[Junit-trackers] [ junit-Feature Requests-1581916 ] Using APT to find JUnit API usage errors at build time

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Feature Requests item #1581916, was opened at 2006-10-21 14:30
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Submitted By: TOF (dash-13)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Using APT to find JUnit API usage errors at build time

Initial Comment:
The following patch intoduces an APT processor into
junit.jar, that is able to uncover a number of commonly
made mistakes when writing 4.1 test cases.

Among the things tested:
- that methods / classes are public / static /
parameterless / void etc as required.
- that the proper constructors exist.
- that the value of RunWith matches the other
annotations present.

and more.

Usage is simple, e.g.:

- you might use the apt commandline (plain or within ant)
- you migth use ant 1.7-alpha (which supports apt)
- in any ant java task you might specify  
executable="$(JDK_HOME}/bin/apt.exe"
- or you might use eclipse 3.2.

In any case, you just need to place the junit.jar into
the factory path (look up suns documentation apt)


The patch is complete with testcases, but also uncovers
some things, that I like to discuss separately, time
permitting. I'm also providing a readily built
junit.jar for those not having the time or means to
apply the patch and build on their own.

If you are interested to introduce this into the
distribution, I would volunteer to fix any outstanding
issues with thie patch.

Thomas

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Comment By: David Saff (dsaff)
Date: 2009-11-16 12:52

Message:
This tracker is being shut down.  Please move this item to
http://github.com/KentBeck/junit/issues

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