localhost:8010/clocator/faces/pages/index.jsp";
        DefaultSelenium selenium = createSeleniumClient(url);
        
        selenium.start();
        
        selenium.isTextPresent("Hello JSF!!!");
        
        selenium.stop();
    }
}

and here's the dependency in my project's pom.xml:

<br /> <!-- Selenium - for Integration Testing --><br /> <dependency><br /> <groupId>org.openqa.selenium.client-drivers</groupId><br /> <artifactId>selenium-java-client-driver</artifactId><br /> <version>1.0-beta-1</version><br /> <scope>test</scope><br /> </dependency><br />

and some plug-in configuration:

<br /> <plugin><br /> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId><br /> <artifactId>selenium-maven-plugin</artifactId><br /> <executions><br /> <execution><br /> <phase>pre-integration-test</phase><br /> <goals><br /> <goal>start-server</goal><br /> </goals><br /> <configuration><br /> <background>true</background><br /> </configuration><br /> </execution><br /> </executions><br /> </plugin><br /> <plugin><br /> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId><br /> <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId><br /> <configuration><br /> <!-- Skip the normal tests, we'll run them in the integration-test phase --><br /> <skip>true</skip><br /> </configuration><br /> <executions><br /> <execution><br /> <phase>integration-test</phase><br /> <goals><br /> <goal>test</goal><br /> </goals><br /> <configuration><br /> <skip>false</skip><br /> </configuration><br /> </execution><br /> </executions><br /> </plugin><br />

that's all there is to it... no sweat! =P

new LAF(look and feel) for my blog!

nerdy looking skin huh? but i like it! =)

managed to have a new template together with SyntaxHighlighter, this cr*p took me 3hrs to have it working =P

work and play

i'm enjoying my new toy (hp pavilion dv2915nr) and here's a snapshot of my current desktop and system tray

Hands Dirty with Java and Open Source

in case someone is in need of a guide on how to get up-to-speed with portlet development (JSR-168) using the struts2 mvc framework, spring, and maven, i have written here a How-To guide:

http://edwin.quita.googlepages.com/Maven2HowTo.doc

and the archetypes here:

http://edwin.quita.googlepages.com/portlet-archetype.zip
http://edwin.quita.googlepages.com/service-archetype.zip

Note:
you have to integrate some i18n features yourself.

p.s.
here's an HTML version of the document provided by google:

things to ponder with JEE application development

1. User/Business Defined Exceptions are handled inside Service or Business Layer and is added in a info/error message map.

2. Messages should be stored and retrieved in a property file when support for internationalization is required.

3. A Global Constant Java file should be used to hold page forwards, default row-per-page, fixed-drop-down list of values, etc.

importing data dump in Oracle XE - ORACLE error 12560

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>imp

Import: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Aug 1 16:48:43 2008

Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Username: pde
Password:

IMP-00058: ORACLE error 12560 encountered
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
IMP-00000: Import terminated unsuccessfully

C:\>

solution to this problem is to go directly to the bin folder of your XE install folder and execute 'imp' there.