1<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> 2<html> 3<head> 4 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> 5 <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"> 6 <meta name="Author" content="Erich Gamma, Kent Beck, and David Saff"> 7 <title>JUnit 4.6</title> 8</head> 9<body> 10 11<h1> 12<b><font color="#00CC00">J</font><font color="#FF0000">U</font><font color="#000000">nit 134.6</b></h1> 14<br>Brought to you by <a href="http://www.threeriversinstitute.org">Kent Beck</a>, Erich 15Gamma, and <a href="http://david.saff.net">David Saff</a>. 16<br>FAQ edited by <a href="http://www.clarkware.com">Mike Clark</a>. Web mastering by Erik 17Meade. 18<br>(see also <a href="http://www.junit.org">JUnit.org</a>) 19 20<hr WIDTH="100%"> 21<br>6 April 2009 22<p>JUnit is a simple framework to write repeatable tests. It is an instance 23of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks. 24<ul> 25<li> 26<a href="#Summary of">Summary of Changes</a></li> 27 28<li> 29<a href="#Contents">Contents</a></li> 30 31<li> 32<a href="#Installation">Installation</a></li> 33 34<li> 35<a href="#Getting">Getting Started</a></li> 36 37<li> 38<a href="#Documentation">Documentation</a></li> 39<li> 40<a href="#Known Defects">Known Defects</a></li> 41</ul> 42 43<a NAME="Summary of"> 44<h2>Summary of Changes in version 4.6</h2> 45 46<h3>Max</h3> 47 48<p>JUnit now includes a new experimental Core, <code>MaxCore</code>. <code>MaxCore</code> 49remembers the results of previous test runs in order to run new 50tests out of order. <code>MaxCore</code> prefers new tests to old tests, fast 51tests to slow tests, and recently failing tests to tests that last 52failed long ago. There's currently not a standard UI for running 53<code>MaxCore</code> included in JUnit, but there is a UI included in the JUnit 54Max Eclipse plug-in at:</p> 55 56<p>http://www.junitmax.com/junitmax/subscribe.html</p> 57 58<p>Example:</p> 59 60<pre><code>public static class TwoUnEqualTests { 61 @Test 62 public void slow() throws InterruptedException { 63 Thread.sleep(100); 64 fail(); 65 } 66 67 @Test 68 public void fast() { 69 fail(); 70 } 71} 72 73@Test 74public void rememberOldRuns() { 75 File maxFile = new File("history.max"); 76 MaxCore firstMax = MaxCore.storedLocally(maxFile); 77 firstMax.run(TwoUnEqualTests.class); 78 79 MaxCore useHistory= MaxCore.storedLocally(maxFile); 80 List<Failure> failures= useHistory.run(TwoUnEqualTests.class) 81 .getFailures(); 82 assertEquals("fast", failures.get(0).getDescription().getMethodName()); 83 assertEquals("slow", failures.get(1).getDescription().getMethodName()); 84} 85</code></pre> 86 87<h3>Test scheduling strategies</h3> 88 89<p><code>JUnitCore</code> now includes an experimental method that allows you to 90specify a model of the <code>Computer</code> that runs your tests. Currently, 91the only built-in Computers are the default, serial runner, and two 92runners provided in the <code>ParallelRunner</code> class: 93<code>ParallelRunner.classes()</code>, which runs classes in parallel, and 94<code>ParallelRunner.methods()</code>, which runs classes and methods in parallel.</p> 95 96<p>This feature is currently less stable than MaxCore, and may be 97merged with MaxCore in some way in the future.</p> 98 99<p>Example:</p> 100 101<pre><code>public static class Example { 102 @Test public void one() throws InterruptedException { 103 Thread.sleep(1000); 104 } 105 @Test public void two() throws InterruptedException { 106 Thread.sleep(1000); 107 } 108} 109 110@Test public void testsRunInParallel() { 111 long start= System.currentTimeMillis(); 112 Result result= JUnitCore.runClasses(ParallelComputer.methods(), 113 Example.class); 114 assertTrue(result.wasSuccessful()); 115 long end= System.currentTimeMillis(); 116 assertThat(end - start, betweenInclusive(1000, 1500)); 117} 118</code></pre> 119 120<h3>Comparing double arrays</h3> 121 122<p>Arrays of doubles can be compared, using a delta allowance for equality:</p> 123 124<pre><code>@Test 125public void doubleArraysAreEqual() { 126 assertArrayEquals(new double[] {1.0, 2.0}, new double[] {1.0, 2.0}, 0.01); 127} 128</code></pre> 129 130<h3><code>Filter.matchDescription</code> API</h3> 131 132<p>Since 4.0, it has been possible to run a single method using the <code>Request.method</code> 133API. In 4.6, the filter that implements this is exposed as <code>Filter.matchDescription</code>.</p> 134 135<h3>Documentation</h3> 136 137<ul> 138<li><p>A couple classes and packages that once had empty javadoc have been 139doc'ed.</p></li> 140<li><p>Added how to run JUnit from the command line to the cookbook.</p></li> 141<li><p>junit-4.x.zip now contains build.xml</p></li> 142</ul> 143 144<h3>Bug fixes</h3> 145 146<ul> 147<li>Fixed overly permissive @DataPoint processing (2191102)</li> 148<li>Fixed bug in test counting after an ignored method (2106324)</li> 149</ul> 150 151<h2>Summary of Changes in version 4.5</h2> 152 153<h3>Installation</h3> 154 155<ul> 156<li>We are releasing <code>junit-4.6.jar</code>, which contains all the classes 157necessary to run JUnit, and <code>junit-dep-4.6.jar</code>, which leaves out 158hamcrest classes, for developers who already use hamcrest outside of 159JUnit.</li> 160</ul> 161 162<h3>Basic JUnit operation</h3> 163 164<ul> 165<li><p>JUnitCore now more often exits with the correct exit code (0 for 166success, 1 for failure)</p></li> 167<li><p>Badly formed test classes (exceptions in constructors, classes 168without tests, multiple constructors, Suite without @SuiteClasses) 169produce more helpful error messages</p></li> 170<li><p>Test classes whose only test methods are inherited from superclasses 171now run.</p></li> 172<li><p>Optimization to annotation processing can cut JUnit overhead by more than half 173on large test classes, especially when using Theories. [Bug 1796847]</p></li> 174<li><p>A failing assumption in a constructor ignores the class</p></li> 175<li><p>Correct results when comparing the string "null" with potentially 176null values. [Bug 1857283]</p></li> 177<li><p>Annotating a class with <code>@RunWith(JUnit4.class)</code> will always invoke the 178default JUnit 4 runner in the current version of JUnit. This default changed 179from <code>JUnit4ClassRunner</code> in 4.4 to <code>BlockJUnit4ClassRunner</code> in 4.5 (see below), 180and may change again.</p></li> 181</ul> 182 183<h3>Extension</h3> 184 185<ul> 186<li><p><code>BlockJUnit4Runner</code> is a new implementation of the standard JUnit 4 187test class functionality. In contrast to <code>JUnit4ClassRunner</code> (the old 188implementation):</p> 189 190<ul> 191<li><p><code>BlockJUnit4Runner</code> has a much simpler implementation based on 192Statements, allowing new operations to be inserted into the 193appropriate point in the execution flow.</p></li> 194<li><p><code>BlockJUnit4Runner</code> is published, and extension and reuse are 195encouraged, whereas <code>JUnit4ClassRunner</code> was in an internal package, 196and is now deprecated.</p></li> 197</ul></li> 198<li><p><code>ParentRunner</code> is a base class for runners that iterate over 199a list of "children", each an object representing a test or suite to run. 200<code>ParentRunner</code> provides filtering, sorting, <code>@BeforeClass</code>, <code>@AfterClass</code>, 201and method validation to subclasses.</p></li> 202<li><p><code>TestClass</code> wraps a class to be run, providing efficient, repeated access 203to all methods with a given annotation.</p></li> 204<li><p>The new <code>RunnerBuilder</code> API allows extending the behavior of 205Suite-like custom runners.</p></li> 206<li><p><code>AssumptionViolatedException.toString()</code> is more informative</p></li> 207</ul> 208 209<h3>Extra Runners</h3> 210 211<ul> 212<li><p><code>Parameterized.eachOne()</code> has been removed</p></li> 213<li><p>New runner <code>Enclosed</code> runs all static inner classes of an outer class.</p></li> 214</ul> 215 216<h3>Theories</h3> 217 218<ul> 219<li><p><code>@Before</code> and <code>@After</code> methods are run before and after each set of attempted parameters 220on a Theory, and each set of parameters is run on a new instance of the test class.</p></li> 221<li><p>Exposed API's <code>ParameterSignature.getType()</code> and <code>ParameterSignature.getAnnotations()</code></p></li> 222<li><p>An array of data points can be introduced by a field or method 223marked with the new annotation <code>@DataPoints</code></p></li> 224<li><p>The Theories custom runner has been refactored to make it faster and 225easier to extend</p></li> 226</ul> 227 228<h3>Development</h3> 229 230<ul> 231<li><p>Source has been split into directories <code>src/main/java</code> and 232<code>src/test/java</code>, making it easier to exclude tests from builds, and 233making JUnit more maven-friendly</p></li> 234<li><p>Test classes in <code>org.junit.tests</code> have been organized into 235subpackages, hopefully making finding tests easier.</p></li> 236<li><p><code>ResultMatchers</code> has more informative descriptions.</p></li> 237<li><p><code>TestSystem</code> allows testing return codes and other system-level interactions.</p></li> 238</ul> 239 240<h2>Summary of Changes in version 4.4</h2> 241 242<p>JUnit is designed to efficiently capture developers' intentions about 243their code, and quickly check their code matches those intentions. 244Over the last year, we've been talking about what things developers 245would like to say about their code that have been difficult in the 246past, and how we can make them easier.</p> 247 248<h3>assertThat</h3> 249 250<p>Two years ago, Joe Walnes built a <a href="http://joe.truemesh.com/blog/000511.html">new assertion mechanism</a> on top of what was 251then <a href="http://www.jmock.org/download.html">JMock 1</a>. The method name was <code>assertThat</code>, and the syntax looked like this:</p> 252 253<pre><code>assertThat(x, is(3)); 254assertThat(x, is(not(4))); 255assertThat(responseString, either(containsString("color")).or(containsString("colour"))); 256assertThat(myList, hasItem("3")); 257</code></pre> 258 259<p>More generally:</p> 260 261<pre><code>assertThat([value], [matcher statement]); 262</code></pre> 263 264<p>Advantages of this assertion syntax include:</p> 265 266<ul> 267<li><p>More readable and typeable: this syntax allows you to think in terms of subject, verb, object 268(assert "x is 3") rathern than <code>assertEquals</code>, which uses verb, object, subject (assert "equals 3 x")</p></li> 269<li><p>Combinations: any matcher statement <code>s</code> can be negated (<code>not(s)</code>), combined (<code>either(s).or(t)</code>), 270mapped to a collection (<code>each(s)</code>), or used in custom combinations (<code>afterFiveSeconds(s)</code>)</p></li> 271<li><p>Readable failure messages. Compare</p> 272 273<pre><code>assertTrue(responseString.contains("color") || responseString.contains("colour")); 274// ==> failure message: 275// java.lang.AssertionError: 276 277 278assertThat(responseString, anyOf(containsString("color"), containsString("colour"))); 279// ==> failure message: 280// java.lang.AssertionError: 281// Expected: (a string containing "color" or a string containing "colour") 282// got: "Please choose a font" 283</code></pre></li> 284<li><p>Custom Matchers. By implementing the <code>Matcher</code> interface yourself, you can get all of the 285above benefits for your own custom assertions.</p></li> 286<li><p>For a more thorough description of these points, see <a href="http://joe.truemesh.com/blog/000511.html">Joe Walnes's 287original post</a>.:</p></li> 288</ul> 289 290<p>We have decided to include this API directly in JUnit. 291It's an extensible and readable syntax, and because it enables 292new features, like <a href="#assumptions">assumptions</a> and <a href="#theories">theories</a>.</p> 293 294<p>Some notes:</p> 295 296<ul> 297<li>The old assert methods are never, ever, going away. <br /> 298Developers may continue using the old <code>assertEquals</code>, <code>assertTrue</code>, and 299so on.</li> 300<li><p>The second parameter of an <code>assertThat</code> statement is a <code>Matcher</code>. 301We include the Matchers we want as static imports, like this:</p> 302 303<pre><code>import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is; 304</code></pre> 305 306<p>or:</p> 307 308<pre><code>import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*; 309</code></pre></li> 310<li><p>Manually importing <code>Matcher</code> methods can be frustrating. [Eclipse 3113.3][] includes the ability to 312define 313"Favorite" classes to import static methods from, which makes it easier 314(Search for "Favorites" in the Preferences dialog). 315We expect that support for static imports will improve in all Java IDEs in the future.</p></li> 316<li><p>To allow compatibility with a wide variety of possible matchers, 317we have decided to include the classes from hamcrest-core, 318from the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/hamcrest/">Hamcrest</a> project. This is the first time that 319third-party classes have been included in JUnit. </p></li> 320<li><p>To allow developers to maintain full control of the classpath contents, the JUnit distribution also provides an unbundled junit-dep jar, 321ie without hamcrest-core classes included. This is intended for situations when using other libraries that also depend on hamcrest-core, to 322avoid classloading conflicts or issues. Developers using junit-dep should ensure a compatible version of hamcrest-core jar (ie 1.1+) is present in the classpath.</p></li> 323<li><p>JUnit currently ships with a few matchers, defined in 324<code>org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers</code> and <code>org.junit.matchers.JUnitMatchers</code>. <br /> 325To use many, many more, consider downloading the <a href="http://hamcrest.googlecode.com/files/hamcrest-all-1.1.jar">full hamcrest package</a>.</p></li> 326<li><p>JUnit contains special support for comparing string and array 327values, giving specific information on how they differ. This is not 328yet available using the <code>assertThat</code> syntax, but we hope to bring 329the two assert methods into closer alignment in future releases.</p></li> 330</ul> 331 332<h3>assumeThat</h3> 333 334<p><a name="assumptions" /> 335Ideally, the developer writing a test has control of all of the forces that might cause a test to fail. 336If this isn't immediately possible, making dependencies explicit can often improve a design. <br /> 337For example, if a test fails when run in a different locale than the developer intended, 338it can be fixed by explicitly passing a locale to the domain code.</p> 339 340<p>However, sometimes this is not desirable or possible. <br /> 341It's good to be able to run a test against the code as it is currently written, 342implicit assumptions and all, or to write a test that exposes a known bug. 343For these situations, JUnit now includes the ability to express "assumptions":</p> 344 345<pre><code>import static org.junit.Assume.* 346 347@Test public void filenameIncludesUsername() { 348 assumeThat(File.separatorChar, is('/')); 349 assertThat(new User("optimus").configFileName(), is("configfiles/optimus.cfg")); 350} 351 352@Test public void correctBehaviorWhenFilenameIsNull() { 353 assumeTrue(bugFixed("13356")); // bugFixed is not included in JUnit 354 assertThat(parse(null), is(new NullDocument())); 355} 356</code></pre> 357 358<p>With this beta release, a failed assumption will lead to the test being marked as passing, 359regardless of what the code below the assumption may assert. 360In the future, this may change, and a failed assumption may lead to the test being ignored: 361however, third-party runners do not currently allow this option.</p> 362 363<p>We have included <code>assumeTrue</code> for convenience, but thanks to the 364inclusion of Hamcrest, we do not need to create <code>assumeEquals</code>, 365<code>assumeSame</code>, and other analogues to the <code>assert*</code> methods. All of 366those functionalities are subsumed in assumeThat, with the appropriate 367matcher.</p> 368 369<p>A failing assumption in a <code>@Before</code> or <code>@BeforeClass</code> method will have the same effect 370as a failing assumption in each <code>@Test</code> method of the class.</p> 371 372<h3>Theories</h3> 373 374<p><a name="theories" /> 375More flexible and expressive assertions, combined with the ability to 376state assumptions clearly, lead to a new kind of statement of intent, 377which we call a "Theory". A test captures the intended behavior in 378one particular scenario. A theory allows a developer to be 379as precise as desired about the behavior of the code in possibly 380infinite numbers of possible scenarios. For example:</p> 381 382<pre><code>@RunWith(Theories.class) 383public class UserTest { 384 @DataPoint public static String GOOD_USERNAME = "optimus"; 385 @DataPoint public static String USERNAME_WITH_SLASH = "optimus/prime"; 386 387 @Theory public void filenameIncludesUsername(String username) { 388 assumeThat(username, not(containsString("/"))); 389 assertThat(new User(username).configFileName(), containsString(username)); 390 } 391} 392</code></pre> 393 394<p>This makes it clear that the user's filename should be included in the 395config file name, only if it doesn't contain a slash. Another test 396or theory might define what happens when a username does contain a slash.</p> 397 398<p><code>UserTest</code> will attempt to run <code>filenameIncludesUsername</code> on 399every compatible <code>DataPoint</code> defined in the class. If any of the 400assumptions fail, the data point is silently ignored. If all of the 401assumptions pass, but an assertion fails, the test fails.</p> 402 403<p>The support for Theories has been absorbed from the <a href="http://popper.tigris.org">Popper</a> 404project, and <a href="http://popper.tigris.org/tutorial.html">more complete documentation</a> can be found 405there.</p> 406 407<p>Defining general statements in this way can jog the developer's memory 408about other potential data points and tests, also allows <a href="http://www.junitfactory.org">automated 409tools</a> to <a href="http://shareandenjoy.saff.net/2007/04/popper-and-junitfactory.html">search</a> for new, unexpected data 410points that expose bugs.</p> 411 412<h3>Other changes</h3> 413 414<p>This release contains other bug fixes and new features. Among them:</p> 415 416<ul> 417<li><p>Annotated descriptions</p> 418 419<p>Runner UIs, Filters, and Sorters operate on Descriptions of test 420methods and test classes. These Descriptions now include the 421annotations on the original Java source element, allowing for richer 422display of test results, and easier development of annotation-based 423filters.</p></li> 424<li><p>Bug fix (1715326): assertEquals now compares all Numbers using their 425native implementation of <code>equals</code>. This assertion, which passed in 4264.3, will now fail:</p> 427 428<p>assertEquals(new Integer(1), new Long(1));</p> 429 430<p>Non-integer Numbers (Floats, Doubles, BigDecimals, etc), 431which were compared incorrectly in 4.3, are now fixed.</p></li> 432<li><p><code>assertEquals(long, long)</code> and <code>assertEquals(double, double)</code> have 433been re-introduced to the <code>Assert</code> class, to take advantage of 434Java's native widening conversions. Therefore, this still passes:</p> 435 436<p>assertEquals(1, 1L);</p></li> 437<li><p>The default runner for JUnit 4 test classes has been refactored. 438The old version was named <code>TestClassRunner</code>, and the new is named 439<code>JUnit4ClassRunner</code>. Likewise, <code>OldTestClassRunner</code> is now 440<code>JUnit3ClassRunner</code>. The new design allows variations in running 441individual test classes to be expressed with fewer custom classes. 442For a good example, see the source to 443<code>org.junit.experimental.theories.Theories</code>.</p></li> 444<li><p>The rules for determining which runner is applied by default to a 445test class have been simplified:</p> 446 447<ol> 448<li><p>If the class has a <code>@RunWith</code> annotation, the annotated runner 449class is used.</p></li> 450<li><p>If the class can be run with the JUnit 3 test runner (it 451subclasses <code>TestCase</code>, or contains a <code>public static Test suite()</code> 452method), JUnit38ClassRunner is used.</p></li> 453<li><p>Otherwise, JUnit4ClassRunner is used.</p></li> 454</ol> 455 456<p>This default guess can always be overridden by an explicit 457<code>@RunWith(JUnit4ClassRunner.class)</code> or 458<code>@RunWith(JUnit38ClassRunner.class)</code> annotation.</p> 459 460<p>The old class names <code>TestClassRunner</code> and <code>OldTestClassRunner</code> 461remain as deprecated.</p></li> 462<li><p>Bug fix (1739095): Filters and Sorters work correctly on test 463classes that contain a <code>suite</code> method like:</p> 464 465<p>public static junit.framework.Test suite() { 466 return new JUnit4TestAdapter(MyTest.class); 467}</p></li> 468<li><p>Bug fix (1745048): @After methods are now correctly called 469after a test method times out.</p></li> 470</ul> 471 472<h2> 473<a NAME="Summary of"></a>Summary of Changes in version 4.3.1</h2> 474<p> 475<ul> 476<li>Bug fix: 4.3 introduced a 477<a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=115278&aid=1684562&group_id=15278">bug</a> 478that caused a NullPointerException 479when comparing a null reference to a non-null reference in <tt>assertEquals</tt>. 480This has been fixed. 481<li>Bug fix: The binary jar for 4.3 <a href="https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=115278&aid=1686931&group_id=15278">accidentally</a> included the tests and sample code, 482which are now removed for a smaller download, but, as always, available from the 483full zip. 484</ul> 485</p> 486 487<h2> 488<a NAME="Summary of"></a>Summary of Changes with version 4.3</h2> 489<p> 490<ul> 491<li>Changes in array equality. Using <tt>assertEquals</tt> to compare array contents is now deprecated. 492In the future, <tt>assertEquals</tt> will revert to its pre-4.0 meaning of comparing objects based on 493Java's <tt>Object.equals</tt> semantics. To compare array contents, use the new, more reliable 494<tt>Assert.assertArrayEquals</tt> methods. 495<li>The <tt>@Ignore</tt> annotation can now be applied to classes, to ignore the entire class, instead of 496individual methods. 497<li>Originally, developers who wanted to use a static <tt>suite()</tt> method from JUnit 3.x with a JUnit 4.x 498runner had to annotate the class with <tt>@RunWith(AllTests.class)</tt>. In the common case, this requirement 499has been removed. However, when such a class is wrapped with a JUnit4TestAdapter (which we believe is rare), the 500results may not be as expected. 501<li>Improved error messages for array comparison("arrays first differed at element [1][0]") 502<li>Bug fix: Inaccessible base class is caught at test construction time. 503<li>Bug fix: Circular suites are caught at test construction time. 504<li>Bug fix: Test constructors that throw exceptions are reported correctly. 505<li><b>For committers and extenders</b> 506<ul> 507<li>Sources now are in a separate "src" directory (this means a big break in the CVS history) 508<li>Improved documentation in <tt>Request</tt>, <tt>RunWith</tt> 509</ul> 510</ul> 511</p> 512 513<h2> 514<a NAME="Summary of"></a>Summary of Changes with version 4.2</h2> 515<p> 516<ul> 517<li>Bug fix: Inaccessible base class is caught at test construction time. 518<li>Bug fix: Circular suites are caught at test construction time. 519<li>Improved error messages for array comparison("arrays first differed at element [1][0]") 520<li>Test constructors that throw exceptions are reported correctly. 521</ul> 522</p> 523 524 525<h2> 526<a NAME="Summary of"></a>Summary of Changes with version 4.1</h2> 527<p> 528<ul> 529<li>Bug fix: listeners now get a correct test running time, rather than always being told 0 secs. 530<li>The @RunWith annotation is now inherited by subclasses: 531all subclasses of an abstract test class will be run by the same runner. 532<li>The build script fails if the JUnit unit tests fail 533<li>The faq has been updated 534<li>Javadoc has been improved, with more internal links, and package descriptions added (Thanks, Matthias Schmidt!) 535<li>An acknowledgements.txt file has been created to credit outside contributions 536<li>The <tt>Enclosed</tt> runner, which runs all of the static inner classes of a given class, has been added 537to <tt>org.junit.runners</tt>. 538</ul> 539</p> 540 541<h2>Summary of Changes with version 4.0</h2> 542<p> 543The architecture of JUnit 4.0 is a substantial departure from that of earlier releases. 544Instead of 545tagging test classes by subclassing junit.framework.TestCase and tagging test methods by 546starting their name with "test", you now tag test methods with the @Test annotation. 547</p> 548 549 550<h2> 551<a NAME="Contents"></a>Contents of the Release</h2> 552 553<table CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 > 554<tr> 555<td><tt>README.html </tt></td> 556 557<td>this file</td> 558</tr> 559 560<tr> 561<td><tt>junit-4.6.jar</tt></td> 562 563<td>a jar file with the JUnit framework, bundled with the hamcrest-core-1.1 dependency.</td> 564</tr> 565 566<tr> 567<td><tt>junit-dep-4.6.jar</tt></td> 568 569<td>a jar file with the JUnit framework, unbundled from any external dependencies. 570Choosing to use this jar developers will need to also provide in the classpath a compatible version of external dependencies (ie hamcrest-core-1.1+)</td> 571</tr> 572 573<tr> 574<td><tt>junit-4.6-src.jar</tt></td> 575 576<td>a jar file with the source code of the JUnit framework</td> 577</tr> 578 579<tr> 580<td><tt>org/junit</tt></td> 581 582<td>the source code of the basic JUnit annotations and classes</td> 583</tr> 584 585<tr> 586<td><tt> samples</tt></td> 587 588<td>sample test cases</td> 589</tr> 590 591<tr> 592<td><tt> tests</tt></td> 593 594<td>test cases for JUnit itself</td> 595</tr> 596 597<tr> 598<td><tt>javadoc</tt></td> 599 600<td>javadoc generated documentation</td> 601</tr> 602 603<tr> 604<td><tt>doc</tt></td> 605 606<td>documentation and articles</td> 607</tr> 608</table> 609 610<h2> 611<a NAME="Installation"></a>Installation</h2> 612Below are the installation steps for installing JUnit: 613<ol> 614<li> 615unzip the junit4.6.zip file</li> 616 617<li> 618add<i> </i><b>junit-4.6.jar</b> to the CLASSPATH. For example: 619<tt> set classpath=%classpath%;INSTALL_DIR\junit-4.6.jar;INSTALL_DIR</tt></li> 620 621<li> 622test the installation by running <tt>java org.junit.runner.JUnitCore org.junit.tests.AllTests</tt></li> 623 624<br><b><font color="#FF0000">Notice</font></b>: that the tests are not 625contained in the junit-4.6.jar but in the installation directory directly. 626Therefore make sure that the installation directory is on the class path 627</ol> 628<b><font color="#FF0000">Important</font></b>: don't install junit-4.6.jar 629into the extension directory of your JDK installation. If you do so the 630test class on the files system will not be found. 631<h2> 632<a NAME="Getting"></a>Getting Started</h2> 633To get started with unit testing and JUnit read the article: 634<a href="doc/cookbook/cookbook.htm">JUnit Cookbook</a>. 635<br>This article describes basic test writing using JUnit 4. 636<p>You find additional samples in the org.junit.samples package: 637<ul> 638<li> 639SimpleTest.java - some simple test cases</li> 640 641<li> 642VectorTest.java - test cases for java.util.Vector</li> 643</ul> 644 645<h2> 646<a NAME="Documentation"></a>Documentation</h2> 647 648<blockquote><a href="doc/cookbook/cookbook.htm">JUnit Cookbook</a> 649<br> A cookbook for implementing tests with JUnit. 650<br><a href="javadoc/index.html">Javadoc</a> 651<br> API documentation generated with javadoc. 652<br><a href="doc/faq/faq.htm">Frequently asked questions</a> 653<br> Some frequently asked questions about using JUnit. 654<br><a href="cpl-v10.html">License</a> 655<br> The terms of the common public license used for JUnit.<br> 656</blockquote> 657The following documents still describe JUnit 3.8. 658<blockquote> 659<br><a href="doc/testinfected/testing.htm">Test Infected - Programmers 660Love Writing Tests</a> 661<br> An article demonstrating the development process 662with JUnit. 663<br><a href="doc/cookstour/cookstour.htm">JUnit - A cooks tour</a> 664</blockquote> 665 666<hr WIDTH="100%"> 667<!--webbot bot="HTMLMarkup" startspan --><a href="http://sourceforge.net"><IMG 668 src="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=15278" 669 width="88" height="31" border="0" alt="SourceForge Logo"></a><!--webbot 670bot="HTMLMarkup" endspan --> 671</body> 672</html> 673