It sounds *very* much to me like the static state is not being reset
properly; you're not running in parallel unless you're using some exotic
custom stuff.

Did you try to run multiple tests at once from eclipse ?

Kristian


lø., 20.11.2010 kl. 21.17 +0100, skrev Iron Eagle:
> Hi,
> 
> thank you, for your awnser.
> 
> I have no explicit configuration of the surefire plugin in my pom file. I use 
> the implicit default configuration of the plugin. I am not sure, whats the 
> default value for the "parallel" setting.
> 
> At the end of each test method I reset the state of the singleton instance to 
> the initial state. So I am able to execute the test methods in each order 
> without failing. But in the case several methods run in parallel, the side 
> effects between the threads may cause the tests to fail.
> 
> greetings
> 
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> > Datum: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:55:06 +0100
> > Von: Kristian Rosenvold <[email protected]>
> > An: Maven Users List <[email protected]>
> > Betreff: Re: parallel execution of unit tests
> 
> > The way I read your explanation, I am not entirely convinced anything is
> > being run in parallel; look for the "maven-surefire-plugin" in your pom
> > and see if the "parallel" setting is active.
> > 
> > Much more likely you have static state in your tests that fails when
> > multiple test methods are being run in the same vm invocation. If you
> > try to run ALL the tests within the class at once from eclipse I bet
> > they will fail. In this case you simply need to reset the static state
> > between each test.
> > 
> > 
> > Kristian
> > 
> > state, and does not 
> > lø., 20.11.2010 kl. 18.22 +0100, skrev Iron Eagle:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I have a problem with the junit (3.8.1) tests in a mvane project. While
> > each unit test is successfull when I start it within eclipse, maven fails,
> > when executing the tests.
> > > 
> > > I figured out, that the test methods of my junit test are executed
> > parallel. This is bad, since the class under test is singleton. So in every 
> > test
> > method, the same instance is used. This has side effects in each test
> > method, what leads into a failure.
> > > 
> > > Is this a known problem? is there a simple way to force s sequential
> > execution of the unit tests? (I use junit 3.8.1, so I can not use anotations
> > like @Depends)
> > > 
> > > best regards
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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