Testing your Play! controllers

package controllers;
  
import java.util.*;
  
import play.*;
import play.mvc.*;
  
import models.*;
  
public class Application extends Controller {
  
    public static void index() {
        Post frontPost = Post.find("order by postedAt desc").first();
        List<post> olderPosts = Post.find(
            "order by postedAt desc"
        ).from(1).fetch(10);
        render(frontPost, olderPosts);
    }
  
}

public class ApplicationTest extends FunctionalTest{
 @Before
 public void before() {
  Fixtures.deleteAllModels();
  Fixtures.load("data.yml");
 }
 
 @Test
 public void testHomePageFirstPost() throws MalformedURLException {
  // Call the home page
  Response response = GET("/");
   
  // Verify that Matches.matchCreate() passed correct params to render().
  Post frontPost = (Post) getRenderParameter("frontPost");
  assertEquals(${value_from_yml}, frontPost.author.fullname);
  assertEquals(${value_from_yml}, frontPost.postedAt);
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets the parameter that was passed to render() method.
  * @param key
  * @return
  */
 public static Object getRenderParameter(String key) {
  RenderArgs current = Scope.RenderArgs.current();
  return current.data.get(key);
 }
 
}

public class Users extends Controller {
  
 /**
 * Gets the user given his username
 */
    public static void getUserByUsername(String username) {
        Assert.notNull(user);
        User currentUser = User.find("byUsername", username).first();
        render(currentUser);
    }
  
}

public class UserLoginTest extends FunctionalTest{
 
 @Before
 public void before() {
  Fixtures.deleteAllModels();
  Fixtures.load("users.yml");
 }
  
 @Test
 public void testGetByUsername() {
  Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
  params.put("username", "user1");
  Response response = POST("/users/getbyusername", params, new HashMap<String, File>());
  User currentUser = (User) getRenderParameter("currentUser");
  assertEquals(${from_users.yml}, currentUser.name);
  assertEquals(${from_users.yml}, currentUser.email);
 }
}