Unit testing Java programs Using JUnit 4

1. Unit testing Java programsUsing JUnit 4 “If it isn't tested, it doesn’t work” Unit testing Java programs

2. Testing • Larman – a disciplin in UPbut very little in practice • UPEDU – description Unit testing Java programs

3. 1.1.1Test Case 1 Verification of the generation of the billing events through the Customer Care interface Start Delivery Requirement Specification Accept Test Program Design Integration Test Module Design Module Test Module Coding The Unified Software Development Process: Test procedure (V-model)

4. Testing in XP – Module code Test • Testing is an important discipline in XP (Extreme Programming) • XP idea: Create the test before the code to be tested • Writing the test makes you thing about detailed design • Test is an executable requirements • Writing (and running) test will be a positive experience. • We know when a class is done • When all tests run Unit testing Java programs

5. Requirements for tests • Tests must be executable • A test must clearly show whether it executed successfully or not • The not-so-successful part of the test must not be buried in a pile of test reports. Unit testing Java programs

6. Which methods should be tested • Test a method if you are not 100% sure that the method is correct. • Methods that usually does not need testing • Simple get and set methods • However, you might call get and set methods in testing other (more complex) methods • Simple toString methods Unit testing Java programs

7. 1.1.1Test Case 1 Verification of the generation of the billing events through the Customer Care interface Test Step Input/Action Expected Output Result 1 Create an account or look up an existing one. Use the apposite link to create a billing event. A billing event is created. The account balance change reflects the presence of the new billing event Account balance: an amount is not shown in a proper way. Se screen shot Test Case 1. The Unified Software Development Process: Example testcase

8. Test cases - Example • A property value of int between 2 and 9 Unit testing Java programs

9. Do the exercise Unit testing Java programs

10. Individual test casesHow to in JUnit • Annotate the test method with @org.junit.Test • No need to extends any classes or use special method names • Unlike JUnit 3 • Generally you would like one test class pr. Java class • The unit to test is a class. Unit testing Java programs

11. Fixtures: Before and After • Sometimes you have 2 or more tests that must run on the same data. • To ease this JUnit introduces the concept of a “fixture”. • You can annotate 2 methods in your test class from • @org.junit.Before • Executed before each individual test • Used to initialize test data • Used quite often • @org.junit.After • Executed after each individual test • Used to clean up after the test • Examples: Close database or socket connections • Not used very often Unit testing Java programs

12. How to test exceptions • JUnit 3: Testing an expected exception try { method(); fail(“Exception expected”); } catch (ExpectedException ex) { /* ignore */ } • JUnit 4: Testing an expected exception • Use an annotation • @Test (expected = SomeException.class) public void testMetod() { … } • If testMethod() does not throw SomeException the test fails. Unit testing Java programs

13. NetBeans assistance • JUnit is a plugin to NetBeans • And many other IDE’s • NetBeans can assist you in making TestCases for individual Java class and in assembling the test cases into test suites. • Right click the class you want to test • Tools →JUnit tests • Choose JUnit 4 (not JUnit 3) • JUnit generates empty tests for each public / protected method in a Java class. • Fill you the empty tests and run the test. • Like you run an ordinary program Unit testing Java programs

14. References Beck & GammaJUnit Cookbook, http://junit.sourceforge.net/doc/cookbook/cookbook.htm Kent Beck & Erich Gamma invented JUnit Martin FowlerRefactoring, Addison Wesley 2000 Chapter 4 Building Tests, page 89-102 Extreme Programming, Code the Unit Test Firsthttp://www.extremeprogramming.org/rules/testfirst.html Testing is an important discipline in XP (eXtreme Programming), which is another Kent Bech invention. Alex GarrettJUnit antipatterns http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-junit Unit testing Java programs