One remaining issue is whether we want to adopt a *FixtureTest
convention, like *OnlineTest and *StressTest, to allow developers to
recognise fixture tests and realise that they need to be enabled by
providing a fixture configuration file.
This opens up a larger discussion about whether the existing test
categorisation is sufficient, and the mean by which it is achieved.
Cue the insane annotation posse ...
@SlowTest
@OnlineTest
@OtherCategoryTest
class ManyPartsTest extends FixtureTestCase {
...
Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> I propose that the patch attached to GEOT-1951 be adopted on 2.4.x and
> trunk:
> http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/GEOT-1951
>
> The patch (for 2.4.x) refactors OnlineTestCase into OnlineTestCase
> (provides connection failure tolerance) and its superclass
> FixtureTestCase (provides fixture handling). This change will allow
> fixtures to be used for tests where developers have set up services
> under their own control, and failure tolerance is not desired. The
> original failure-tolerant behaviour of OnlineTestCase is retained (apart
> from the small changes listed below).
>
> This patch also makes some other minor changes:
> (1) the "once" flag for stack trace printing is no longer static (does
> not make sense for one service to suppress error reporting for another)
> (2) tearDown no longer final (now compatible with trunk)
> (3) OnlineTestCase now swallows Exception, not Throwable. If your JVM is
> on fire, you want to know about it.
>
> Please try to break this patch with your online tests, as I have few
> online tests configured. :-)
>
> I am happy to revise and resubmit if anyone has concerns.
>
> If the patch is accepted, I will update the Developer Guide to match.
>
--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Software Engineer, CSIRO Exploration and Mining
Australian Resources Research Centre
26 Dick Perry Ave, Kensington WA 6151, Australia
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