Functional PDF Testing (Automate Testing of PDF Content)

Question

I am working on an application where I am writing some automation framework for testing a web application. I am using Watij / Watin for the framework, but have run into a problem with verifying the PDFs generated have the correct content.

I know I can use IText or a native PDF library to load up the PDF, but I am wondering if there is already an existing framework dedicated to testing PDF file content?

Answer 1

Hi - it's an interesting problem, but thankfully like most out there, there's someone who has done it before you.

Take a look at http://jpdfunit.sourceforge.net/references/jpdfunit_aShortIntroduction.pdf for information on a PDF testing framework called JPdfUnit.

The program homepage is at http://jpdfunit.sourceforge.net/.

Hope that helps!