Re: [Junitdoclet-users] Customisation of output test classes

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John,

thanks for your question. 

> Is it possible to configure the output, say if I wanted my test class to
> extend something other than JUnits TestCase. I'm thinking this so I could
> tie in to HttpUnit also.

Sure you can extend your test classes from different base classes.

The current use of JUnit's TestCase is defined as part of 
the template. There "TestCase" is placed between markers.

You can
  a) modify the extend statement of your test classes. 
   Make them extend from different base classes (for 
  example MyTestCaseBase) on an individual basis

  b) also have your test case implement an interface
  (It is common to have sets of constants to be declared 
   in separate interface. Every class implementing that 
   interface then is aware of the constants and can use 
   them in a convinient way.) --- You didn't ask for interfaces,
   I just tell anyway because it fits in here. 

  c) create your own template, if you want to change 
  the superclass of _all_ your test cases.

I've been thinking about generating for HttpUnit / Cactus.
It won't be difficult to extend JUnitDoclet for that, but 
right now not everything for Cactus can be generated. 
(it's the beginXYZ and endXYZ that won't shop up). 
I guess, we will provide a variable for that XYZ very soon.

Maybe you can provide an example, how you would 
like the generated classes to look like. 

Regards,

Gruesse,

Steffen Gemkow
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ObjectFab GmbH
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