Re: Testing NSE scripts - guide

[Johanna Curiel <johannapcuriel () gmail com>]

Hi Marilyn,

So far I'm aware of, you can try debugging using script-trace
example :# nmap -sV --script  testscript.nse --packet-trace <hostip>

There is also a debugging mode using '-d[1-9]' flag

Try catching errors using  stdnse.print_debug in your script as condition

However something I'm experimenting on is how to create unit tests as
explained here: http://lua-users.org/wiki/UnitTesting, since nse scripts
are  Lua programs.

An approach I'm experimenting with is to use an Eclipse with Lua
Development tools installed, try to unit test the Lua functions and use
debuggin as nse script.

regards

Johanna

On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 4:21 PM, marilyn monroe <marylinmonroessss () gmail com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new to writing NSE scripts and I would like to know what is the best
> approach, based on your experience , on testing them , unit testing them
> eventually.
>
> Help appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Marilynh
>
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