TestSwarm.com - Testing JavaScript In A Supple Way

An initiative that has recently become an official Mozilla Labs project, TestSwarm is a solution which has a simple objective: making the testing of JavaScript when it comes to different browsers a simple task. The cornerstone of this service is providing users with a continuous workflow for testing purposes, and bringing them reliable results. This is all the more important if only because browsers by definition are unreliable, and bugs along with network issues do always weigh heavily into the equation.

On the site, then, you can join “the swarm” and start running the provided tests without having to disclose personal information of any kind other than supplying a username and choosing a password to go with, along with an e-mail for obvious reasons. An Auth code will be provided to you for each project you want to try out.

If you decide to give this solution a try, keep in mind that the site is still in Alpha. Do not expect everything to run like a dream – as it stands right now, take it as a platform which is under development and share your experience with the team responsible for it. Just follow the links named “Discuss” and “Bug Tracker” that are found on the main navigation menu in order to offer your insight once you have it.

“TestSwarm provides distributed continuous integration testing for JavaScript. It was initially created by John Resig as a tool to support the jQuery project and has since moved to become an official Mozilla Labs project. The primary goal of TestSwarm is to take the complicated, and time-consuming, process of running JavaScript test suites in multiple browsers and to grossly simplify it. It achieves this goal by providing all the tools necessary for creating a continuous integration workflow for your JavaScript project.”

Programmers will cherish the opportunity to save time when performing such a vital operations as testing JavaScript integration.

Is this an open source project?