Unit/Integration tests with Mini Accumulo Cluster

[Jim Hughes]

Hi all,

I work on GeoMesa and for the Accumulo 1.x line, we have been using the 
MockAccumulo infrastructure for our unit/integration tests which run in 
a Maven build.  In Accumulo 2.x, since MockAccumulo is gone, we're 
looking at using the MiniAccumulo cluster infrastructure.

Are there best practices or examples of how to best use and reuse such a 
cluster between unit tests?

I see two broad options:  First, using Maven's integration test 
framework to start a cluster 'outside' of a unit test.  Second, we've 
build a test runner for HBase which starts a cluster and then runs the 
various tests.  This second approach has some small downsides, and 
that's why I'm asking if the you all have any great ideas!

Cheers,

Jim