iTest doesn't have narrowly defined scope of application. However, it is reasonable to use for whatever from integration testing and higher in the chain:
The framework provides the following components:
This module provides easy to use primitives to quickly execute a shell-out command or statement. Return code of the execution as well as content of standard input/error are available through properties.
This module defines an abstract set of commands to work with native Linux packages (deb, rpm, etc.) and some concrete implementations. A user can write a test code which manipulates with native packages - install, remove, update, etc. - which will work on any of supported platforms.
The module implements certain helper functionality to ease manipulations with jar files (such as Maven artifacts).
iTest is written in Groovy
iTest facilitate certain operations for Maven based projects. However, it isn't specific to Maven and can be used as a standalone framework.
