How to add classpath to JUnit Tests

Discussion:

Steve Garcia

2003-05-30 17:12:04 UTC

I wish to add additional classpath entries when I run

maven test

because there are additional resources that must be present in the classpath. For instance
I am generating test cases that test ResourceBundles, so I need the .properties files in the
classpath. How can I accomplish this?

Thanks, Steve

Alex Vollmer

2003-05-30 17:23:08 UTC

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You can do this by adding a <resources> stanza to your <unitTests>
declaration in your project.xml. For example...

<unitTest>
<includes>
<include>**/*Test.java</includes>
</includes>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/java</directory>
<includes>
<include>**/*.properties</include>
</includes>
</resource>
</resources>
</unitTest>

The only problem I've seen with this is that the 'test:test-resources'
task doesn't seem to execute this if you invoke this project from
another one using Reactor (can anyone shed some light on this?). So the
other way you could do it is to add a <postGoal> definition to the
maven.xml file (same directory as your project.xml) that looks like this:

<postGoal name="test:compile">
<ant:copy dir="${maven.build.dir}/test-classes">
<ant:fileset dir="${basedir}/src/java">
<ant:includes>
<ant:include name="**/*.properties"/>
</ant:includes>
</ant:fileset>
</ant:copy>
</postGoal>

Either way, the net effect is to put these files in the
target/test-classes directory so that when you run your unit-tests these
files show up in the CLASSPATH.

--Alex

Post by Steve Garcia
I wish to add additional classpath entries when I run
maven test
because there are additional resources that must be present in the classpath. For instance
I am generating test cases that test ResourceBundles, so I need the .properties files in the
classpath. How can I accomplish this?
Thanks, Steve
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Michal Maczka

2003-05-30 17:28:33 UTC

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It is usually good idea to read manual (User Guide):
http://maven.apache.org/reference/user-guide.html#Test%20Resources

Michal

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I wish to add additional classpath entries when I run
maven test
because there are additional resources that must be present in
the classpath. For instance
I am generating test cases that test ResourceBundles, so I need
the .properties files in the
classpath. How can I accomplish this?
Thanks, Steve
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Steve Garcia

2003-05-30 17:30:14 UTC

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I have read the user manual, but I have found inconsistencies with it in the past so I'm a little hesistant to completely trust it.

Thanks, Steve

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It is usually good idea to read manual (User Guide):
http://maven.apache.org/reference/user-guide.html#Test%20Resources

Michal

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Steve Garcia

2003-05-30 17:38:49 UTC

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Although in the case of my previous question I think the manual is straight forward.

On this topic in general, I am confused about some things in the manual. For instance does Maven support the <unitTest> and <unitTestPatterns> elements in the <build> node? I'm playing around with it now to see if there is a difference.

Regards, Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Garcia
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:30 AM
To: Maven Users List
Subject: RE: How to add classpath to JUnit Tests

I have read the user manual, but I have found inconsistencies with it in the past so I'm a little hesistant to completely trust it.

Thanks, Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Michal Maczka [mailto:***@interia.pl]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:29 AM
To: Maven Users List
Subject: RE: How to add classpath to JUnit Tests

It is usually good idea to read manual (User Guide):
http://maven.apache.org/reference/user-guide.html#Test%20Resources

Michal

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