t-null-pointer / redirect_test_js

Basic URL redirect test

redirect_test_js

what it does

Takes an initial URL and verifies that it is redirected with the correct http status code to the correct new URL.

how to use

1. install node.js
2. change to folder with checked out source code in command prompt
3. npm install
4. node test.js [filepath/filename] [expectedhttpStatusCode]
5. to run example: node test.js exampleFiles/exampleLinks.csv

command line arguments

arg
[filename]	required
[expectedhttpStatusCode]	optional - default is 301

formats

Supported file extensions: .txt and .csv

Expected format in file:

initial link,expected link

http://example.com,https://www.example.com