Using Shell Script to test your server

test.sh

#!/bin/bash

URL=http://localhost:8080

## Unit-Testable Shell Scripts (http://eradman.com/posts/ut-shell-scripts.html)
typeset -i tests_run=0
function try { this="$1"; }
trap 'printf "$0: exit code $? on line $LINENO\nFAIL: $this\n"; exit 1' ERR
function assert {
    let tests_run+=1
    [ "$1" = "$2" ] && { echo -n "."; return; }
    printf "\nFAIL: $this\n'$1' != '$2'\n"; exit 1
}
## end

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try "Example of GET and test for 404 status"

out=$(curl -s -w "%{http_code}" $URL)
assert "404" "$out"

try "Example of POST XML"

# Post xml (from hello.xml file) on /hello
out=$(cat test/hello.xml | curl -s -H "Content-Type: text/xml" -d @- \
  -X POST $URL/hello)
assert "Hello World" "$out"

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echo
echo "PASS: $tests_run tests run"