What we do is have a test case that ensures that our interface and properties files are completely defined:
// call this method for each properties file public void checkMessagesDefinedProperlyInBothInterfaceAndFile(String file) { Properties f2 = new Properties(); FileInputStream in = null; try { in = new FileInputStream(file); f2.load(in); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); Assert.fail(e.getMessage()); } finally { IO.safelyClose(in); } Assert.assertNotNull(f2); // check methods -> properties for (Method m : YouMessagesClass.class.getDeclaredMethods()) { Assert.assertTrue(m.getName() + " shoud not be empty", Is.entered(f2.getProperty(m.getName()))); if (m.getParameterTypes().length > 0) { Assert.assertTrue(m.getName() + " should contain {", f2.getProperty(m.getName()).indexOf('{') > -1); Assert.assertTrue(m.getName() + " should contain {", f2.getProperty(m.getName()).indexOf('}') > -1); } } // check properties -> methods for (Object key : f2.keySet()) { String property = f2.getProperty((String) key); if (property.indexOf('}') == -1) continue; for (Method m : YourMessagesClass.class.getDeclaredMethods()) { if (m.getName().equals(key)) { Assert.assertTrue(key + " should have at least 1 parameter", m.getParameterTypes().length > 0); break; } } } } What we do is have critical tests like this run on save, in our .project file we have : <buildCommand> <name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name> <triggers>auto,full,incremental,</triggers> <arguments> <dictionary> <key>LaunchConfigHandle</key> <value><project>/Autobuild.launch</value> </dictionary> </arguments> </buildCommand> This ensures that we don't have to remember to add keys, servlet definitions in web.xml etc - all the critical things that can go wrong, but are easy to forget. Joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to google-web-tool...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-web-toolkit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-web-toolkit?hl=en.