On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Konrad Windszus <konra...@gmx.de> wrote: >> On 21 Apr 2016, at 16:00, Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: >> I'd like to stay flexible about the mechanisms used to start the >> instance under test. > I agree, but IMHO this should not be part of the execution via the > maven-failsafe-plugin but should happen before!...
Both ways are valid, I don't want to restrict to one or the other but agree that both should be possible. The advantage of starting the instance under test during maven-failsafe-plugin execution is that it can be started lazily, only if a test actually requires it. You might have other ITs which don't need it, and starting an instance is then a waste of time when you run only parts of your tests. -Bertrand
