Hi! I propose to update Tomcat 7 tests to use JUnit 4.
One feature that I would like to use from there is to write failing tests before fixing the code and annotate them with @Ignore so that they are skipped until the annotation is removed. * First step is to use these values in build.properties: junit.home=${base.path}/junit4.8.2 junit.lib=${junit.home} junit.jar=${junit.lib}/junit-4.8.2.jar junit.loc=http://cloud.github.com/downloads/KentBeck/junit/junit4.8.2.zip With this, all our tests are running successfully as they are now. * Next step is to convert existing tests to use JUnit 4 annotations. My plan is the following: 1. Convert test classes that are direct descendants of TestCase. 2. Create a copy of TomcatBaseTest class that does not extend TestCase. Let's name it TomcatBaseTestJUnit4. 3. Convert descendants of TomcatBaseTest to use TomcatBaseTestJUnit4. 4. Rename TomcatBaseTestJUnit4 -> TomcatBaseTest. Two tips for Eclipse IDE users: ========================== 1. To switch project to use JUnit 4: In Project properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries There is "JUnit 3" library there. Press "Edit..." button. In drop-down list select "JUnit 4". It results in the following change in .classpath file: old value: <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/3"/> new value: <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/4"/> Eclipse IDE 3.7 Indigo comes with junit 4.8.2 bundled in it. 2. To enable content assist for methods included through static import: In Workspace settings -> Java > Editor > Content Assist > Favorites Add types one by one by clicking "New Type..." button. E.g. I usually add the following: org.junit.Assert org.junit.matchers.JUnitMatchers org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers org.hamcrest.Matchers The last tip is thanks to http://www.ralfebert.de/blog/eclipseide/static_methods/ Are there any objections or comments? Best regards, Konstantin Kolinko --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org