Haste (High-level Automated System Test
Environment) represents an approach to system
testing that is philosophically consistent with
standard XP unit testing practices. Test code runs
in the same address space as the application under
test, allowing for ready examination of the
application state. The fundamental Haste
abstractions of Story, Step, and StoryBook provide
a framework to implement system tests. Utility
classes simplify test development. In addition to
acting as XP acceptance tests, Haste tests aid
source maintenance and extension, and can play an
important role in a release process.
