LoadUI 2.0.2 - Groovy script through Geb Runner exception

Hi guys,

I have an website accessible through HTTPS (that's why I am using LoadUI 2.0.2, newer versions do not work with HTTPS) that I need to load-test using realistic test cases. The we site does a lot of AJAX calls.

The approach I am trying to take is, automate the test cases using GEB, then run then through LoadUI.

I have installed Eclipse Juno, installed Groovy/Grails Tool Suite, created a Groovy project, added these two jars to classpath:
geb-core-0.7.2.jar
selenium-server-standalone-2.26.0.jar

and wrote a script like this, just to test if this is going to work:

import geb.Browser

import org.openqa.selenium.htmlunit.HtmlUnitDriver

import com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.BrowserVersion


HtmlUnitDriver myDriver = new HtmlUnitDriver(BrowserVersion.FIREFOX_3)
myDriver.setJavascriptEnabled(true)

Browser.drive( new Browser( driver: myDriver ) ) {
 go "https://xxx.xxx.xxx"
 
 sleep(5000)

 $("#loginusername").value("xxxx")
 $("#loginpassword").value("xxx")
 
 $("#ext-gen46").click()
 
 sleep(10000)
 
 assert $("#ext-gen189")
}

When run from Eclipse, it runs fine. When run from LoadUI (GEB Runner) it gives me an exception in the Output log saying WebDriverException class can't be found.

I added both jars (geb-core and selenium-standalone-server) to LOADUI_HOME_DIR/ext but this does not fix the problem.
Although the class is present in selenium-standalone-*.jar.


Two questions:
1) Is my general approach correct?
2) How can I get this to work?

I've spent the whole week on this and I am really frustraded by such basic functionality being so annoyingly difficult to get to work.
Please help, anybody...

Cheers,
Radek