AppClientTest is a tool for testing an AtomPub Service.

http://code.google.com/p/feedvalidator/wiki/AppClientTest

1) To install and test installation...

$ svn co http://feedvalidator.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/apptestsuite/client/validator/ validator
$ python validator/appclienttest.py --output=results.html "http://bitworking.org/projects/apptestsite/app.cgi/service/;service_document" 
$ firefox results.html

The above has been encapsulated in...

/projects/remote-api/source/test/apptest/install.sh

2) To execute appclienttest against Alfresco

/projects/remote-api/source/test/apptest/test.sh


3) Note: appclienttest.py arguments...

 -h, --help          show this help message and exit
  --credentials=FILE  FILE that contains a name and password on separate lines
                      with an optional third line with the authentication type
                      of 'ClientLogin <service>'.
  --output=FILE       FILE to store test results
  --verbose           Print extra information while running.
  --quiet             Do not print anything while running.
  --debug             Print low level HTTP information while running.
  --html              Output is formatted in HTML
  --record=DIR        Record all the responses to be used later in playback
                      mode.
  --playback=DIR      Playback responses stored from a previous run.